Example sentences of "it is an [noun] [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is an insult to our intelligence . |
| 2 | The current crisis places a new agenda before trade unionists and community groups , and it is an agenda on which many of the items are common to both . |
| 3 | It is an opportunity of which they have availed themselves to varying degrees . |
| 4 | Rather it is an opportunity for them to contribute positively to the educational , social and personal support which many pupils do need but often do not receive . |
| 5 | It is an opportunity for you to develop and demonstrate your skill in identifying , carrying out , and writing up a discrete piece of research , using the academic concepts , the theoretical insights and the practical abilities acquired on your course . |
| 6 | Your first solo exhibition may seem a daunting prospect but it is an event to which every serious artist aspires . |
| 7 | It is an etiquette in which the participants tacitly assume that there are reciprocal obligations with respect to right of way , freedom from inquisitive glances and capricious encroachments upon privacy . |
| 8 | I am delighted : it is an issue on which I have campaigned vigorously for more than two years . |
| 9 | It is an issue for anyone who cares for the sanctity of human life . |
| 10 | Instead it is an art in which personal qualities are most important . |
| 11 | It is no offence for him to engage in other sexual acts with her , unless these are otherwise unlawful , although it is an offence for him to commit an act of buggery or gross indecency with a male patient who is mentally disordered . |
| 12 | It is an offence for anyone under the age of 18 to sell or buy drinks . |
| 13 | Thirdly , it is an offence for someone in the course of a business to furnish the consumer with a written contract ( or other written document ) containing such a notice . |
| 14 | Fourthly , it is an offence for someone in the course of a business to supply goods bearing any statement about the seller 's liability in respect of description , quality or fitness for purpose unless the statement also makes it clear that the statement does not affect the statutory rights of the consumer . |
| 15 | " It is an honour for me to meet the son of Dermot Corcoran , " Collins said immediately . |
| 16 | We are not running away from the moral and social justification for introducing that minimum wage , because it is an outrage in our society that no such thing exists . |
| 17 | As a home that is much more diy than designer , it is an inspiration for anyone wanting to create all their own decorative effects . |
| 18 | It involves very large client groups ( elderly , physically disabled , and mentally ill people as well as people with learning disabilities ) ; constitutes one of the major tasks of the personal social services ; and it is an arena in which hopes and aspirations have consistently been disappointed ( Walker , 1982 ; Webb and Wistow , 1986 ; Martin , 1987 ) . |
| 19 | So ( v ) what a person says , using the first person singular , present tense , of a psychological verb , is true or false precisely in so far as it is an expression of what he has inwardly observed . |
| 20 | Is what was said earlier — what a person says , using the first person singular , present tense , of a psychological verb , is true or false precisely in so far as it is an expression of what he has inwardly observed — true of ‘ I know ’ ? |
| 21 | The proposition that they sprinted up the hill is not equivalent to the proposition that they ran up the hill , but it is an interpretation of it in the sense that it shares certain contextual implications . |
| 22 | With a taboo a person can not allow himself to see himself doing or saying something — it is an infringement of his image . |
| 23 | It is an agreement to which our European partners were happy to sign up , and they have gone back to their own countries to celebrate . |
| 24 | If the parties have made an agreement about goods which do not exist , it is an agreement about nothing . |
| 25 | It is an innovation for which Edward Heath was responsible . |
| 26 | It is an institution in which forty countries take part , but in which Japan is not represented . |
| 27 | May the MEDAU SOCIETY continue to blossom , grow and stay alive — it is an example for us and at the same time an inspiration to continue our work for the benefit of people everyone . |
| 28 | It is an example of what he calls " the modern conflict between individualistic actions and satisfaction of individualistic preferences . |
| 29 | It is an example of his assiduous , hard-working and caring role as a constituency Member that he has raised this matter which he feels is of great importance to his constituents . |
| 30 | ‘ It is an example of our support for a variety of worthy causes around the country . ’ |