Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] it [is] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Either it is raining or it is not raining . |
| 2 | Sometimes it is omitted where it is historically expected to be present , and sometimes it is added where it is not expected . |
| 3 | Sometimes it is omitted where it is historically expected to be present , and sometimes it is added where it is not expected . |
| 4 | Most typically , the apparent reality of the object is an effect of its being treated like a painting ; the text frames its object and then refers to it in terms that suggest that it is already represented on a canvas . |
| 5 | The first is more intense , with the buck putting up a spirited resistance ; in the second its lolling tongue and gentler stance suggest that it is about to succumb . |
| 6 | The company adds that it is already benefiting from increased efficiency and expects a large return on its financial investment in Weldon . |
| 7 | But do you know that it 's actually saved you from losing any of these employees . |
| 8 | Editor , — Fritz H Schröder rightly emphasises that it is not known whether treatment of early prostatic cancer is beneficial or whether screening for the disease offers any advantage . |
| 9 | ‘ So it looks like it 's all solved already . |
| 10 | Yet this is exactly what is happening and it is also happening with the schools in a reactive stance . |
| 11 | But even in democratic societies knowledge of the past changes as historical scholarship develops and it is often found that the official record of the time under study contains errors or even deliberate falsification . |
| 12 | Well I do n't know but it 's still going . |
| 13 | But experts say unless it is carefully controlled , the fish stocks and entire eco-system could be affected . |
| 14 | I 'll wait till it 's freely given . ’ |
| 15 | The unpleasantness is stressed because it is usually preceded by an enjoyable activity — eating a meal . |
| 16 | no you can wait because er you can wait because it 's not going to be that long |
| 17 | The first , St Joseph 's in Marton Road , had space for 200 children but objected since it is still recovering from the effects of housing another primary school following a major fire . |
| 18 | I do n't know whether it 's ever occurred to you but it is act |
| 19 | The point is this : trust is only applauded when it is not seen to be misplaced . |
| 20 | Grey white chewing gum matter presents itself spasmodically at her mean Glasgow lips , alternating with her cigarette which is sucked when it is not rolling druggedly about on top of her ticket-issuing machine or charging up and down , and off , the long seat , dropping its fire and ash amongst the plastic cups and other less white rubbish , further propelled by chewed and muttered whinings about the discordant duet of erratic driving bus man and undone Corporation road holes . |
| 21 | As for Egypt , I do not think that the hon. and learned Gentleman is seriously suggesting that it is about to launch an attack on Israel , or is to be feared in that connection . |
| 22 | Despite this apparent endorsement , SCO wo n't say whether it has even made a decision yet , suggesting that it is still trying to picture a future for OSF/1 , given the lack of industry support for it and the shadows cast by OSF 's re-focusing . |
| 23 | The purposes of a pre-trial review are twofold , viz : ( 1 ) if there is no reasonable case in law to be tried ( whether on the claim or defence ) , as far as is possible , to dispose of the case ; ( 2 ) if there is a case to be tried , to give directions to see that it is properly prepared . |
| 24 | And it is disappointing to see that it is still going . |
| 25 | Thus a member that protests from the outset of institutional action that is not sanctioned by the constitutive treaty should be able to claim that it is not bound by that action . |
| 26 | But the school insists that it is n't selling out to commercial interests |
| 27 | The government consultation paper insists that it is not gunning specifically for county or for district councils . |
| 28 | In its latest World Development Report , the World Bank acknowledges that some of its past policies have led to environmental degradation , but insists that it is now geared toward promoting sustainable development and , in particular , the alleviation of third world poverty . |
| 29 | When one thinks , however , that coming up the Sacred Way one 's first sight of the building would be the corner , the long Gigantomachy stretching in front of one , the combat of the east abutting on it and the seated gods closing the composition at the end , one understands that it is so designed to suit its position ; as the formal archaic structure of the west frieze suits the highly decorated frontally approached entrance-façade . |
| 30 | IBM Corp significantly stepped up its efforts in the merchant semiconductor market late Monday when it announced that it is now sampling the PowerPC 601 RISC microprocessor , with production volumes shipping in the third quarter , and announced its entry into the application specific market with CMOS and BiCMOS process technologies and access to industry-standard ASIC design tools and new applications support services , aiming to deliver ASICs based on gate-array and standard-cell technologies for computer and other systems manufacturers . |