Example sentences of "be [vb pp] [conj] it is [verb] " in BNC.

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1 Current broader issues are examined and it is decided whether any action or research needs to be carried out .
2 it remains to be seen what figures are included when it is submitted to the Secretary of State and what view he takes on that .
3 Certainly , voluntary anonymised seroprevalence studies are discouraged because it is felt that even a 5% refusal rate may invalidate the results .
4 The relevant schools have been approached and it is intended to co-ordinate engineering , education and enforcement activities .
5 This has been done because it is believed that the State has an interest in seeking to prevent those actions and to punish those who so act .
6 Particular care is needed where reports are prepared and it is believed that a person other than the client will have access to the report and may seek to rely upon it ( eg a long form report prepared for a vendor prior to sale ) .
7 It has been said that it is unsporting to receive help from another angler when you catch a fish .
8 No sooner , it seems , has one prospective long-term partner been secured than it is ditched .
9 We 're stretched as it is talking to every kid in the school now that they 're on holiday . ’
10 Two toddler-type swings are requested as it is felt that more often than not two small children are taken to the playing field accompanied either by one or two adults and the provision of two swings would prevent disputes .
11 If they ask for an explanation and are told that it is shooting at a wooden bird in the graveyard with bows and arrows , they may think they are being hoaxed .
12 The Employment Appeal Tribunal accepted his argument , albeit reluctantly , saying that , in the experience of the members deciding the case , in practice a redundancy ‘ is accepted as having been shown where it is demonstrated that the actual job which the claimant was carrying out had ceased to exist ’ .
13 Its lateral line should enable it to survive and eat , but even this may have been affected if it is bumping into things .
14 A large number of rather similar ‘ irregular issues ’ are known and it is suggested that one or more private ‘ mints ’ were producing them .
15 All-in-1 will gradually be withdrawn as it is replaced by cc:Mail .
16 ( The discrepancy could perhaps be explained if it is assumed that there is also a weak preference to continue with the first-named character . )
17 Straightforward leave applications are often decided without an oral hearing ; but even when there is a hearing in order to clarify issues , leave proceedings are meant to be very brief : a recent practice statement requires special notice to be given if it is anticipated that the leave application will last for more than 30 minutes .
18 A counter-notice which must be served within 21 days after service of the Notice , should only be given where it is required that the party whose statement it is sought to admit , should be called as a witness , but there are witnesses who can not , or should not be called , that is if dead , beyond the seas , or unfit to attend , or who can not after reasonable diligence be identified , or can not reasonably be expected to have any recollection ; consequently in respect of all those persons , the opposing party is not entitled to serve a counter-notice requiring such person to be called unless he can contend that the person can , or should be called .
19 Where a writ of summons or an equivalent document had to be transmitted abroad for the purpose of service , under the provisions of the present Convention , and the defendant has not appeared , judgment shall not be given until it is established that —
20 The register of " form " as " template " seems to catch exactly the potentially creative status of the text whose full form will only be realised when it is enacted .
21 The sculpture received a fresh coat of paint in 1975 and will be repainted if it is scratched or damaged .
22 Any programme targeted on an explicit need can be justified if it is followed through with adequate resources .
23 Nor can generalised criticism be justified if it is based on one isolated incident .
24 Where such a movement has occurred , or there has been rumour and speculation , the Panel should be consulted if it is proposed not to make an immediate announcement .
25 It may be recalled that it is suggested that the origin of ‘ -desire ’ could be also the origin of life , and is one of the timeless mysteries relegated to the pre-life period of the story of the universe .
26 Resale is not a problem when the commodity is a service ( train journeys , electricity supply ) , which must be consumed as it is purchased .
27 Because mathematical skills are perceived as being easy to define and to recognise , and because such skills are perceived to be relevant , schools may be attacked if it is believed that they are not teaching such skills effectively .
28 Photographic and/or medical evidence could be considered if it is thought that the injuries would be difficult to prove .
29 the long-standing problem with the Mercury cables under the ballast seem to be resolved and it is understood that these are being moved now and the route could be clear within days .
30 There is , however , a danger here that older people will be infantilised when it is implied that they are no longer competent and able to discriminate for themselves .
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