Example sentences of "it [be] [adv] [vb pp] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A task has high structure when the goal and the methods of achieving it are well understood and agreed upon — see Chapter 10 , Objective Setting . |
| 2 | ‘ Because if you do n't , ’ said Owen , ‘ I shall let it be generally known that Andrus has been giving money to the Moslems for them to use against Copts . ’ |
| 3 | The court said that there was no general rule that a valuation made on an " erroneous principle " ( which presumably means the same as a mistaken decision ) had to stand unless it were also shown that a valuation on the right principle would produce a materially different figure from the figure of the erroneous valuation : if there were such a rule , it would place on the objector the extra burden of making a fresh valuation which in its turn might also be rejected . |
| 4 | If it were not known that pupil-dilation was intimately related to neurological functioning of the brain its absence in some cases of head injury might go unremarked ; but once its significance is appreciated , such a seemingly slight symptom assumes drastic importance . |
| 5 | ( Such a theory involved denying the claims of James 's son , but doubts had been raised as to whether the Queen had really conceived the child , it being widely believed that the baby had been smuggled into the bed-chamber in a warming-pan . ) |
| 6 | They were also admired for their military prowess , it being widely assumed that before the arrival of the British the Masai had been paramount among the tribes of East Africa ; they were ‘ aristocrats and formerly conquered east central Africa ’ . |
| 7 | " The Meeting considering that the number of useless Dogs in this Country are a great grievance , and that for many obvious reasons their number should be deminished. , and it being also represented that a number of Half Grayhounds very destructive to Hares are kept by Many This Meeting recommend to the Gentlemen of the different quarters of Islay to Intimate to the people of their neighbourhood that all useless and superflous Dogs are to be killed , and that the owner of any Dog found chasing Sheep or Lambs or running Hares shall be liable for the Damages , and the Meeting also recommend that no dog be seen at Church or other publick Meetings . " |
| 8 | This book is a contribution to the dissemination process and in attempting to make research ‘ user friendly ’ the style and language used are directed to non-academic readers primarily , it being well established that the language and presentation of academic research reports do not encourage wide readership . |
| 9 | If you can accept the interpretative stance ( and it is growing on me ) , I simply ca n't imagine it being better realised than here . |
| 10 | It 's already heard that he and Greg Price had been friends . |
| 11 | It 's already known that women who take the contraceptive pill are much less likely to develop it . |
| 12 | So , it 's strongly recommended that you cultivate the use of chromatic notes which resolve to diatonic ones , both scalic and chordal . |
| 13 | It 's easily missed because its name has fallen off the entrance , leaving an incomprehensible hieroglyph . |
| 14 | It 's easily manipulated and it dries hard . |
| 15 | and it 's easily updated because er from what I 've seen now you can actually key in sort of the acreage and then update the crop inspecting reports |
| 16 | Trouble is , it 's easily mastered and very limiting — you might throw it high or low , but never wide . |
| 17 | It 's soon forgotten though , as is their nakedness . |
| 18 | What we 're actually doing is checking the firing pin is n't broken and looking down the barrel to make sure it 's not blocked and is properly oiled . |
| 19 | we do n't really need to go any further because we 've found it 's not balanced but we just for completeness , how many Cs on this side ? |
| 20 | It 's absolutely ludicrous that it 's not advertised and that no one does anything about it . |
| 21 | Well you , it 's not corroded or anything is it ? |
| 22 | It 's not felt that your private life in terms of your political opinions will necessarily impinge on your public life , and , and to deprive somebody of the right to express their opinions in public would be regarded as an infringement of his civil liberties , which would be unthinkable in a republican erm situation . |
| 23 | It 's not forfeited if you do n't claim it . |
| 24 | Well they spell it it 's not spelt as i if you , if you were talking it really , you 'd probably , you 'd probably |
| 25 | He does n't usually do that ; at least , it 's not known that he does . |
| 26 | It 's not known if Nixon or Reagan ever read this passage . |
| 27 | It 's not known if the patrol which spotted the stolen car was part of this operation . |
| 28 | It 's not known if the weapon he uses is real , but he could be dangerous . |
| 29 | It 's not known if he 'll return to the school . |
| 30 | It 's not known if more funds will be made abvailable to send young criminals to places like Earlswood , or wether local authorities will still be expected to pay the bill . |