Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [subord] it [is] [adv] " in BNC.

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1 4.13 Management should continuously review the procedures for the delivery and/or collection of money to see if it is absolutely necessary and whether there are alternative methods available .
2 Firms are less likely to set profit-maximising prices for their products when faced with rising raw material prices and labour costs as it is more difficult for them to estimate their expected revenues and costs .
3 We are never going to win the World Cup with football played as it is today .
4 Marian heard a quick intake of breath from Allen , the sound a horse makes when it is about to bolt .
5 Playing the game is not in itself drama , though a great deal of dramatic tension arises when it is well played .
6 That 's not clear exactly what that last bit says cos it 's not saying like you all of the land they rent out , but I guess it just means the excess above which
7 ‘ Could you please look around your yard/station/siding to see if it is there before we have to cancel trains because of lack of locomotives . ’
8 But when we understand the adjective to be a predicate qualifier , so that the sentence is the counterpart to how did Reg run the engine ? , then it describes a different ( and , in engineering terms , presumably worse ) situation , in which he forces the engine to operate when it is already dry .
9 The question arises whether it is really necessary to attach AIB to any particular government department .
10 In paragraph 12 of his affidavit , the coroner doubts whether it is now possible to hold a fair and useful inquest .
11 This ‘ conventional ’ behaviour is described with scare quotes because it is not clear that one would be justified in reading into it the constellation of reciprocal beliefs and intentions that someone like Lewis takes as constitutive of conventional behaviour .
12 Such a process is essential to help a team to mature because it is only through reflection that a team can emerge from the forming and storming stages .
13 If this is accepted , it is of value to move from the narrow base of this article to consider whether it is so in other areas .
14 So while I take your point that you are prepared to give us all the information we seek , may I reserve the right to interrupt when it is absolutely necessary to do so ?
15 Is it paternalistic approval bestowed whether it is really deserved or not , or acknowledgement of output targets that are routinely reached .
16 In 1922 it was not so easy to predict crop yields as it is today .
17 The Forum recognises that sustainable development is a difficult concept to embrace because it is still ill-defined in terms of practical planning policies .
18 The cloth is then wrung out as dry as possible and the deposited water recovered while it is still hot .
19 We talked about how fast you can make a 1.1 MkII Escort run when it 's only firing on three cylinders and how to make it run on three cylinders when it wants to run on just two .
20 ‘ It 's a good course to run as it 's so scenic and historical .
21 A hotel advertises that the hotel is RAC- and AA- recommended when it is not , this is an offence within the scope of s.14(1) .
22 I would like to urge readers , supporters and members to offer support to FAN before it is too late .
23 Fat bald man asks if it is not a bracing time of year .
24 At the same time he is blamed for allowing the incident to arise when it is usually inconceivable that he could have prevented it .
25 We must be aware of this and constantly compare the copy with the real thing to see if it is still valid .
26 Rule 5 tells us that property passes when it is unconditionally appropriated by one party with the other 's assent .
27 SB 1 Income Support — cash help SB 17A Extra help with heating costs when it 's very cold RR1 Who pays less rent and rates ?
28 That we do not treat animals with at least the same respect that we treat such unfortunate human creatures is seen by the liberationists as ‘ speciesism ’ in its purest form based as it is only upon the anatomical difference .
29 The next thing to do whilst it is still taped to the light box is to draw up a component layout diagram , actual size .
30 With this kind of exercise the most appropriate media can be picked out and the PR effort concentrated where it is both most needed and most appreciated .
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