Example sentences of "it be [adv] [verb] that [adj] " in BNC.

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1 It 's generally assumed that those who forego the pleasures of the flesh are elderly , but a report in the American Journal of Psychiatry reveals that 75pc are under the age of 38 .
2 It 's generally accepted that oral contraceptives may slightly enlarge a woman 's breasts , but in a few exceptional cases it has had other more alarming side-effects .
3 No crimes are ever reported in the Magic Kingdom — and it 's even rumoured that fatal heart attack victims are smuggled out so their deaths can be recorded off the park .
4 It 's little wonder that this month Patrick Eggle guitars occupy two of the top ten slots in the British guitar sales league .
5 It 's sometimes thought that this type of research takes place mainly in universities and institutes of higher education .
6 And that 's true , but it 's often forgotten that some of us on this side of the fence also play professionally — they say teachers are failed musicians and I suppose many people see music journalists as those not good enough even to teach !
7 It 's often thought that previous attempts have failed because there are n't enough well-trained classical actors in the USA to make such a repertory company feasible , but this is increasingly not the case : American drama students are eager to train in the UK , and the percentage of successful auditions held is relatively high .
8 ‘ You have got to accept it but it 's absolutely maddening that 30,000 people saw a good tackle but the referee gave a foul .
9 It 's now emerged that one of the women was pregnant … her mother says she had everything to live for .
10 Meanwhile , it 's now known that two other people from the Central South region were among the one hundred and sixty seven passengers killed .
11 It 's now estimated that five hundred children in Lothian Region alone are affected by HIV and AIDS .
12 Although agreement may be reached between the parties as to the future of the matrimonial home , it is strongly advised that such agreement be embodied in a " consent order " of the court ; if the court does not have the power directly to make an order under the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 ( for instance in relation to repairs to property held subject to certain conditions and in relation to payment of premiums of life assurance policies ) the same effect can be achieved by formulating the obligations of each party as undertakings given to the court ( see Livesey v Jenkins [ 1985 ] 1 All ER 106 and Salter , Matrimonial Consent Orders and Agreements , 2nd edn , Longman 1991 ) .
13 It is strongly advised that this privilege is only given to responsible users — please contact Sema Software Technology Technical Support Department for further advice .
14 Even if you do not normally bother too much about this type of thing , it is strongly urged that great care be taken when dealing with IC3 .
15 However , it is strongly rumoured that this may be sometime in the early part of 1992 , when some amendments to the Building Regulations are to be introduced .
16 Therefore , it is strongly recommended that correct information is established by fully qualified and experienced caterers .
17 It is strongly recommended that this module type is used only when it is totally impractical to embed a header in a file to be controlled by LIFESPAN ( e.g. in binary files ) , since :
18 Jackie had finished racing by the time I got involved in the sport , but it is utterly fitting that this collection of drivers ' portraits should begin with Jackie : not only because he was a great champion , not just because he changed the course of the sport , but because he 's really never been away .
19 It is not argued that any system of law other than English law applies to determine the legal status of the receivers appointed by the bank pursuant to the debenture .
20 It is not to deny that some culturally elaborated behaviour can usefully be explained from a biological perspective .
21 It is not intended that MAS specialists should offer advice where valuations are solely for tax purposes .
22 The purpose of bailment and sale is different because , in the case of an ordinary contract of hire , it is not intended that general property in the goods will pass to the bailor/hirer .
23 It is not intended that this plan should be ‘ cast in concrete ’ but , rather , that it should be flexible so that the school looks ahead but remains responsive to future changes in circumstances .
24 It is not envisaged that specific new resources will be identified to enable Local Plan work to proceed at any meaningful level ( either through in house preparation or the engagement of consultant services ) . ’
25 It is not envisaged that any material changes will be made to the sale and purchase agreement .
26 For a precedent , see Appendix E. It is not thought that this procedure has been invoked with any degree of frequency .
27 ( d ) First registration of title Unless any money is paid , such that there is a conveyance on sale of the whole of the property , it is not thought that any of the transactions in this chapter will involve a compulsory application for first registration of title ( Land Registration Act 1925 , s123 ) .
28 It is not suggested that each offence should be ranked according to the seriousness of its after-effects on the particular victim — although there is an argument for assuming that young victims will be particularly damaged by unwanted sexual experiences , and therefore for regarding such offences as more serious .
29 Whilst it is not suggested that such behaviour is common , the temptation to copy , or at least to fail to acknowledge the other thesis as a source , is made stronger by the knowledge that such unscrupulous acts are very difficult to detect , because the original works , if unpublished , may only be known to the researchers and to their supervisors .
30 While it is not suggested that this roll of honour is exhaustive , a list would , even on a world-wide basis , be strikingly short .
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