Example sentences of "[noun pl] [subord] it [is] [adv] [verb] " 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 | 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 . |
| 3 | What is the point of sending the article to learned referees if it is subsequently going to be altered without warning ? |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | The support available from IDB represents a carefully structured package which provides assistance in those areas where it is most needed . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | And again that 's the er er platforms as it is now looking towards . |
| 11 | Each species ' range is determined by the area within which it can outbreed potential rivals because it is better adapted to that set of conditions : |
| 12 | Equally , faith grows and flourishes when it is well nourished and exercised , so the best way to resist doubt is to build up faith rather than simply to fight against doubt . |
| 13 | This question is as important for interests theories as it is rarely discussed , for harm to interests may be caused by remote actors . |
| 14 | The business domination variant regards the state as responsive to a cohesive property-based class of capitalists because it is literally staffed by capitalists or closely associated social groups , especially in the key ( executive and judicial ) decision-making sites ( Domhoff , 1967 , 1976 , 1970 , 1978b ) . |
| 15 | I think it has a very good sound and is well worth the room it takes up ( 2 manuals and pedals , but no pipes as it is electronically voiced ) . |
| 16 | A closed economy can not dispose of more goods and services than it is currently producing , and the reduction in resources available for current non-government use is independent of the method of finance . |
| 17 | This is not usual in civil aircraft systems though it is occasionally done in some military aircraft . |
| 18 | North sea operators are given dispensations , not only when there are equivalent or higher alternative arrangements in place but in some cases when it is well known to the authorities that the platforms are operating at a level that would not be allowed if they were completely new platforms . |
| 19 | In an act of knee-jerk political correctness , the University of Washington in Seattle has sold all its Microsoft Corp shares because it is again doing business in South Africa . |
| 20 | A brilliant example of variations on a hornpipe theme is to be found in Cranko 's Pineapple Poll , which has very strong , even coarse elements when danced by the sailors before it is slightly refined by the gallant Captain Belaye . |