Example sentences of "this [vb -s] it is [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where this occurs it is likely that there will be a lack of consensus among the implementers , too . |
| 2 | Trained dog observers tell me that when this happens it is equivalent to rapid eye movement in human beings and the animal is dreaming . |
| 3 | But in this cases it is necessary to assume the opposite in order to explain the results — to assume that what is learned during pre-exposure interferes less after 21 days than after one day . |
| 4 | This means it is concerned with the bulk properties of a system . |
| 5 | Where a spoken sentence is long and complicated it is more likely to be PARATACTIC ; this means it is likely to be a string of sentences tied together with " and " , " or " , or " but " . |