Example sentences of "it [be] [conj] [pron] is " in BNC.
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1 | Could it be that 't is not the younger prince who has stolen her heart ? |
2 | On one he inscribed Michelet 's words : ‘ How can it be that there is in the world one woman alone — deserted ? ’ |
3 | Could it be that there is a nip in the air ? |
4 | I hope you think that this is important more important to you as it were than it is , is to us because you the clubs and the sailing schools really really must take these sorts of messages on board , not perhaps all of that list there but I would pick out erm that the message that we want to get across to young people , I would pick out the words fun , the words challenging , the words safe , alright . |
5 | There may be good reasons for it being as it is , but it could be different , and is different in other countries . |
6 | The reason why it 's before you is because of the local plan |
7 | I know there 's an explanation and it 's that she is n't responsible . |
8 | It 's like somebody is watching it all for you … ’ |
9 | I mean if it 's if it is a war memorial which it is |
10 | But if Prince pleases , in music , in bed , it 's because nothing is ever done just to please . |
11 | In case anyone is wondering why there has n't been any coverage of LASMO 's tournament-winning broomball team recently , it 's because there is no ice on the Broadgate rink . |
12 | I must point out about is n't just the Guild a lot of people think it is but it is a good focal point to find out what 's going on and meet people . |
13 | For our purposes , what matters about it is that it is an all-or-none signal , with an amplitude that does not attenuate as it travels along the axon . |
14 | If the painting says anything , it is that it is the innocents , the children who suffer . |
15 | If the painting says anything , it is that it is the innocents , the children who suffer . |
16 | ‘ If there was a problem with this piece it is that it is not unique ’ , said Millerand . |
17 | It is often not difficult to determine that relationship , but the point about it is that it is not but must be figured out by every reader . |
18 | If there 's one thing that is clear about desktop publishing it is that it is NOT publishing , a fact that often seems to escape those who sell it . |
19 | But let us be clear about just what it is that it is seeing . |
20 | The most that can be claimed for it is that it is ingenious . |
21 | The thing about it is that it is not death of the body that is important to us , it 's the soul . |
22 | The disparity between the revenue raised by the BBC in Scotland and the resources allocated by London to Scotland , reported today , highlights just how crucial is the debate over the BBC 's charter and how vital it is that it is made much more prominent in Scottish life . |
23 | It is that there is an obligation to go to Catholic school … |
24 | It is that there is no community to appeal to ; for the phenomenon itself is the evidence that there is more than one community , or a divided community . |
25 | It is not that she does not know what to say , it is that there is not enough time to say all she knows . |
26 | The second strong PR option would be to take the opposite line , to say how outrageous it is that there is all this terrible auditing going on , and to promise painful retribution for the wrongdoers . |
27 | That may be a ‘ price worth paying ’ to relieve recession , but if economics tells us anything it is that there is no such thing as a free lunch . |
28 | It is that there is more spoken dialogue . |
29 | The way I would see it is that there is a need for a broad consensus between government , IDB , LEDU , DED and all the various government agencies and community groups , economists and experts and the people on the ground themselves , because I do n't think the government has it within their power to solve the problem and I do n't think experts have it within their power to solve the problem . |
30 | However , if there is anything clear in the muddied waters of postmodernism , it is that there is no such thing as " raw " data . |