Example sentences of "it [verb] [conj] the [noun sg] is " in BNC.
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| 1 | When they hear it rumoured that the hotel is to be sold off for development they turn to crime to finance their own take-over bid … = From the writers of Cabaret , Chicago and New York , New York , this show is a triumphant affirmation of life and vitality with a full Broadway score of wit , understanding and humour . |
| 2 | Push the ends of the roll towards the centre , so the pastry crinkles ( this will prevent it tearing when the roll is curved ) . |
| 3 | With such a commitment , McDonnell-Douglas may then decide to pull out if it concludes that the industry is not big enough for three profitable producers . |
| 4 | IT looks like the partnership is again heading for the rocks . |
| 5 | It helped that the hippocampus is very easy to work on . |
| 6 | Does it make does it matter that the land is elevated above the road , above the A Nineteen ? |
| 7 | Does it matter that the present is so substantial that it is a powerful inducement to marry ? |
| 8 | Does it matter if the barrow is empty or full ? ’ |
| 9 | You see , the cross preaches a radical message to us all — it proclaims that the ground is level at the foot of the cross . |
| 10 | As the highest degree that can be awarded , it proclaims that the recipient is worthy of being listened to as an equal by the appropriate university faculty . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Those extensive powers are conferred upon the court for the beneficial winding up of the company , for sometimes it happens that the liquidator is unable to obtain from unwilling persons the information which he requires . |
| 12 | For front projection , the projector is still threaded up reversing left and right , as in rear projection ( it is put in the ‘ wrong ’ way round in order to come out correct in the final composite ) ; but instead of being behind a translucent screen it s in front of , and to one side of , a glass beaded screen which reflects nearly 100 per cent of the light falling on it but on y in the direction from which it came Though the projector is at 90° to the camera-screen axis and its beam is therefore initially parallel to the plane of the screen , passing in front of the actors in the foreground this beam is deflected by a half-silvered mirror at an angle of 45° to the beam This semi-transparent mirror is coated at the front ( unlike normal mirrors , coated behind the glass ) with a very thin layer of aluminium — silver tarnishes too easily Alternatively , the layer of aluminium may be spattered on , so that tiny reflective spots of metal are interspersed with tiny transparent gaps So , although it reflects the beam , the camera can photograph both the action and the reflection from the screen through the mirror Though the mirror reflects the still or moving image from the projector on to the actors and any foreground props or sets as well as on to the screen , the level of illumination of the image is much less than that on the actors , so the camera records only that part of the image reflected from the screen . |
| 13 | It says that the wavefunction is not a description of a physical system but simply a description of my knowledge of it . |
| 14 | No particular form of words is necessary to create a floating charge ; it suffices if the intention is shown ( a ) to impose a charge on assets both present and future , ( b ) the assets are of such a nature that they would be changing in the ordinary course of the company 's business , and ( c ) the company is free to continue to deal with the assets in the ordinary course of its business . |
| 15 | ‘ It shows that the public is beginning to realise that for a few pounds spent on car security they can protect their second most expensive purchase , ’ he said . |
| 16 | ‘ It shows that the public is beginning to realise that for a few pounds spent on car security they can protect their second most expensive purchase . ’ |
| 17 | It shows that the cost is likely to be about £15 million a year , but the benefits will be improved patient care and a greater ability on the part of community nurses to use their professional skills to the full . |
| 18 | When the pressure difference between top and bottom reaches 5–8 lbf/in 2 ( 34.5–51.2 kPa ) it shows that the bed is becoming clogged and requires cleansing . |
| 19 | Drop a spot of highly volatile liquid on such a wing and the colours disappear as the liquid occludes the physical structure , only to reappear as it evaporates and the light is splintered once more . |
| 20 | It exists when the pressure is constant throughout all parts of a system . |
| 21 | There is clearly an element of circularity in the argument in that it presumes that the subject-matter is properly before the tribunal , a presumption which can only be made if subject-matter is defined purely in terms of furnished tenancy itself . |
| 22 | Like a chariot , the Pump Wagon causes a great deal of damage as it charges but the effect is even more extreme due to the destructive power of the crunching roller at the front . |
| 23 | After it is painted onto the wood it sets very quickly as it cools and the joint is soon firm . |
| 24 | The jury has sought assistance and , once it appears that the problem is one of fact , the judge has not inquired further but has merely given general guidance , as in the present case . |
| 25 | Where a contract is made on the footing of the existence of a licence , and it appears that the licence is subject to qualifications , the contract can not be enforced : Modlen v. Snowball ( 1861 ) 4 De G.F. & J. 143 . |
| 26 | It is easy to see why a police officer might take the view that there is no obvious use for a time-consuming and expensive procedure such as an identity parade where it appears that the suspect is known to the witness . |
| 27 | If it appears that the child is ordinarily resident elsewhere , his " home " authority must be consulted and they may take over the investigation ( s47(12) ) . |
| 28 | It appears that the marble is stable in either of the two states . |
| 29 | But he also likes this method because it appears that the famine is caused by the Irish themselves as a result of their lack of husbandry ( which confirms their savagery ) and , thus , appears a natural reward of their refusal to accept the civility of English rule . |
| 30 | From the relative positions of the 1989 fracture and the gravity high ( Figs 1 and 2 ) , it appears that the intrusion is either vertical and about 100m west of the fracture , or inclined downwards west away from the fracture . |