Example sentences of "and [noun sg] [conj] it [is] " in BNC.

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1 Lovely , thanks very much , and Amy 's just showed me our balance at the Bristol and West and it 's six thousand four hundred and forty one pounds sixty five pence , so we are a bit better off than I thought .
2 Slowly pull the barbell upwards , keeping it close to the stomach and chest until it is just underneath the chin and the elbows are pointing upwards .
3 Over the years , companies legislation has grown both in volume and complexity and it is questionable as to whether the legislation achieves its aims in the simplest possible way .
4 Repeat the process with the remaining butter , filling and pastry until it is all used up .
5 The centrist sector , who favour a middle way , is opposed to repression and violence whether it is from right or left .
6 There has been a lot lately in the Press and on TV about crime and violence and it is sad to see so much wrong being done by the very young of today .
7 Both men are the same strength and weight but it 's the one who 's psyched himself up properly beforehand who 's going to win .
8 Multidimensional data refers to information such as maps , genetic diagrams and physical characteristics like height and weight and it is used in applications like geographic information systems and medical imaging .
9 British Aerospace , the lead British contender , may have the backing of the Department of Trade and Industry but it is almost certain to face fierce opposition from the Ministry of Defence .
10 Much has been written on the topic of occupational health and hygiene and it is recognised that the provision of an adequate and tolerable physical working environment and the promotion of a general feeling of well being among the workforce , is not only important in preventing occupational disease , but in the prevention of accidents .
11 A great deal of importance is attached to planning and administration as it is seen as a time for problem-solving as opposed to task allocation .
12 I am also talking from a perspective of the British Agencies for Adoption and Fostering and it 's concern for children generally .
13 I tend to have a lot of sausage and bacon because it 's easier and my time is somewhat at a premium with around a dozen cattle to care for .
14 Now could I ask , if there are any erm matters on there where you have found and error and it 's an error of fact , can I just stress that at this stage ?
15 It 's simplicity itself to operate and unlike gas , oil or solid fuel installations , Total Heating with Central Control causes the minimum of fuss and mess when it 's installed .
16 Although the technology was not microprocessor-based , and the events are now thirty years past , the study 's theoretical approach and empirical findings are of such interest and relevance that it is worth describing them in some detail .
17 It is about motherhood and independence and it is about having women and children in society , not exiled from it .
18 In Adorno 's aesthetics , the value of the cultural and the aesthetic lies in difference and negation and it is this which is threatened by the commodification of culture .
19 Our party is about morolity morality , morality and justice and truth and it 's about representing our class , That 's what we have got to get back to win the next election .
20 Overflow and constipation Once it is detected that the child is showing severe constipation it is necessary for the impacted mass of faeces to be removed before the normal elimination training can take place .
21 Needs a man about , a son and heir before it 's too late . ’
22 It is said to be easy to upgrade and service because it 's based on standard uniprocessor 50MHz 80486 EISA bus hardware .
23 It is said to be easy to upgrade and service because it 's based on standard uniprocessor 50MHz 80486 EISA bus hardware .
24 This is hardly a stream of invective and obscenity but it 's a long way from the stuffed shirt formality of the '50s interviews .
25 walking you will continue to support the Anti-Apartheid Movement and the A N C and Cosatu and others in South Africa that our eyes should be on the prize and that is to get democracy and the first democratic parliament in the country and after that to help in the horrendously difficult task of reconstruction and development and it is going to be a tough battle in South Africa as elsewhere and we will need to work not just for political democracy because you know so often democratic processes are misunderstood for empowerment of ordinary people and what democracy should really mean is that ordinary people have the opportunity to determine their own destiny and you know from your own advanced society and others how little power individuals have as a result of power of finance capital , of industry and of technology now .
26 The response also emphasised the usefulness of park and ride schemes , pointing to the need for a high degree of co-operation and goodwill where it is necessary to involve adjacent local authorities .
27 Give them a stick and ball and it 's a different story .
28 The whole question of national health is bound up with that of efficiency and output and it is impossible to rank as a ‘ burden ’ on industry or on the community an outlay which safeguards wellbeing and ( to put it no higher ) conduces to the efficiency of the machine .
29 It does not follow from the conception of an event in terms of interdependent subject and content that it is physical in the sense defined .
30 Everybody makes a big deal out of it now , because I 've done a couple of albums and you do all these guest sessions and stuff and it 's like ‘ Wow , he plays bass .
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