Example sentences of "[subord] it [is] [vb pp] for [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Climbing is second nature to all small felines and it is virtually impossible for a cat to switch off its urge to climb , even if it is punished for doing so . |
| 2 | Only if it is taken for granted that the preference behaviour is that of a conscious subject , does it , of itself , provide a reason for promoting the preferred end , — it would not matter in the least if there was no conscious individual there to mind about anything . |
| 3 | The speed and extent of this physical change , since it is taken for granted once accomplished , have considerable implications . |
| 4 | I do n't count all the deer I 've bumped into since it 's taken for granted you 'll see a few of the elegant beasts galloping away over the heather no matter which hill you 're on . |
| 5 | And whether it 's used for holding a special Christmas arrangement , potpourri , a bowl of fruit or just as handy side table for your guests to put their drinks on , this occasional table will prove indispensable all year round . |
| 6 | The tailwheel must be locked immediately before take-off and remain so until the completion of the landing roll , when it is unlocked for taxying and manoeuvring . |
| 7 | It was simply that a bottle of brandy , even of the kind intended only for the kitchen ( by which I do n't mean something not fit to drink , I mean something one prefers not to drink ) , somehow always turns out in fact to have been drunk by somebody just when it is needed for cooking and has n't been replaced , while whisky is a supply which is more or less automatically re-ordered as soon as it runs out . |