Example sentences of "it [is] [to-vb] [prep] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After leaving school at 16 , she began to draw more and more : ‘ It is quite close to acting in that it 's to do with reflecting on life — how you see people and the fascination of trying to distil the essence of a person . |
| 2 | ‘ It 's to do with getting better , getting OK . ’ |
| 3 | you with me ? , cos I 'm having him going over my words , but I felt really guilty about that , because I , the thought that he was frightened of me shouting at him and yet I think it 's to do with passing over of all authority , I 've been teaching him , I 'm the one that does the words , not her |
| 4 | There 's a new magazine out now as well , which I expect erm Stephen would like to have it 's to do with racing cycling it 's called |
| 5 | Right , erm , very often it 's to do with making up a painting or a picture of some a picture of some kind is n't it , sticking different bits together , so if you get a , a collection of different things which makes a whole , whole with a w right . |
| 6 | So begin along these lines : With respect , Minister , it 's to do with explaining action at a distance . |
| 7 | It 's to do with having a balanced overview of your strengths and weaknesses and not using these to the detriment of others or so that others are able to exploit you . |
| 8 | And so that the village benefits from the wood in some way , erm like there 's a teak plantation they 've got going at the moment , and in ten years time , the teak will be used to carry electricity , so that the village can have some electricity as well , I mean it 's to do with giving the village something as well as trying to help the environment . |
| 9 | Yeah , his amp 's got , yeah his amp was built for this particular type of er , I ca n't remember what bloody amp he 's got now there were no , no particularly flash like , you know , er , er , they were saying something to do with clipping , I think it 's to do with clipping they saying the power up , the power point 's alright as long as you do n't clip , because what happens is if the wave forms doing that |
| 10 | If it is to succeed in partnering Jaguar , then it is important for GM to be seen as a ‘ good citizen ’ of the UK . |
| 11 | Finally , even if a government was prepared to use positive discrimination measures more vigorously and adopt a policy of staff direction in employment , it will need to make private provision illegal if it is to succeed in equalising the geographical distribution of services . |
| 12 | But it is to do with changing the course of history . |
| 13 | Instead , it is to concentrate on reducing water demand , currently rising at a rate of 1 per cent a year . |
| 14 | Worrying about your weight is more likely to lead to comforting yourself with a piece of chocolate that it is to assist in burning up calories . |