Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] it [be] [adv] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Newson and Newson ( 1.3 ) suggest that it is only in this century that questions about how to bring up children have been widely discussed ; hitherto the niceties of different child-rearing philosophies were set aside in the face of a more fundamental dilemma , whether children would survive at all beyond the first few years . |
| 2 | He adds that it is not in the traders ' interests for the elephants to die out . |
| 3 | ‘ You are an apprentice historian and therefore should know that it is only in this century that this attempt to sanitise death has stricken our race . |
| 4 | I realise that it is constantly in the interests of the Opposition to belittle the Government 's successes , but that is certainly one . |
| 5 | Ten years ago I had purchased such a camera , a Pentax ME Super , and fortunately , I was able to dig it out from the back of a cupboard to find that it was still in excellent working order . |
| 6 | And they 'll check that out for you and we 'll see what 's happening but it 's just in case there 's any arthritis or anything like that that 's |
| 7 | The warranties require the Vendor to confirm that it is not in breach of any obligations ; that is not something which the Purchaser can confirm . |
| 8 | Cynics argued that it was not in the interests of the nuclear industry to create even more public concern . |
| 9 | She maintained that the reproductive organs were formed in girls at birth and not newly created in adolescence as Maudsley claimed , and while agreeing that women stored nutrient in reserve for childbearing , argued that it was not in finite supply and could safely be drawn upon in adolescence . |
| 10 | All the artificial constraints of maintaining a regulated monopoly mean that it is not in the best interests of the consumer . |
| 11 | Because you will not have it accepted if it is not in the house style , and there are conventions , appropriate , and quite different , according to the magazine , the newspaper , and so on and so forth , so you need to acquaint yourself with the house style . |
| 12 | The detached building housing the anatomy theatre , museum and dissecting room was praised , and the theatre 's similarity to the one in the London Veterinary College and that in St Thomas 's hospital ( which Sewell had visited when it was still in Southwark ) is noted . |
| 13 | I checked my camera to see if it was still in one piece and stuffed it back inside my overalls . |
| 14 | Conversely , a purchased option where the investor is free to allow the option to lapse if it is not in his interest to exercise it will not be a contingent liability transaction . |
| 15 | I always was attacked on the grounds that the world I wrote about did n't exist and it 's only in the last five to ten years here in Ireland , that my work is seen to be actually true . |
| 16 | You are responsible for everything you borrow until it is back in the library . |
| 17 | Having firmly rejected this device for the other adjective constructions discussed so far ( not excluding the postnominal attributive ) , we consider that it is only in Sections 4.5 onwards that we have encountered a construction where the adjective can reasonably be treated in this way . |
| 18 | No doubt the publishers would claim that it was all in the pursuit of the greater truth , in the way that the slimy tabloids and the unspeakable Sunday Times do when they are parading some particularly unpleasant piece of gossip . |
| 19 | He began to teach men and women the kingdom of God and declared that it was already in their midst . |
| 20 | on the nineteenth of August was postponed and it 's now in a couple of weeks , so I 'm gon na go |
| 21 | I would suggest that it 's probably in that region , yes . |
| 22 | Restaurateurs obviously know that it 's not in their best interests to poison people : however , seemingly inaccessible places can harbour dirt and discarded food scraps , which in turn encourage rodents , cockroaches and other pests . |
| 23 | I do n't recall , well in fact I 'm being sarcastic because I know for a , we know that it was n't in the manifesto for nineteen ninety two . |
| 24 | As this suggests , the appeal of such a tune could be seen as a ‘ leftover ’ , an ‘ echo ’ of a bygone era of craftsmanship ; and Adorno recognizes the possibility of this — indeed , he acknowledges that it is precisely in popular music that the category of the ‘ idea ’ ( a relatively independent , memorable element within a totality , a phenomenon more or less abandoned by ‘ serious ’ music ) lives on , and with it a sense of creative spontaneity ( Adorno 1976 : 34–7 ) . |
| 25 | We can only conclude that it was chiefly in the enthusiasm with which the British talked about it all . |
| 26 | Hmm hmm I know because it 's back in fashion but this was built initially this was something that you could find very much in thirties |
| 27 | I I agree it is it 's very difficult to do when it 's not in a real life situation |
| 28 | Nevertheless , in view of the risks of inhaling a foreign body an inhaler 's safety cap should always be replaced when it is not in use . |
| 29 | Provided that this interpretation seems reasonable in the context and provided that it is not in conflict with other possible interpretations suggested either by the mental model or the superficial representation , it is accepted without difficulty . |
| 30 | We tend to believe that it is only in Iran that people who commit adultery are stoned , whereas in Europe it 's the other way round . |