Example sentences of "[noun sg] [to-vb] [conj] it [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That is the bit to destroy as it is stopping the development of the picture . |
| 2 | Every time it rains you look out the window to see if it 's going to happen again . |
| 3 | He hoped the artist would not be offended , but as he had dined there many years , if it would be a convenience during his present work to dine until it was done , he need be under no apprehension for his dinner . |
| 4 | When I opened the Bible to see if it was damaged , I found that wherever there was an empty page , or half a page , someone had written on it , and on the first page was written ‘ Catherine Earnshaw 's diary , 1776 ’ . |
| 5 | If a correction is made , consumers have the right to demand that it is notified to people who have had information during the previous six months . |
| 6 | Critical consents are those which it is essential for the purchaser to obtain if it is to conduct the business after completion . |
| 7 | The ceilidh was held in the stable yard of the castle but as there was no lighting , festivities had to cease when it got dark ; great to live by nature 's principles like this , but a shame to stop when it was going so well ! |
| 8 | This is quite a simple cake to make as it is based on plain round sandwich cakes . |
| 9 | The KGB was now much more firmly under party control and there was evidence to suggest that it was required , outwardly at least , to abide by the legal rules . |
| 10 | For example , it is becoming increasingly necessary for much proposed new development to ensure that it is mentioned in the local plan . |
| 11 | Although ‘ Ave verum corpus ’ was evidently composed well before its publication in the first book of Gradualia ( 1605 ) , it barely circulated in manuscript ( there are only two handwritten sources ) , and there is no evidence to show that it was singled out for special attention in Catholic households . |
| 12 | He checks it each morning to see whether it is going to rain . |
| 13 | You can also encourage your dog to sit when it is playing in the garden . |
| 14 | The fundamental flaw in Maxwell Fyfe 's directive is that , though it is admirable in theory , there is no supervisory machinery to ensure that it is carried out . |
| 15 | Only two outsiders are permitted to eat from the kitchen — the governor , who has to sample one meal every day to be able to answer any complaints the following day , and the doctor , who tastes the food two or three times a week to ensure that it is balanced and nutritious . |
| 16 | Mr Watson said : ‘ It is the intention of Coun Garvey as long as he retains control of his private prosecution to seek that it be directed to the crown court on the basis that the allegation against him is heading towards the crown court and it would be sensible to have the two alleged criminal acts tried arising out of the same incident tried before the same court . ’ |
| 17 | Heathrow was very busy as usual but it helped not having our luggage to carry as it was booked right through to our final destination . |
| 18 | I passed a telephone box — opened the door to see if it was vandalized or smelt of sick or dog-muck — it was OK . |
| 19 | It was a tall , thin , almost clownlike man with large destroyed teeth in a long mobile face who was the unlikely source of so commanding a voice ; and it was a relief to find that it was directed not at us , but at our surrounding mob . |
| 20 | It 's not easy When the wind is force two or three — but by now it is blowing force six with a sea state to match and it is becoming dangerous . |
| 21 | One rôle of this pipe is to provide an unobstructed path for water in the cylinder to expand as it is heated . |
| 22 | The chaffinch must have opportunity to learn if it is to sing the normal song rather than the crude version . |
| 23 | Let's say the next letter is e ( i.e. candidate string be ) — look down the 5th of the 26 pointers from the ‘ b ’ node to see if it is set , and so on , until the end of the candidate string is reached . |
| 24 | that is , that is what , that is what exists to do , or one of the things that exists to do as the U K sales company our business is to give the projections for a particular piece of business , and if we see any other similar bits of business around it that 's fine , that 's , that needs to be added to it , but to give our vision of that particular piece of business , feed that into the marketing people in , and say , look , this is the situation if we go this way , this is what we think is going to happen , if we do this , this is going to happen , if we do n't do this , this is what 's going to happen , so that that can be fed into an overall picture , and they will come back , I presume , and say , right , we now have enough information to know that it 's going to be worth =vesting , investing in production of sixteen double O fours in er Peter . |
| 25 | Although some regard competitor analysis as a subcomponent of environmental scanning , it is probably advisable to identify it as a separate and distinct analytical effort to insure that it is given the strategic priority and management attention it requires . |
| 26 | Sydney had some way to go before it was released from the burden of compulsive immigration , and before it could present to the world a face that was uniquely its own . |
| 27 | But if we are tempted to call it ‘ pain ’ , what is the content of the suggested check on this temptation , the check which we operate in order to see whether it is justified ? |
| 28 | This card may be placed face up at the table edge or with the unit to indicate that it is affected . |
| 29 | According to the Post , the government watchdog took the step because it is battling with the two companies over discount and marketing data , which it reckons it needs in order to determine whether it is paying fair prices for computer products . |
| 30 | Is my hon. Friend aware that without fresh primary legislation it is possible to require owners of green belt land to ensure that it is maintained properly and not just left undeveloped ? |