Example sentences of "it [be] a [noun] in [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although the majority of scientists tend to be a little coy about metaphysical matters in their professional publications , they are often less so outside when writing elsewhere , being prone to describe the framework of presuppositions about perception within which they conduct their investigations as if it were a discovery in its own right and that ‘ discovery ’ an explanation of perception . |
| 2 | Never having taken much interest in the garden at Four Winds , other than it being a place in which to read or play solitary games , she at first decided that it was probably best to let him have his way ; but his silences began to unnerve her , as much as his occasional seemingly innocent remarks about his previous employers . |
| 3 | It 's a change in their life . |
| 4 | It 's a , it 's a mark in her face . |
| 5 | They use the idea for designing the interiors of buildings and so on ; essentially it 's a toy in its current form , but it gives you the idea . |
| 6 | Terrible , it 's a problem in it ? |
| 7 | It 's a scene in which only serious players will survive . |
| 8 | Because it ca n't be so unusual for girls to be education in a se I mean , I just do n't know anything this i it 's a blank in my mind . |
| 9 | The story is of a civil rights leader who was born 25 years ago and it 's a day in his life . |
| 10 | But the station 's spokesman Jeff Simpson said last night : ‘ It 's a direction in which Radio One has been going for a couple of years . |
| 11 | It 's a compliment in itself that they 've given me the chance … ’ |
| 12 | It 's a book in which euphoria and anguish mingle uncomfortably . |
| 13 | ‘ It 's a task in which I stand ready to join John Major whenever he is ready to begin , ’ he said . |
| 14 | It 's a statement in itself . |
| 15 | no , think where it is ? , two lane traffic , where is it ? , it 's a carriageway in it ? |
| 16 | It is a country in which drug traffickers , be they Colombians or of another nationality , are finding it very difficult to operate today . |
| 17 | Both these lights are operative in the writings of the mystics as means by which man sees his own true nature and in doing so also a reflection of God ; it is a state in which they feel themselves to be most fully alive . |
| 18 | ‘ Poverty protects against … ( subjective deprivation ) because it is a restraint in itself . |
| 19 | One of his last poems , " The Cultivation of Christmas Trees " , was published in the autumn as part of the Faber " Ariel " series : it is a poem in which the memories of childhood Christmases are kept alive through the experience of age and weariness , both the beginning and end of life coming together in the fear and love of God . |
| 20 | It is a film in which little seems to happen yet everything changes . |
| 21 | It is a way in which diversity and the desire to better oneself can be accommodated . |
| 22 | It is a way in which the dominant class of landowners manipulates a subordinate one . |
| 23 | Extent of labour force participation is an important indicator of the position of women because on the one hand , it is a way in which women contribute to the economic development of their countries and , on the other , because work is a major source of income which gives access to education , culture , power and other factors influencing social status . |
| 24 | It is a maze in which Tory Members wander blindly , from time to time colliding with each other . |
| 25 | Classical conditioning requires the combined occurrence of two events ; it is a procedure in which a neutral stimulus is paired with a stimulus that elicits a reflex or other response until the neutral stimulus alone comes to elicit a similar response . |
| 26 | It is a story in which the case of Primo Levi , that of a dissident , gifted , magical , mustardly Jew , might at moments be thought to be implicated . |
| 27 | It is a passage in which he is concerned with the nature of life in Christ ( for it is a baptismal statement ) . |
| 28 | And it is a trip in its own right , on the teller 's part . |
| 29 | Using Bernstein 's terminology , we can characterize physics as a discipline which has ‘ strong frames ’ and ‘ strong classification ’ ; it is a subject in which ‘ the educational relationship tends to be hierarchical and ritualised , the educand seen as ignorant , with little status and few rights ’ . |
| 30 | I assure the hon. Gentleman that it is a subject in which I take the keenest interest . |