Example sentences of "[pron] [adj] [noun] [conj] it [is] " in BNC.

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1 It is my strong impression that it is probably a very small MI5 mafia who have been out of the service for some time , who still continue the vendetta for no doubt extremely right-wing purposes of their own .
2 and I spilt the entire contents of that over my shirt one of my old shirts and it 's the only one I had to wear , I actually had to wear it , it absolutely reeked .
3 My favourite is a high-buttoned waistcoat in black , my favourite colour because it 's easy to match up .
4 I agree with my hon. Friend that it is extremely important to bear in mind the key significance of the Chamber and the Smoking Room .
5 I agree with my hon. Friend that it is vital at this time , when there is the greatest risk of proliferation that the world has ever known and when the world 's greatest nuclear power is in a state of disintegration , that we ensure that while we take every positive and constructive step to try to deal with that very grave situation , we recognise the need to maintain our essential safeguard , our own nuclear deterrent .
6 As for communication , there is no way of knowing whether a cab radio would have made any difference in this accident , but I agree with my hon. Friend that it is desirable that cab radios should be fitted into locomotives and multiple unit fleets .
7 It has been forwarded from my previous address and it is well out of date .
8 It is my firm belief that it is an ideal place to do all three . ’
9 My answer to the first part of his question is that in the few weeks that I have had my present portfolio , two or three times in public I have stated my firm belief that it is in the interests of the people of Northern Ireland , the police and the security forces — indeed , in the interests of all of us — that the law be applied even-handedly and that those responsible for applying the law should do so .
10 I have continuously taken the view during the time that I have held my present office that it is a great privilege to be Secretary of State for Northern Ireland .
11 erm mushrooms cabbage and everything 's raw , completely raw carrots in th in the middle with two different two mayonnaise dips one plai s plain mayonnaise and the other half of it is erm garlic flavour mayonnaise and erm that 's as a starter I always have that and I thoroughly enjoy it you know that 's the by the time I 've had that I do n't want much of my main meal cos it 's great
12 It soon recovers its stable position if it is pushed to one side or the other .
13 This business is now 8pc of its total sales and it is investing £20m in a new plant .
14 ‘ The freedom to travel independently is taken for granted by most of us and only assumes its real importance when it is limited or even removed , ’ said a spokesman .
15 That furthers its cuddly image and it is offensive to no other mammal .
16 The US still wants its verbal support because it is cover for American policy in the Middle East , but that 's all it is .
17 For instance , if clitorectomy often known as female circumcision — is a ‘ moral ’ requirement to serve male interests , it is nevertheless women who carry out , maintain and insist upon the practice , and it is women who express their moral offence if it is not carried out .
18 Slowly she turns towards me and raises her little hand-mirror so it is level with her chin .
19 The agreement will ensure that the Adelaide will fully retain its Protestant ethos when it is merged with two other Dublin hospitals , the Meath and the National Children 's Hospital , in a new hospital in the rapidly-expanding suburb of Tallaght .
20 These patients may be at or below their ideal bodyweight so it is important they do not lose more weight .
21 and you know , I mean I know I 'm a Geordie , Geordies are hard workers , I mean they 're noted for their hard work and it 's , it 's horrible because they 've always , they always suffer
22 It should enable the employees to develop their interpersonal skills as it is on these the employees must primarily depend in preventing violence .
23 When disturbed , they make for a crevice or hole where they can jam themselves in so tight with their powerful claws that it is almost impossible to dislodge them .
24 It is difficult to measure colonic function simultaneously in its various parts and it is erroneous to extrapolate findings from one part to another .
25 Primary involvement , defined as lymphoma developing in the oesophageal wall itself , is rare , especially in its isolated form when it is the only focus of the disease .
26 Right , because the body is acting in order to protect its vital organs and it 's drawing the blood vessels near the skin , shut down , you 're not needed there , you 're needed here , in the core of the body , because your blood is what warms your skin up , it 's taken away from the skin , then the skin feels cold and clammy , yeah , clammy because of course if there 's no heat , we sweat all the time and especially if somebody 's had an accident or is seriously ill they will be sweating , yes , then there 's nothing to dry the sweat off okay , what happens when we sweat excessively in the summer time ?
27 At a horse show anyone can recognise the horse that is saying , ‘ You 're annoying me ! ’ , by the swishing of its tail ; or the horse that announces to its spurred rider , ‘ You 're hurting my sides ! ’ , by tightened muscles making a clear line along the lower edge of its ribcage ; or the halter horse , taut with anxiety and showing the whites of its eyes , telling all but its insensitive handler that it is afraid !
28 Some of our members have lost their consolidated rate and it 's now become a bit of a running sore on the pay negotiations from last year , it needs to be sorted out , if confidence is to remain in last year 's pay , pay deal .
29 ‘ We are her close friends and it is the last thing we would do .
30 She says of her new career that it is ‘ partly choice , but I wanted to leave school-teaching anyway as I had become disillusioned ’ .
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