Example sentences of "[noun pl] [be] [conj] it [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But one of the ironies of life in the border districts was that it also produced Poles who became more German the more nearly they were incorporated into the Polish state , and Poles and Jews whose political opinions were so far to the right that only their ethnic , religious or national identity stood between them and the Nazi Party . |
| 2 | The two drawbacks were that it initially took a long time to get into , and it was hot — the first problem was solved , the second not . |
| 3 | The attraction of technology transfer to SMEs is that it often involves incremental improvements to products and processes which offer a rapid return and reduced risk . |
| 4 | One of the persistent misconceptions about professional work in the human service occupations is that it mainly takes place face to face with clients or patients and that time spent with others about the client or patient is a necessary but regrettable adjunct to the real work . |
| 5 | One of the major reasons for the widespread failure of rural developments is that it usually does not serve the interests of the people at whom it is ostensibly aimed . |
| 6 | An odd result of this ruling in the moist atmosphere of the islands is that it sometimes allows company pilots to land , but not take off — a reversal of the usual situation . |
| 7 | One danger with this emphasis on the language of adults is that it easily leads to the conclusion that adults actually cause developmental progress by the way in which they speak to young children . |