Example sentences of "it is [vb pp] [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( To say that something has a certain position is to say how it is related spatially to other things . |
| 2 | And let us say that the meaning of a statement is valuational if and only if there is a certain attitude to which it is related just as a cognitive statement is related to a certain belief . |
| 3 | They have imposed a small amount of progressiveness ; but it is related strictly to the average level of income within each republic or province . |
| 4 | A long half-mile to the east , across a rising plateau , is the summit of Gragareth and it is reached only after a stumbling progress through untamed and unfriendly vegetation . |
| 5 | It is formed directly from soft tissue ( mesenchyme ) and not by ossification of cartilage and it belongs to the rare class of bones known as membrane bones . |
| 6 | Rape does not provoke such strong emotions in policemen , and their resistance to dealing with it is expressed more in terms of the greater competence policewomen are supposed to have . |
| 7 | It is referred here to the Dryopithecinae and it includes three groups : ( 1 ) Dryopithecus itself in tribe Dryopithecini ; ( 2 ) a newly proposed tribe , Afropithecini with Afropithecus , Heliopithecus and Otavipithecus , together with material from Maboko Island and Nachola that has been referred in the past to Kenyapithecus ; and ( 3 ) the Kenyapithecini , which includes Kenyapithecus wickeri from Fort Ternan , Griphopithecus alpani from Pasalar , Turkey , and the postcrania from Klein Hadersdorf . |
| 8 | It is featured proudly on the cheeseboards of several temples of gastronomy , and richly deserves much wider acclaim . |
| 9 | It is created partly by our experience of our own mothers , partly by our individual nature , and partly by giving birth . |
| 10 | Its magnitude is 0.0 , so that it is surpassed only by Sirius , Canopus , Alpha Centauri and Arcturus . |
| 11 | It is situated right in the centre of the resort and has all the facilities of the shops , restaurants and sports centre close at hand . |
| 12 | It is situated just beyond the saw mill and by the side of the canal , from which it draws water . |
| 13 | It is situated close to the resort 's centre and the colourful bustling market , yet only 150 yards from the beach . |
| 14 | All too often advice is taken as being definitive when in truth it is cased only on one person 's experience , or a particular way of working . |
| 15 | First this is held downwards , then it is swung upwards to varying heights so that you have a split second in which to hit it with a suitable technique . |
| 16 | In other words , although the rule is broken all the time , it is broken deliberately for particular effects , which we would not perceive if the rule did not have some psychological reality . |
| 17 | It is thrust northwards over a zone including metasediments with K-Ar dates of 365–345 Ma ( Late Devonian or Early Carboniferous ) . |
| 18 | It sets out to cover the normal stages of language development between the ages of 1 and 5 years , although it is intended principally as a clinical tool for children with delayed and deviant language . |
| 19 | It is intended both for those who want to do practical or legal work for human rights organizations , and for those who would find it an outstanding preparation for research degrees in Law , Philosophy and Politics . |
| 20 | It is intended particularly for media professionals , clergy and others from the churches with a special interest in issues relating to communication , and those preparing to teach communication and media studies . |
| 21 | ‘ Tennis came back to the Olympics for the first time in Seoul , and maybe now that it is recognised again as an Olympic sport , it will become more important in East Germany . |
| 22 | It is recognised universally as a free invitation to any party , and as a postmodern display of pop art in its most popular and utilitarian form . |
| 23 | Make sure food is as free as possible from food poisoning organisms and that it is handled hygienically at all times — see Good Food Handling Guide on p 6&7 . |
| 24 | And we lack provisions that allows for a presidency in the absence of a minister is a good one as long as it is monitored closely by district council . |
| 25 | Where the Ministry of Defence has occupied land for generations or even for centuries , will my hon. Friend ensure that in disposing of it the Ministry will work as closely as possible with local authorities to ensure that it is developed consistently in accordance with the wishes of local people ? |
| 26 | It is illuminated only by the light shining from the stairwell and the desk lamp on the old trestle table which holds the computer . |
| 27 | While his program also analyses word types and their use , it is geared more towards the analysis of sentence construction . |
| 28 | Again , it is said pejoratively of him in his native land that , where Morris is the kind of natural breaker who ties in an enemy back row , Jones ‘ breaks at 3:20pm ’ . |
| 29 | It passes first through high , increasingly thin pastures and then between tremendous rock-falls to the small settlement of Héas , the highest it is said anywhere in the Pyrenees , at 5,000 feet , swamped by an avalanche in 1915 and made up today only of a chapel and two or three houses . |
| 30 | It is based principally on morphological characteristics readily identifiable in the field . |