Example sentences of "[Wh adv] it is [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | and how it is to meet the needs of its pupils . |
| 2 | The main union involved , the Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union , asked for a delay in the issue of the notices until a meeting of the workforce today , when it is understood the company plan will again be put to the workforce . |
| 3 | The moratorium on Stamp Duty will last until August 1992 , by when it is hoped the market will have received a kick-start and will begin moving again . |
| 4 | The clear lesson of the history of modernism is that the academic left is quite capable of fashioning a central instrument for the reproduction of the interests of the dominant class at precisely the moment when it is making the most strident claims to the contrary . |
| 5 | The grenadier is more cod-like in taste and texture , while the scabbard ( sabra in France ) is popular in Madeira , where it is called the espada . |
| 6 | Apart from containing pictures of part of the scene where it is said the violent disorder had taken place and an incident leading up to the arrival of the police which was held to be part of the res gestae , the tape would have been useful to establish alibis some defendants wished to rely upon in respect of their presence in the club at a relevant time and the timing between significant incidents . |
| 7 | The Soviet media noted that this meeting would also raise the issue of American military bases in the Philippines ‘ where it is supposed the Pentagon has already been able to site nuclear weapons secretly ’ . |
| 8 | A courting couple were also spotted in the nearby Abbey Street car park , from where it is thought the remote controlled explosion was detonated . |
| 9 | Tigridia pavonia is yet another bulb worth trying , and its bright display of white , orange and pink flowers each marked with red spots , clearly show why it is called the tiger flower . |
| 10 | ‘ You know why it is called the Cutty Sark ? ’ |
| 11 | Then , C angustifolius opens , the petals sometimes jerking open like springs , and so much so that at least the outer set of three curl backwards like the petals of a martagon lily , leaving three widespread and brilliantly golden petals to bask in the light ( easy , then , to see why it is called the ‘ Cloth of Gold ’ crocus ) . |