Example sentences of "they [vb base] [conj] it [is] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They propose that it is not , in fact , inherently dysfunctional and should be valued as something positive and authentic : different , not inferior . |
| 2 | Because their correlations were strongly linked to their rating of the respondent 's perceived adequacy of their social relationships but not to their availability , they conclude that it is not therefore the actual social environment of people which is important to the development of neurotic symptoms , but rather that , when faced with adversity , it is those individuals who view their social relationships as inadequate who have a substantially increased risk of developing neurotic symptoms . |
| 3 | As a matter of fact , the hunt is a very ineffectual way of controlling foxes , er they record the number they kill and it 's very , very few , a tiny percentage of the number of foxes there are in the countryside clever foxes er , as indeed I think Mrs mentioned , live in towns nowadays er , but there are still quite a lot in the countryside fortunately and they will survive er , though zoologists tell us er that er by instinct er they see that their numbers are controlled . |
| 4 | and they add that it is only reasonable to do so ; for the parrot alone can give a good imitation of the human voice . |
| 5 | They accept that it is no longer plausible to assume that those operating the business have their freedom of action constrained by the competitive market or their own self-interest . |
| 6 | They complain that it is not fair for the tax office to be quibbling after they have spent all their profits on buying new stock whose value has declined to half or even less . |
| 7 | They know that it is not as important as good health , a contented mind , or that gift that the poet Ruth Pitter said was the one she would choose , above all others , to bestow upon a child at birth — ‘ love in old age ’ . |
| 8 | Local accountability has gone out of the window ; Ministers no longer even talk about it , because they know that it is not a reality . |
| 9 | However they put aside their competitiveness ( the Caledonian and Balmoral in Edinburgh , for example , are fighting for exactly the same guests ) because they know that it is only by working together , as one body , that they will attract visitors to Scotland in the first place . |
| 10 | They imply that it is psychologically or biologically natural to recognize and perhaps to rank these differences . |
| 11 | If these descriptions assume that the only moral prohibition we must honour is the prohibition against cruelty , then they assume that it is sometimes morally permissible to cause animals pain , even substantial pain . |
| 12 | ‘ The Government has much sympathy with this proposal , but they believe that it is not practicable … |
| 13 | They believe that it is too expensive an option , given that older workers will remain in employment for a shorter period than younger ones . |
| 14 | Treatment Centres take the sufferers through the first five steps of the recovery programme in as many weeks in order to lessen their dread in anticipation in the future and not because they believe that it is really possible to recover at that speed . |
| 15 | They feel that it is not appropriate for their naughty child to receive special treatment or they feel that they should not reward the child for doing something that other children do naturally . |
| 16 | Some care plans ( Dudley and Bedfordshire , for example ) appear to have assimilated the approach because they state that it is already in operation , as directed by the circular , and only requires minor adjustments , if any : |
| 17 | In so doing , they claim that it is not just secondary qualities that are confined to the mind , but , with them , the whole vivid force of the world-as-we-perceive-it , - what some philosophers call the manifest image of the world — which is intrinsically bound up with the secondary qualities . |
| 18 | They argue that it is simply not possible to quantify all the costs and benefits involved , so any judgement must inevitably be inadequately based . |
| 19 | Talbot J said " those who disclose documents on discovery are entitled to the protection of the court against any use of the documents by any person into whose hands they come unless it is directly connected with the action in which they are produced " . |
| 20 | In considering such reports and recommendations , the Houses are free to decide as they wish and it is not unknown for them to divide along party lines where there are party political implications involved . |
| 21 | Particularly appealing are two of the duets ; that between Gontran and the tutor ( almost a ‘ patter ’ duo ) , as Pausanius lists the improbable subjects which he has taught his pupil ( like metallurgy and hydrotherapy ! ) ; and the second one , a sweeping waltz between Gontran and Hélène , as they discover that it 's more fun to be two in a storm than all alone . |
| 22 | ‘ If they locate it outside a house , then they establish when it is there , and prepare an attack for that period . ’ |