Example sentences of "[vb -s] it is " in BNC.
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| 1 | Exactly what causes it is unknown ; it may be virus or a bacteria , or many interacting factors may trigger the disease . |
| 2 | Now the rate of identical twinning erm is remarkably constant which suggests that it , whatever causes it is relatively independent of other factors . |
| 3 | Through a week long campaign on both Max-Am and RFM stations it is possible to reach a large audience in the Lothians . |
| 4 | Looking through the advertisements in magazines , suppliers ' catalogues and the shelves of art shops it is certainly obvious that there is a huge choice of instructional art videos currently available — probably about 200 ! |
| 5 | No because everybody who has it is aware of the fact that you know they 've se known that I 've changed my number before and they know why . |
| 6 | By focusing on wage profiles it is possible to show contrasts between different segments of the labour market . |
| 7 | Now Mill accepts that representative democracy can be as bad as Russo supposes it is , but there are aspects of Mill 's views which make him sound very much like Russo as well . |
| 8 | Off the front tees it is less daunting than it appeared on TV , but not much . |
| 9 | The 901 in the engine number signifies it is a 2 25 litre , 81 compression ratio and three main bearing unit |
| 10 | The Library 's historical archive is arranged in a reasonable historical order , and is contained in acid-free boxes , but it is at the moment unindexed , and the store room which contains it is totally unsuitable for archive consultation . |
| 11 | We may also include in discourse deixis a number of other ways in which an utterance signals its relation to surrounding text , e.g. utterance-initial anyway seems to indicate that the utterance that contains it is not addressed to the immediately preceding discourse , but to one or more steps back . |
| 12 | As the Centre develops it is hoped that the staff of social work agencies will undertake research projects in conjunction with it . |
| 13 | The foal becomes a social animal and part of the herd , and as it matures it is likely to take a similar place in the social hierarchy of the herd as its mother . |
| 14 | For manipulations in hanging drops it is essential that the two instruments should run parallel to the microscope stage . |
| 15 | Breathing can be stimulated by gently squeezing the tail , and if the pup squeaks it is most likely to survive . |
| 16 | When a new factory starts it is usually a part of a chain of industries and so usually it is placed near others in the chain . |
| 17 | When your own practice starts it is of the utmost importance to give your cases the most meticulous attention of which you are capable , and particularly , before going into court , to familiarise yourself with the various procedural contingencies . |
| 18 | While in his view Truth need not assume shape or form at any time , yet when it is made to do so in order to meet specific human needs it is called Iśvara or God and assumes a personal connotation . |
| 19 | There is truth in this proposition ; but as it stands it is vague and ambiguous . |
| 20 | As the law now stands it is legal to grow the mushrooms , and eat them fresh , but illegal to prepare them in any way — even by cooking . |
| 21 | As this model stands it is rather cumbersome even with the simplifying assumption of a constant required rate of return . |
| 22 | Soviet strikes point to crisis of morale that threatens future of perestroika Broadcasts of parliament get more viewers than Agatha Christie films It is the first November 7 since the revolution that coal miners have been on strike . |
| 23 | He has also examined the well-publicised cluster of leukaemia cases around the Dounreay nuclear plant and concludes it is likely to have been caused by exposure to incoming oil workers rather than radiation from the plant . |
| 24 | But whatever the future holds it is unlikely to match what has happened in the recent past . |
| 25 | When that happens it is rare for the band to win the resulting battle and emerge unscathed . |
| 26 | When this happens it is time to celebrate and consider all the various offers raining in from the major labels . |
| 27 | Trained dog observers tell me that when this happens it is equivalent to rapid eye movement in human beings and the animal is dreaming . |
| 28 | When this happens it is more likely that the two strands mix indifferently . |
| 29 | Whenever this happens it is a sad waste of the stimulus which projects can engender . |
| 30 | ‘ We have contingency plans for a major incident like this but when it happens it is very difficult to cope . |