Example sentences of "[noun pl] [coord] it is [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That is what they like to do with their few acres and it is of some benefit to us . |
| 2 | Because of the increasing use of complex machinery and sophisticated farming methods , many of those engaged in agriculture require managerial and supervisory skills and it is to this area of provision that the agricultural colleges should be turning in the next few years . |
| 3 | All the men he knows are fathers or grandfathers and it is in that capacity that he knows them . |
| 4 | Gardiner usefully quotes or paraphrases the lively testimony of many sitters and visitors from a wide variety of sources and it is at these moments that the artist at his most affectionate , considerate , perceptive and even gently self-deprecating comes to life . |
| 5 | It is not uncommon to find households with two or more Rottweilers and it is in these situations , that sometimes , the green-eyed monster can appear . |
| 6 | Norfolk has been for many years one of our Medau strongholds and it is for this reason that the Society decided to select this prestigious location . |
| 7 | If the DUP 's criticisms of ‘ gangsterism ’ have made it unpopular with some sections of the working-class Protestant population , its view on the sabbath and alcohol consumption have further widened the divisions and it is to this sort of issue which I now want to turn . |
| 8 | Shakespeare is the most widely known and read of the classical playwrights and it is for this reason that a piece from one of his plays is nearly always obligatory at a drama school audition . |
| 9 | The police discretion and powers under the legislation already referred to will , as usual , bring industrial protesters and pickets into a relationship with the police and it is on that relationship that the quality of freedom to protest and its scope will be worked out . |
| 10 | People often mention ‘ metal whiskers ’ as if they were the only kind but , as a matter of fact , metal whiskers are less common and less interesting than whiskers of non-metals and it is about these latter that we shall mostly talk . |
| 11 | The majority of investment expenditure is on fixed capital formation rather than inventories and it is to this that we now turn . |
| 12 | The Science Library holds a comprehensive collection of some 600 technical journals and it is in this field that new developments are first reported . |
| 13 | Most of the literature , however , has concentrated on the potential of education and health services and it is on these that this section will focus . |
| 14 | This may best be done in terms of the LEA 's stated intentions and it is to this purpose that the results of this survey will now be reviewed . |
| 15 | SoVam Teleport , now part-owned by Cable & Wireless Plc here in London , has established a new packet switching node in Ufa , Bashkirria : the new facility will enable the company to market dedicated communications lines between the city and Moscow , with connections to the rest of the public network ; Ufa is a centre of oil industry enterprises and it is at these customers that SoVam is targeting its new service ; the company also aims to set up new nodes in the cities of Chelyabinsk , Salavat and Sterlitomak in the near future . |
| 16 | Nevertheless they did issue trade cards and it is from such items and other related mercantile ephemera that we are able to reconstruct a reliable overview of the trade , their connection with other business houses and their livery company affiliations . |