Example sentences of "[vb -s] [conj] it [be] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The company adds that it is already benefiting from increased efficiency and expects a large return on its financial investment in Weldon . |
| 2 | ‘ So it looks like it 's all solved already . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | AT&T says that it is already using the two components in its New Generation Testing system that troubleshoots toll-free 800 number services and can pinpoint problems on up to 42 lines simultaneously . |
| 7 | Joining fees have yet to be set , but the Forum says that it is particularly looking for users to join its efforts . |
| 8 | In addition , Article 23 says that it is especially forbidden ( a ) ‘ to employ poison or poisoned weapons ’ ; ( d ) ‘ to declare that no quarter will be given ’ ; and ( e ) ‘ to employ arms , projectiles or material calculated to cause unnecessary suffering ’ . |
| 9 | He says that he will not go to Maputo until he receives the money that the UN promised to him and to other party leaders to start up their election campaign ; the UN says that it is still waiting for the donors to deliver the money . |
| 10 | The Institute says that it is now receiving a steady stream of IVA notifications every month , a phenomenon which , until the recession started , was extremely rare . |
| 11 | AT&T says that it is now exploring the possibility of marketing the components externally . |
| 12 | Cray Research Inc , Eagan , Minnesota says that it is now offering a workstation version of its UniChem molecular modelling program written for its supercomputers : the new version is available on Silicon Graphics Inc workstations and a version for other Unix workstations will be offered later this year ; prices start at $45,000 , compared with $130,000 on a supercomputer . |
| 13 | He admits that he took the vehicle , but says that it was already damaged when he got in or that it was not damaged when he left the scene and that it must have been damaged by someone who took it later . |
| 14 | IBM Corp has had to call in the headhunters again to find itself a new chief financial officer : it has tapped Russell Reynolds Associates , and the executive search firm says that it was actually hired by IBM prior to appointment of Louis Gerstner as chairman and chief executive . |
| 15 | What happens when it 's absolutely stopped ? |
| 16 | Rule 5 tells us that property passes when it is unconditionally appropriated by one party with the other 's assent . |
| 17 | It has fulfilled a useful purpose , but experience shews that it is better fitted for consultation than for active concern with details of educational provision . |
| 18 | The Labour party 's amendment shows that it is still wedded to clause 4 and to renationalisation , despite the fact that the leader of the Labour party said recently : ’ We must learn to run capitalism better than the Conservatives . ’ |
| 19 | This reveals a close understanding of the phenomenon and shows that it was well known even at this early date . |
| 20 | The broad rectangular market place , laid out at the gates of the former castle there , still exists as it was originally planned . |
| 21 | Touche Ross has audited this pro-forma and states that it is properly prepared on the basis set out . |
| 22 | A very detailed specification is drawn up , and a tight system of checking and auditing ensures that it is closely adhered to . |
| 23 | It seems that it 's really going to happen . |
| 24 | Of the Scottish Daily News , the study finds that it was inadequately financed from the outset ; was poorly equipped ; so applied the principle of workers ' control as to make ‘ executive decision taking impossible if not farcical ’ ; and produced an unacceptable product . |
| 25 | Its nonthermal spectrum indicates that it is probably powered by supernovae . |
| 26 | Thus the embedding of a label in a total sentence structure ( complete linguistic predication ) indicates that it is less tied to its situational context and more related to its linguistic context . |
| 27 | Thus the embodying of a label in a total sentence structure … indicates that it is less tied to its situational context and more related to its linguistic context ’ ( 1972 , p. 175 ) . |
| 28 | This means that it is wholly braided as distinct from the type which has a central core of twist . |
| 29 | where the bar over the V term means that it is exogenously determined : i.e. determined independently of M. |
| 30 | The plume of smoke is safely confined to the lower atmosphere , which means that it is soon mixed with fresh air and removed from the sky by rain . |