Example sentences of "it is the [noun] [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While Eubank would do well to respect Gimenez 's aggressive , hard-punching style — the Paraguayan has lost five times but never been stopped — it is the preservation of his own lavish lifestyle that drives 26-year-old Eubank on to fight after punishing fight . |
| 2 | ‘ It is the quest of our ego that drives us along the eternal and never-ending journey we must all explore … what am I ? |
| 3 | It is the scale of her interest in the work of other departments and working with ad hoc groups , that makes her distinctive . |
| 4 | It is the incentives under which financial users and providers operate that should take the rap and which require attention . |
| 5 | It is the secret by which the capitalist class maintains its power . |
| 6 | Perhaps it is the weakness of their cases which explains the hysteria , the over-blown rhetoric and bogus indignation used to justify these measures . |
| 7 | It is the direction in which things are heading . |
| 8 | Yeah , it is the price of one it 's unbelievable it is unbelievable , yeah |
| 9 | However , it is the position in which such a feature is placed that will decide more than any other single factor whether this ideal can be translated into reality . |
| 10 | We have to get this clear once and for all and it is the question of what Neil Armstrong said when he landed on the Moon . |
| 11 | It is the person towards whom the words or conduct are directed — an actual rather than a hypothetical person — who must be likely to believe that the violence will be used , either against himself or another . |
| 12 | Because I do not accept absolute predestination , however , and can not believe that we human beings are simply pawns in some giant chess game being played in the wide blue yonder , I think that it is the person within whom the spirit chooses to dwell who actually makes the right or wrong decisions . |
| 13 | It is the nexus at which the planet converges on itself , the focal point of our universe . |
| 14 | ‘ ( 2 ) Where 2 or more persons use or threaten the unlawful violence , it is the conduct of them taken together that must be considered for the purposes of subsection ( 1 ) . ’ |
| 15 | It is the sentence around which she has shaped her identity . |
| 16 | To this day it is the address to which Diana has her private mail directed and has done ever since she suspected Fergie was visiting the Buckingham Palace post room in order to tell Prince Charles who was writing confidential letters to his wife . |
| 17 | It is the day on which the sponsor entertains his major customers . |
| 18 | Yet it is the fantasy on which television ‘ soaps ’ depend . |
| 19 | ‘ It is the company with which [ the auditors ] contract . ’ |
| 20 | It is the fat in your diet that makes you fat . |
| 21 | While it is the responsibility of your seller-client to prepare the plan where necessary ( and do n't be persuaded to take on this heavy responsibility in your client 's stead ) you should , as the conveyancer , scrutinise what is handed to you with a critical eye coupled with your knowledge of the title and the property . |
| 22 | ‘ This car is like my nephew , ’ he said , ‘ because it is the daughter of my sons . ’ |
| 23 | It read : ‘ Over thousands of years , almost all the animals on this planet have engaged in flirting and courtship rights ; it is the stuff from which Life itself evolves . |
| 24 | It is the stuff from which social history , and columns a century hence , are made . |
| 25 | It is the beliefs of which we can be most certain , Newman argues , that play the least significant part in our lives . |
| 26 | It is the sea on which to surf at noon , |
| 27 | While some of this is a question of chemistry , it is the style in which you dress which says most about your personality and the way you operate . |
| 28 | While some of this is a question of chemistry , it is the style in which you dress which says most about your personality and the way you operate . |
| 29 | But it is not the objective facts that are abnormal , it is the circumstances in which they are observed . |
| 30 | It is the opposite of what many people think today . |