Example sentences of "it is [subord] you [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The value of having such materials in brief and physically separate forms is that it is easier to manipulate ideas while they are still in note form than it is once you have written them out in prose . |
| 2 | You hold it up and I 'll see I ca n't say what it is unless you show me . |
| 3 | Note that it does n't matter whether the hit scores a wound or whether a wound is saved , it is whether you hit or not that allows you to fire again . |
| 4 | So what a long time it is since you came , I 've tossed it in the drawer . |
| 5 | ‘ Then tell me how long it is since you left school , ’ he asked with a fascinatingly wry little smile . |
| 6 | I think that 's true what Yona says you know it it is Cos you know I the sort of the political people of the town tend to be councillors who are er men mainly and set in their ways and think that because they 've got the label councillor behind you know b front of their name that they 're they are for life you know it 's And they 're sort of respectable inverted commas members of the community and you know and I mean I hope that out of out of all this I mean it 's it 's a shame it has to happen in such a desperate situation you know because I mean none of us can really feel glad that Because to be on strike is I mean each day is is hard I 'm sure for well I mean I can only say because to be close to people on strike it 's quite a unique thing really for me and i you become so involved and close to people and you realize how hard it is for them . |
| 7 | ‘ If Gómez is not at the address you have given me I shall presume it is because you 've been in touch with him , so do n't phone him . |
| 8 | If you get sat on it is because you allow yourself to be sat on . |
| 9 | It is because you do not lose touch with your present identity that I hesitate to ask the question ‘ What is your name ? ’ too early in the session ; the patient 's instinct would be to answer by giving me today 's name . |
| 10 | Because , you know , it , it 's cheaper to run your vehicles on low sulphur diesel , and it is because you do n't get the deterioration in it , and it 's better for the , it 's better for the atmosphere . |
| 11 | You should consider whether this is really what you want to do , or whether it is because you have never been on holiday alone before and the thought of it makes you nervous . |
| 12 | ‘ It is as you said , Father . |
| 13 | Perhaps it is as you travel to work , or as you take the dog out for a walk , or as you walk on the Downs , or when you have that quiet morning cup of coffee . |
| 14 | But as it is as you say you know it took five minutes before it all happened in I find this very do n't you ? |
| 15 | Are you , it is difficult to cross at Lord 's , er , I mean it is as you say , it 's quite a trek from the er , from whichever dressing room you 're in , down the steps , through the Long Room , there 's always someone coming the wrong direction then . |
| 16 | Erm it is if you like a closely guarded secret . |
| 17 | But it has to be done with great care , infrequently It is if you like , a nuclear deterrent in that sense . |
| 18 | Well , it is if you go in |
| 19 | It is if you make the customer feel they are literally |
| 20 | In your text book you 've got quite a lot of information in there about reinforcing , what we 're going to do in the practical session and it 's always a help I think when you have a lot of the , thrown at you to know that you can just put it up and there it is if you get a bit confusing or ca n't remember what 's what , so on page one six nine it starts telling you all about nursing and bandages and general hygiene which we 've already talked quite a lot about but it 's very useful for you to know , you can go there and look , and if you just go through the pages from there on one seventy , one seven one , one seven two , one seven three and then on one seven four it 's got the general rules for applying bandages apply bandages when the casualty is sitting or lying down , you always sit your casualty down and you work from the front of , I say why do you work from the front of the thing ? |
| 21 | It is if you had the other compound where this O H group was on carbon number two as well then those two would be positional isomers cos their carbon skeleton would then be the same and all they would differ is in the position of the O H functional group . |
| 22 | It is if you live in the village . |
| 23 | It is if you live in the village . |
| 24 | But the erm the other thing about it is if you have a hundred people in it can be so also be a good atmosphere , you know ? |
| 25 | It is if you see it . |
| 26 | Well if it was dark and she could n't see you she might have put her arm out and hit you it does n't what it feels like is n't always what it is if you see what I mean . |
| 27 | You have an opportunity through experience for knowing better than anyone else what is at stake and how much effort it takes , and what a loss it is if you do n't do everything you can to make your partner contented . |
| 28 | And so it is if you do n't want to print it . |