Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] [conj] it is [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One can then say that the mean velocity gradient depends only on u τ and y , although one can not say the same for U because it is separated from its origin by a region in which v is important . |
| 2 | A bending spring is slid down inside the pipe for support as it is bent across the knee . |
| 3 | To harden a royal icing , for instance where it is used as part of a structure or decoration , a tiny amount only of acetic acid or cream of tartar could be added . |
| 4 | Achieving a standstill is vital for Heron if it is to make headway in rescheduling its debt . |
| 5 | Some form of processing ( amplifiers ) will be used in a long-distance system to ‘ boost ’ the signal level every so often to make up for losses before it is sent on its way again . |
| 6 | The Reiterhof is a large hotel with plenty of facilities , and is well suited for walkers as it is located close to the mountain cable car . |
| 7 | The Phoenix Arts Centre in Leicester is trying to shake off its persistent image of being just too highbrow for words and it is striving to show the general public that they might actually enjoy some of the things that go on there . |
| 8 | These profiles can be approximated by diode.shaping circuits ( Maginot and Oliver , 1974 ) which " round-off " the linear ramp up/down signal before it is input to the voltage.controlled oscillator . |
| 9 | The extract reads as gobbledygook if it is read as a speech by one individual . |
| 10 | If this facility is available , the map should be displayed on a graphics display terminal and checked for errors before it is sent to the film writer . |
| 11 | For example , if the accused hires a room for gymnastics when it is used for band practice , he is guilty . |
| 12 | Erm , Chair , this is the Joint Staffing Watch for September ninety-three , and its mandatory on the County Council , that it 's presented to the committee , er , within a period of preparation as it is issued to the media . |
| 13 | The experience of faith as it is lived by another people , another culture ; the enjoyment of celebrating fiestas ( and that includes the liturgy and the party afterwards ) with the people ; the experience of living amongst a people who never give up the struggle whatever happens and so challenge my own pettiness ; the graciousness of so many of them and the great welcome they gave us . |
| 14 | Drug profits have also been affected by provisions in the Drug Trafficking Offences Act 1986 ( Section 24 ) , which makes assisting drug trafficking an offence , and also provides immunity from breach of contract where it is disclosed to the police that funds or investments are derived from drug trafficking . |
| 15 | The march marked HMS Jupiter 's last visit to its affiliated town of Middlesbrough before it is de-commissioned later this year . |
| 16 | Even academics , who are supposed to embody the quintessence of detached assessment , somehow respond with a lack of enthusiasm when it is suggested that their own methods of teaching , research , or organization might benefit from review . |
| 17 | Pictures are taken at several ( eight ) different exposure levels and each point is weighted according to the number of times that it is seen . |
| 18 | Support from relatives may also be received but it is difficult to quantify this source of income and it is excluded from the analysis which follows . |
| 19 | A balloon lease is a popular method of purchase when it is intended to sell the aircraft after , say , three years . |
| 20 | At the Apollo 16 landing site ejecta from the crater South Ray was examined for the effects of exposure and it is estimated to have been exposed on the surface for about 2 Ma . |
| 21 | They call it an attempt to emphasise that Macedonia is an historically and culturally Greek region just when the ex-Yugoslav Macedonia , invented and so-named after World War II by Tito , is seeking international support for its own claim to independence , so far without much success : in part because of the problem of its name , in part because of fear that it is looking with greedy eyes at Greek Macedonia . |
| 22 | This attitude is fine if you can afford to have your machine out of action until it is repaired and replace components which have failed through neglect . |
| 23 | Detention of a whole class may technically still be lawful , although it is becoming increasingly likely that a judge would have doubts about the reasonableness of this course of action where it is known that there may only be one or two culprits . |
| 24 | Like the established economic torts , this is a tort of intention and it is thought that the conduct of the defendant must have the plaintiff as its target though it need not be the predominant purpose in the sense that the defendant needs to be activated by malevolence : the pursuit of self-interest by unlawful means is actionable . |
| 25 | Hirtle 1975 : 37 for examples with realize , agree and understand ) , its meaning places it in the unique position of becoming the equivalent of a verb of perception when it is used in the operative sense . |
| 26 | Gailani reputedly stated in an interview in March 1980 that ‘ as regards the West European initiative we support that part which provides for a withdrawal of Soviet troops ’ but ‘ we do not agree with the proposed neutrality of Afghanistan because it is imposed from outside ’ . |
| 27 | Mr Hrawi has not been able to move into the presidential palace in the Beirut suburb of Baabda because it is occupied by Gen Aoun . |
| 28 | Mr Hrawi has not been able to move into the presidential palace in the Beirut suburb of Baabda because it is occupied by Gen Aoun . |
| 29 | Unfortunately , within the party , there is widespread distrust of the approved list of candidates and it is regarded as anything but fair . |
| 30 | Offering the right kind of help where it is needed requires a comprehensive assessment scheme . |