Example sentences of "sometimes it [is] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Sometimes it 's taken out of everyone 's hands John 's , mine , yours , ’ he said . |
| 2 | Sometimes it is given the opportunity to express its views more formally in the course of debates following the publication of Green and White Papers . |
| 3 | Sometimes it is stamped on the piece . |
| 4 | Sometimes it is called the laminar sub-layer , but that is less accurate as it contains large velocity fluctuations ; and are free to rise more rapidly from the wall than . |
| 5 | Sometimes it is lumped in with mental health services , sometimes with elderly services , sometimes with both . |
| 6 | Sometimes it is argued that even if researchers do not really believe in the religion that they are studying , they will get more information if they pretend to do so — if , in other words , they use covert , rather than overt , methods of investigation . |
| 7 | Sometimes it is argued that the interests of the shareholders can provide the directors of the company with a purely objective standard on which to base their decisions if the interests of the shareholders are equated with profit-maximization . |
| 8 | Sometimes it is argued that this requires a form of discourse which breaks with principles of narrative continuity and follows a purely analytic order of exposition , albeit one which remains open ended and exploratory . |
| 9 | Sometimes it is made plain that the Israelites were not directly affected by these disasters , but we have to say that this particular Egypt hardly sounds the sort of place to romanticize about ! |
| 10 | Sometimes it is made explicit . |
| 11 | Usually the grant is paid to the applicant when the work is finished to the satisfaction of the council 's inspector , but sometimes it is agreed that the council will pay for it in instalments . |
| 12 | Sometimes it is to establish an operational set of software or documentation which will go out into field use . |
| 13 | Sometimes it is omitted where it is historically expected to be present , and sometimes it is added where it is not expected . |
| 14 | Sometimes it is meant to include RP or BBC English . |
| 15 | Sometimes it is suggested that as the principal amount will never be repaid there is no need for the balance sheet to reflect a liability in respect of the debt . |
| 16 | Sometimes it is manifested in an exaggeration of previous dependency when problems arise ; sometimes , with strangers , excessive expectations of and need for support arise from these earlier relationships ( 'My husband waited on me hand and foot . ' ) |
| 17 | Sometimes it is omitted where it is historically expected to be present , and sometimes it is added where it is not expected . |
| 18 | Sometimes it is shown as having bat wings as well , and Indonesian records describe each quill in the beast 's tail as being tipped in poisonous juices of the upas tree for added impetus . |