Example sentences of "these [noun pl] it [is] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Historians have found some manors where the local custom was for the widow to receive a half proportion , or even the whole , and yet in others apparently none — although in these cases it is more likely that the documentation is being misconstrued . |
| 2 | In these cases it is more desirable to have the person or item carry the required information . |
| 3 | These are based on both the degree of digestion and on the proportions of teeth and bones affected , and using these patterns it is sometimes possible to identify predator species when they are unknown . |
| 4 | Without an appreciation of these norms it is almost impossible to make sense , let alone describe , much of the conduct which characterises our mutual involvements . |
| 5 | For these reasons it is also unlikely to bring about genuine professional development and change . |
| 6 | For these reasons it is often difficult in many cases to trace a single primary source . |
| 7 | For these reasons it is seldom used for current measurement nowadays but it does find application in a modified form of operation that enables electrical power to be measured in both direct and alternating-current circuits at frequencies up to a few hundred hertz . |
| 8 | Many products contain mechanisms that are interfaced to electronics and with the advances in miniaturization of these products it is only the special-purpose machines which possess the skills to manufacture and assemble them . |
| 9 | Again , if you go back before about eighteen hundred , if you look at er if you look at art , you find that painters paint things entitled The Rape of Europa , The Rape of , The Rape of whoever it is and if you look at these pictures it 's just people lounging around with not very many clothes on . |
| 10 | In the light of these considerations it is perhaps not surprising that new social divisions and conflicts have arisen in the English village in recent years , nor that the local population has preferred to turn in upon itself in the face of these changes . |
| 11 | It would seem to anyone the perfect recipe for a good holiday but to these youngsters it is particularly special . |
| 12 | Arguing along these lines it is not difficult to show that cars is the semantic head of extremely fast cars ; to resolve the clash in ? |
| 13 | And in these matters it 's often helpful to have a third party present . |
| 14 | However , because sulphur compounds are responsible for most of these effects it is very difficult to distinguish between the effects of pollution originating from local as opposed to distant sources ( refer to section 2.1 ) . |
| 15 | But if it decides a question remitted to it for decision without committing any of these errors it is as much entitled to decide that question wrongly as it is to decide it rightly . |
| 16 | With all these advantages it is not surprising that a great deal of effort and resources go into the provision of simulators for high technology industry . |
| 17 | This was a combination of evils grievous to bear ; and in these circumstances it is scarcely surprising that the monastic community of the cathedral church themselves took action , and instituted a search for papal privileges to uphold their failing fortunes . |
| 18 | In these circumstances it is just as reasonable to assume that political elites or administrative officials are acting autonomously as to assume that they are acting in accordance with society 's preferences . |
| 19 | ‘ In these circumstances it is not fair and reasonable for building societies and valuers to agree together to impose on purchasers the risk of loss arising as a result of incompetence or carelessness on the part of valuers ’ , he said . |
| 20 | In these circumstances it is not clear whether or not the effectiveness of the intervention is quite so dependent on operating experience . |
| 21 | In these circumstances it is not surprising that the number of repossessions has also increased sharply , from 2,530 in 1979 to 10,950 in 1984 and to over 24,000 in the twelve months ending in March 1988 , and that some local authorities who sold houses under the right to buy scheme are now reporting mortgage repayment problems among the new homeowners . |
| 22 | In these circumstances it is not difficult to predict speedy failure , unless , as has been proposed , the line is taken over by a British firm which has secured the concession for the building of a line from Shanghai to Peking . |
| 23 | In these circumstances it is not possible to summarize a person 's opportunity set by the measure of expected lifetime income . |
| 24 | In these circumstances it is not surprising that businessmen are hesitant to commit resources to forge new relationships in Eastern Europe . |
| 25 | In these circumstances it is more ethical to tell the participants about the screen . |
| 26 | In these circumstances it is hardly surprising that many lone women parents do not work . |
| 27 | In these circumstances it is often easier for parents to support their children 's non-attendance by providing bogus explanations for it . |
| 28 | ‘ There 's usually a lot of tension on movie sets , but on these films it 's so easy to work in unison . |
| 29 | It 's always there to answer the phone and the number is easy to find — these days it 's even in Thomson 's Local Directories . |
| 30 | These days it 's not enough to send out the invite and hope they reply . |