Example sentences of "it [is] [adv] [vb pp] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Quite honestly , it 's rather thrown me . ’
2 It 's already spent its £1 million leisure budget .
3 Lord Justice er Bingham did say that the relationship between the client , the auditor and the supervisor er is an issue of policy which is more appropriate for decision by parliament than the accounting profession and yet er we 're still subjecting that to control er by the auditing practices board , not a statutory body er er and it 's already told us that it 's going to impose passive requirement on auditors er in this very difficult area .
4 ‘ I only charged them fifty pence so we wo n't get rich on that , but it 's probably done our reputation a lot of good . ’
5 It 's not done him any good , ’ said Big Nan , ‘ running away like that . ’
6 I 've been using RapidCad for a month or so and It 's not given me the slightest problem .
7 It 's not nacked it 's just that I 've lost seven pens like .
8 Yes , but it 's not written you see .
9 It 's not made it clear .
10 It 's not stopped me referring patients , ’ said one doctor , ‘ but I do think about where I send them . ’
11 No , er it 's not closed it 's left open .
12 But it 's not insured I can tell you that .
13 Condensation is a big problem in many homes : if it 's not cured it can lead to serious health problems , and cause damage to the structure of your home .
14 And it 's been a jolly good roof I will say , it 's not let there 's never been no problems with it in even in this bad weather we 've had these last few years .
15 If it 's not passed it 's a motion .
16 And I should think it 's bleeding spent it and all .
17 Until it 's completely perfected we 'd rather keep it quiet , ’ the Governor said , glaring once again at the other man .
18 Erm , it does n't matter what I propose , whether it actually makes out things that they 've been talking about or whether it 's completely found something to criticise about it .
19 Er , I went on to say throughout the ages the government has repealed legislation , there 's nothing new about repealing legislation it is repealed either because it is proved unworkable or because it 's simply outlived its shelf life .
20 You might see a pair of long johns , then long johns , and a pair of socks , but Paul said they 've opened windows and Trevor said it 's nearly knocked him off the ladder .
21 Have a look at the seat against which the washer is forced when the tap is closed — if it 's badly scored it may need regrinding , or the new washer wo n't be very effective .
22 They do n't seem able to get over the Marcus thing — it 's somehow dismantled their idea of themselves as parents , you know , good parents whatever , and the Home as a home .
23 It [ being at polytechnic ] has broadened my outlook , and it 's also narrowed it — science-orientated .
24 And it 's also intended it will become instant maybe at the year end and then be decaffeinated but that that is more in the distance because of the unit cost in , in the process .
25 Finally this study has given me a good idea of what life has been for people living in the past in America , where as before , I would n't have had a clue and it 's also taught me that no matter how many times you read a book , you 'll always find new links and connections .
26 It 's also given us the new agreement on working time which our own government have tried to work against consistently for the last two years , they now say they 'll challenge it in Europe 's Court of Justice , well what they seem to forget is it 's got ta come back to Parliament for a second reading yet and they 've created such ill feeling in the Parliament and among the Commission , that it 's likely to be strengthened , we 're gon na end up with a strengthened agreement on working time by the autumn of this year .
27 It 's also made me aware of the responsibilities involved in leading other people in bad situations — but I will tackle mountains again and I will go to camp again .
28 It 's also made me more appreciative of books and in future , I 'm not going to judge a book by its cover .
29 And as Gargy Patel reports , it 's also provided one the city 's most familiar sounds .
30 But it 's also proved its worth in peacetime .
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