Example sentences of "[pers pn] is [adj] [conj] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She is convinced that it works ; it ca n't fail . |
| 2 | If the conscience indicates to the individual , child or adult , that he must reject a proposed action which his teaching tells him is wrong because it has not been incorporated into the Created God by the process advocated , or has been classified as evil , then that is the action of a healthy conscience . |
| 3 | But it is proud that it eschewed the now-or-never mentality that drove others to make acquisitions in the run-up to Europe 's single market in financial services . |
| 4 | It is successful because it produces a high quality product on time at a price the customer can afford . |
| 5 | Since Malinowski made no secret of his earthy , materialist view of man 's motives it is odd that it has taken modern exponents of transactional analysis and game theory so long to recognize his pioneering achievements in this field . |
| 6 | In fact it is probable that it has been repopulated several times . |
| 7 | Mr Souness , who arrived at a Manchester hospital offering the comment : ‘ I ca n't say I 'm looking forward to it but it is essential so it has to be done , ’ broke the news to his players on the way back from Sunday 's semi-final which Liverpool rescued late in extra time through Ronnie Whelan . |
| 8 | For internal audit to carry out these responsibilities it is essential that it operates with adequate independence . |
| 9 | However , as it diverts resources from historical and current expenditure items and therefore continuing provision , it is essential that it rests on the establishment of carefully planned priorities which are important to the school 's development . |
| 10 | However disagreeable pain may be , it is essential because it draws attention to bodily damage . |
| 11 | This occupation was clearly contemporary with the fort , but it is uncertain whether it belongs to a vicus or a military depot . |
| 12 | For an agency with such a visible creative profile it is refreshing that it claims no philosophies or advertising theories as its own . |
| 13 | And may I say very clearly and unequivocally at the outset , that it is abhorrent when it does happen to us because there 's no place for it , quite simply because er it is counterproductive to cohesion , and cohesion is the basis for operational effectiveness , and when there is an incident of bullying then we very promptly and thoroughly investigate it , and that investigation is followed , if there 's a case to be brought , by a trial of the chap that 's guilty . |
| 14 | It is meaningless as it makes no effort to establish who is doing the expecting in such a typical manner . |
| 15 | It is context-specific as it relates to a particular set of actors . |
| 16 | Neither Taskopruzade nor Mecdi gives any clue concerning the date of Molla Arab 's appointment to the Muftilik ( beyond the fact that it is implicit that it occurred in the reign of Bayezid II ) , although both state that he died as Mufti of Istanbul in 901/1495–6 . |
| 17 | Two criticisms are frequently made of it : it is boring and it does n't exploit the full potential of the medium . |
| 18 | It is ironic that it has taken until the dawn of the 21st century to realise that the best methods of utilising — and hence preserving — our woodlands are those employed a millennium ago . |
| 19 | It is ironic that IT makes fundamental change both essential and possible , but — to repeat — we need the change anyway . |
| 20 | Examining root meanings is not everybody 's cup of tea , but in this case it is worthwhile since it sheds so much light on the nature of doubt . |
| 21 | Education must be an adjunct to rather than a substitute for psychotherapy , but it is worthwhile if it does no more than alert the patient to the dangers of behaviours such as laxative misuse . |
| 22 | The pattern of enrolments in school exercises so much potential effect on the selection and ordering of material that it is surprising that it causes so little apparent concern to curriculum planners . |
| 23 | It is unclear whether it has recently changed hands . |
| 24 | It is extraordinary that it took so long for the importance of this to be realised in Britain . |
| 25 | I did , and came to the conclusion that it was the best sauce for lobster ever invented ; and it is extraordinary that it has remained for so long buried in the cookery books . |
| 26 | It is new but it does not seem as yet to have taken on in terms of traffic . |
| 27 | It is arguable that it did . |
| 28 | It is useful but it invites scepticism . |
| 29 | It is eternal and it illuminates despair . |
| 30 | ‘ It is amazing when it works — in the Scottish Open in February against Eva Webster it went so well that I near enough knocked both of us out . ’ |