Example sentences of "it [is] [vb pp] that [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's accepted that the towing tractor will stand idle for some of the time , but at least you are n't taking tankers into the field , ’ he adds . |
| 2 | It 's believed that the life force , energy and soul of a plant is to be found within its essential oils . |
| 3 | It 's hoped that the album will be completed by the end of this month and will be out early next year . ’ |
| 4 | It 's hoped that the event will have raised around £1000 for the Ballycotton lifeboat . |
| 5 | It 's hoped that the trial will resume tomorrow . |
| 6 | But it 's hoped that the tighetning of the rules on availability for work will deter significant numbers from raves and festivals this year . |
| 7 | But it 's hoped that the tighetning of the rules on availability for work will deter significant numbers from raves and festivals this year . |
| 8 | The line at this point runs through Rushden Woods , and it 's hoped that the bombers may have left behind vital clues . |
| 9 | Stan Wilson became a sergeant in the Army Educational Corps ‘ it 's said that the only battle they ever won was the 1945 General Election for Labour ’ before spending 34 years at what he terms the chalk face . |
| 10 | Burglary — where it 's reckoned that a only tiny proportion are ever caught — nets £590 million . |
| 11 | It 's reported that the price of CD players will shortly tumble as Matsushita market a machine that retails for the low price of £280 — about half the price of the company 's launch model . |
| 12 | It 's estimated that the trade is worth up to £1.5 million a year , with huntsmen collecting , on average , around £5,000 a year and in some cases as much as £20,000 . |
| 13 | It 's estimated that the workers will be travelling back and forth from France until Christmas . |
| 14 | It 's estimated that the earthquake in India has claimed twenty thousand lives . |
| 15 | Booth says there is ‘ real interest ’ in the team 's work from established staff and it 's expected that the programme will prove useful to many people within the business . |
| 16 | It 's expected that the Government will off-load most of its 1.35 billion BT shares in late June or early July . |
| 17 | It 's expected that the flotation will take place in early June . |
| 18 | In a case brought by the RSPCA , it 's alleged that a horse was repeatedly beaten with a whip after it became stuck on a high gate . |
| 19 | It 's alleged that the body was hidden there by the younger brother . |
| 20 | It 's feared that the death toll in the Cairo earthquake has risen to at least a thousand . |
| 21 | It 's known that the Migs approached each other coming out of a loop at a combined speed of about 300 miles per hour , in an area to the north east of the main spectator section at Fairford . |
| 22 | Once again it 's claimed that the algae is toxic enough to kill animals , specifically two dogs according to the Glasgow Daily Record . |
| 23 | Again it 's claimed that the smallest unit — the 300 — can be used on fishtanks . |
| 24 | It 's claimed that the fox is a predator , killing lambs and free range chickens and must be controlled ; an argument not accepted by the RSPCA . |
| 25 | It 's claimed that the laser-engraved cards are fraud-proof at a cost of £1.20 each to produce , compared with 25p for the old cards It 's an investment that the industry hopes will beat the fraudsters hands down . |
| 26 | It 's claimed that the jail now houses almost double the number of prisoners it was designed for . |
| 27 | It 's claimed that the secret GCHQ listening centre is even trawling through personal phone calls abroad in its search for useful information . |
| 28 | It 's thought that a comet colliding with the earth may have caused the mass extinction of the dinosaurs . |
| 29 | It 's thought that the morning , when people are a bit lively , is a good time for therapy-type activities — perhaps have a half-hour reminiscence group over a coffee at 9.30 or 10.00 am . |
| 30 | It 's thought that the fire had been caused by a welders spark . |