Example sentences of "it be [adv] [verb] [conj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's already known that women who take the contraceptive pill are much less likely to develop it . |
| 2 | I always reckon it 's tremendously flattering that viewers want to talk to you when they meet you in the street . |
| 3 | The hotplate is safe and easy to use — because it 's completely sealed and spills are easily wiped away . |
| 4 | Add to that the dreadfully long hours that doctors and nurses have to work — sometimes 16-18 hour shifts — and it 's little wonder that mistakes are made . |
| 5 | It 's always said that Oppositions rarely win elections , Governments lose them . |
| 6 | It 's scientifically proven that foods can make certain susceptible children very ill , and this can manifest itself in various ways , but one of the most common ways is that children behave badly ; they become aggressive and disturbed . |
| 7 | It 's commonly held that instruments are generally better made these days — even the cheap ones — and one of the prime benefits of this is that the purchaser has a better than even chance of buying a worthwhile instrument , regardless of cost . |
| 8 | These prices are a guideline only and it is strongly advised that prices are checked at the time of booking . |
| 9 | It is optimistically forecast that women will become freer from household burdens as a result of these technological innovations . |
| 10 | It is generally assumed that pus-cells in the urethra are synonymous with infection and the pus-cell is treated vigorously from Bath to Bangkok and from Memphis to Madras as if it were an infectious organism itself . |
| 11 | It is generally accepted that aims should be reviewed ( even if this does not result in alteration ) every four years . |
| 12 | It is generally accepted that odours per se do not cause a risk of infection and it is doubtful whether nausea , sleeplessness , mental strain or depression , commonly suffered by people exposed to odours , would be regarded as evidence of prejudice to health , as they affect a person 's general well-being , rather than threaten a clinical disease . |
| 13 | It is generally accepted that managers are motivated to pursue profits , whereas they are not greatly motivated to keep within a cost budget . |
| 14 | Although there is a claim that these vats were introduced by Charles Tennant Dunlop and Heinrich Buff of Giessen , it is generally accepted that Shanks was responsible for their development . |
| 15 | And since it is generally recognised that managers cost their companies at least three times their annual salary , the scope for cost-saving is enormous . |
| 16 | It is generally agreed that students/trainees are observed performing on many occasions over a period of time as a natural part of the learning process . |
| 17 | It is generally agreed that objects appear smaller and heavier as they move upwards . |
| 18 | It is thus argued that relationships between parts of the state apparatus ( especially the bureaucracy and representative institutions ) become a matter of the particular form of the capitalist state — liberal , interventionist , Bonapartist , military dictatorship , fascist — each relating to different stages in the development of capitalism ( competitive , imperialist , state capitalism ) . |
| 19 | The basic two-way branching structure is always there , but it is easily smothered as lines cross and recross one another , making solid masses of colour ( only black and white in the printed pictures ) . |
| 20 | It is surely time that students , as adults in part responsible for their own higher education , were formally accorded the rights and academic respect they deserve , and the social relations between teacher and taught were made more equal . |
| 21 | It is widely assumed that Elders will not bother to hold on to any Scottish shares and its 23.7 per cent stake will be acquired and used as the springboard for a bid . |
| 22 | It is widely observed that patients with food intolerance often have candidiasis as well — and those whose main problem is Candida often turn out to have food sensitivities . |
| 23 | It is widely expected that bondholders will then be asked to convert some of their holdings into a new convertible preference share . |
| 24 | That view — first expressed six years ago — has now been given effect , and it is universally accepted that students are denied housing benefit and , in the majority of cases , housing support . |
| 25 | Pupil Gender : It is well documented that boys get into more trouble in school than girls and that boys are generally more assertive and visible . |
| 26 | It is well documented that men are less likely to survive to old age than women . |
| 27 | Research shows that many debilitating diseases are often precipitated by stress , and it is well recognised that conditions like heart disease , gastric ulcers , mental illness , colitis , hypertension , skin disorders and several others have their origin in stressful situations . |
| 28 | It is well recognised that patients with Barrett 's columnar lined lower oesophagus represent the worst end of the reflux spectrum with the most severe forms of lower oesophageal sphincter and pump failure and consequently greater degrees of acid exposure . |
| 29 | The patient is admitted to one of these units in order to allow the carer the freedom to go away on holiday , as it is well recognized that carers need a proper break at intervals , so you should not feel guilty about taking advantage of the opportunity . |
| 30 | It is well accepted that dealings on a recognized stock exchange include unquoted share dealings on the USM and the over the counter markets . |