Example sentences of "[noun pl] [conj] it [is] [adv] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This ‘ technology transfer ’ is a process of innovation , but it involves spreading existing technology from sectors where it is conventionally used throughout industry so as to provide added value and competitive advantage . |
| 2 | The ancient Dwarf hold of Karak Ungor has become so infested with Night Goblins that it is now known as Red Eye Mountain . |
| 3 | The ‘ I ’ , he would have argued , only means something in relation to all the other words that it is usually compared with — in this case the personal pronouns like ‘ you ’ , ‘ she ’ or ‘ it ’ . |
| 4 | There are still traces of hut circles attributed to an Iron Age occupation and , at the time of the Roman invasion , the local patriots , the Brigantes , established a hill fort to resist the foreign legions ; an ancient rampart wall , built around the perimeter of the summit and almost half a mile in circumference , has survived the centuries although it is now crumbled and has many gaps . |
| 5 | The decision is likely to postpone a hearing on the charges for many months and it is now thought that the case could eventually be heard in Milan instead of Turin . |
| 6 | This does , however , prove so difficult in most cases that it is not recommended . |
| 7 | The richest source of MUFAs is olive oil — there is a low incidence of coronary heart disease in Mediterranean countries where it 's widely used . |
| 8 | The support available from IDB represents a carefully structured package which provides assistance in those areas where it is most needed . |
| 9 | Until now , foreign aid agencies have chosen to ignore the opium growing around them , or chosen to operate in areas where it is not cultivated . |
| 10 | A school that can show parents that it is well resourced is at a tremendous advantage . |
| 11 | Firstly , it is inadvisable to take remedies consisting of mixtures as no homoeopathic provings have been done on mixtures and it is not known whether the effects of these are different from the effects of their individual components . |
| 12 | Gutted raw fish are smoked slowly over wood chips and it is generally agreed that oak gives the best flavour , although other woods are preferred in some part of the world . |
| 13 | Heat the butter and oil in a pan , add the steak and fry on both sides for about 5 minutes until it is well browned . |
| 14 | Phthirus pubis is unable to survive away from the human host for more than 24 hours and it is readily killed by temperatures over 50°C . |
| 15 | The most famous example is the Rainbow Lobby , which reminds donors in unreadably small footnotes to its fliers that it is not affiliated with Jesse Jackson 's Rainbow Coalition . |
| 16 | To allow it to maintain the 300 nuclear weapons that it is currently estimated to hold — including 100 tactical weapons — can only provoke and encourage the Arab states ' determination to obtain nuclear arsenals . |
| 17 | Made in larger quantities pesto can be preserved in jars if it is tightly packed ( no air pockets should remain ) and covered with a layer of olive oil . |
| 18 | The IT industry has been subject to rapid development in recent years and it is confidently expected that this trend will continue . |
| 19 | The position of Gaelic has deteriorated dramatically in the intervening forty years and it is now argued convincingly that a local language is itself a development tool . |
| 20 | It is the kind of system with which experts can quickly get to grips but it is also targeted at non-technical authors , enabling them to quickly edit text , sound and images either to create multimedia presentations or to produce interactive multimedia applications . |
| 21 | The ‘ pruning saw ’ normally sold for such work has teeth on two edges and , used in tight positions where it is invariably needed , great care and patience is essential to avoid the back edge causing damage to stems and growth that should not be harmed . |
| 22 | Yeah and all you know things that it 's almost expected that you will understand what they mean . |
| 23 | I agree with Jenny but I do n't think I am too frightened to slop on paint cos you know since I 've started doing pallet knife paintings cos it 's really made me feel fair more confident . |
| 24 | It is better manned , it has more resources and it is better equipped than any police force in British history . |
| 25 | This is the method of knitting Fair Isle on the older push-button machines and it is also used with the ribber and double bed colour changer for double jacquard . |
| 26 | Take the High Road , which has been running for 13 years , does n't make the ratings tables because it is not slotted in a peak viewing time across the country . |
| 27 | More worrying , the long-finned gene seems to be creeping into broods where it 's not wanted . |
| 28 | It is when positions become polarized between non-disabled feminists and disabled activists that it is seemingly lost . |
| 29 | Something 's eating the profits and it 's not entered here . |
| 30 | Hyenas have always been thought of as scavengers but it is now known that they are also vigorous nocturnal hunters . |