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Example sentences of "it [is] [vb pp] the [adj] " in BNC.

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1	It 's become the leading cause of solvent abuse deaths .
2	Today the nursing home said it 's pleased the whole episode is over .
3	It 's believed the single seater plane hit a post as it was approaching the runway at R-A-F Bicester in Oxfordshire .
4	It 's hoped the new shelter will open within 18 months .
5	It 's hoped the new sign will save it from further damage .
6	It 's hoped the new design spreads the stress of the load , working the top of the thigh bone , making it stronger .
7	It 's hoped the low price of the immobiliser will make it attractive to car owners who 've been reluctant to fit expensive alarms .
8	By putting car parks a long way from vulnerable spots , it 's hoped the long ‘ walk-in ’ will mean fewer people reach places under threat .
9	And in the absence of a village bobby , it 's hoped the voluntary wardens will be able to help the community fight crime and act as a link with the police .
10	The last of the old flats will be emptied and demolished in the autumn and it 's planned the whole Grove facelift will be finished by November .
11	That riled me , just as it 's riled the other girls .
12	Most systems of this type are ‘ open ’ , which means they 're topped up with water as necessary from a small tank in the loft , which also accepts any overflow ; it 's called the feed-and-expansion tank .
13	It 's called the general formula .
14	Now this looks sort of different from the machine I showed you where they , you know the machine , but in fact it 's the direct development of it , it 's called the fully-fashioned pro and it 's , and this area 's famous for fully-fashioned knitwear .
15	But the only reason that it 's called The Dark Ark is because it travels in the shadow of Noah 's Ark .
16	But the only reason that it 's called The Dark Ark is because it travels in the shadow of Noah 's Ark .
17	It 's called the ugly duckling , but Mr Summerfield loved it because the woman looked like his mother whom he adored .
18	It 's called The Red Pony .
19	It 's called the unitary authority the new one would be and I think suggestion is that the city would go separate as opposed to the county .
20	That 's the story I was thinking you were doing it today erm it 's called the green knight , but he has a name does n't he ?
21	It 's called the Transnational Information Exchange , or T I E for short .
22	‘ I think you can create an old but light feeling in a Georgian house with modern furniture if it 's designed the right way .
23	Last year , it was in the finals , this year it 's won the top award , officially the best pub in the country .
24	It 's thought the ritual burial was to ward off evil spirits .
25	It 's thought the main school will not reopen until September nineteen ninety three when all repairs have been completed .
26	The discovery of the so-called iceman has been fascinating not only for scientific experts ; it 's captured the public imagination as well .
27	Apart from containing pictures of part of the scene where it is said the violent disorder had taken place and an incident leading up to the arrival of the police which was held to be part of the res gestae , the tape would have been useful to establish alibis some defendants wished to rely upon in respect of their presence in the club at a relevant time and the timing between significant incidents .
28	‘ If it is said the constitutional position is not affected then that is the position .
29	Originally , the cross celebrated the vernal equinox and the rites of spring associated with the goddess Eostre , from whose name it is said the Venerable Bede derived the name for Easter .
30	Because there are three parts to this definition it is called the tripartite definition or the tripartite account ; it defines propositional knowledge , knowledge that p ; it does not define knowledge by acquaintance as in ‘ a knows James ’ nor knowledge-how , e.g. knowledge how to ride a bicycle , unless these can be shown to reduce to knowledge-that .