Example sentences of "[noun pl] [that] it is " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Amphibians in the wild are food for so many other animals that it is not surprising that they do not always show themselves well even in confinement . |
| 2 | He has dismissed warnings from the Office of Fine Arts that it is forbidden to deal in State property , quoting the former assistant secretary of state L. de Graaff , who in 1984 stated that the artists were free to do with these works as they wished . |
| 3 | Be that as it may , the judges assumed this duty in 1292 and there are dicta from time to time in the succeeding centuries that it is one they have no power to give up . |
| 4 | He needs to persuade foreigners that it is safe for them to lend the best part of £1000 million a week to the Treasury ; and he needs to persuade Britons that it is safe for them to start spending their money again . |
| 5 | In an article in the British Journal of Religious Education in 1989 , Nicola Slee notes that in practice , There is little respect for the claim of religious believers that it is a lifetime 's work to come to know and be possessed by ( note , not to possess ) the truth of even one tradition . |
| 6 | The ancient Dwarf hold of Karak Ungor has become so infested with Night Goblins that it is now known as Red Eye Mountain . |
| 7 | The ‘ I ’ , he would have argued , only means something in relation to all the other words that it is usually compared with — in this case the personal pronouns like ‘ you ’ , ‘ she ’ or ‘ it ’ . |
| 8 | Leeds have bought so many players in the past few months that it is tempting to call the club New Leeds — although the fans are calling them Dad 's Army because they have bought so many stars over 30 . |
| 9 | I do view this as one of the ‘ great classics but I do not know if I would say it is the greatest book ever written in English as I have not yet read widely enough but I would definitely say that for all the above reasons that it is a great book . |
| 10 | The furniture-making craft is so wide and it covers so many disciplines that it is impossible to have in-depth knowledge of all these disciplines all the time . |
| 11 | When disturbed , they make for a crevice or hole where they can jam themselves in so tight with their powerful claws that it is almost impossible to dislodge them . |
| 12 | It has drawn up a list of some 30 technical consultants , with interests ranging from marine science to energy , which the bank will call in for advice on esoteric projects that it is asked to fund . |
| 13 | This does , however , prove so difficult in most cases that it is not recommended . |
| 14 | It is , to my mind , probable in both cases that it is the written expression of this understanding that is at fault . |
| 15 | This argument has its attractions , and I note by way of analogy with the statutory authority cases that it is only a nuisance inevitably resulting from the authorised works on which immunity is conferred . |
| 16 | You can learn so much from simply watching their actions and reactions that it is always worth sacrificing fishing time to spend an hour or so studying their behaviour . |
| 17 | This is the figure mentioned as so resembling the copies of the Tyrannicides that it is known as the Kritian boy . |
| 18 | Silicon Graphics Inc , Mountain View , is not commenting on a report in the New York Times that it is considering teaming up with Time Warner Inc to develop hardware for interactive television . |
| 19 | The Irish state telephone monopoly Telecom Eireann has denied a report in the Irish Times that it is up for sale , but shares in Cable & Wireless Plc were up sevenpence at 721p yesterday morning on news it is in talks about possibly buying a 25% stake in the Irish phone company . |
| 20 | Pictures are taken at several ( eight ) different exposure levels and each point is weighted according to the number of times that it is seen . |
| 21 | Discretionary judgement is likely to be required by policy , alongside the more precise rules that it is possible to promulgate . |
| 22 | And though the industry is young , there are signs that it is moving tentatively towards the notion of performance league tables for venture capital fund managers . |
| 23 | Although Britain has found it difficult historically to slough off its economic past of stop-go , there are considerable signs that it is now prepared to do so . |
| 24 | This development is quite new in British higher education ( and there are signs that it is being incorporated in some universities ) . |
| 25 | The signs that it is doing so are around you in ways which were unimaginable before prices were ‘ liberalised ’ two years ago . |
| 26 | The BBC has told the satellite operators that it is definitely still interested . |
| 27 | Second , it is trying to persuade researchers that it is a good thing to work for the military . |
| 28 | This is the opposite extreme to the views that it is mere " myth " — a term used in varying ways , and notoriously hard to define exactly . |
| 29 | Third , an animal may be brightly coloured as a warning to its enemies that it is not to be trifled with . |
| 30 | During the use of some programs , eg , PIRATES ( see reference 1 ) , if the pace of the lesson is not controlled , so much information is contained in pupil responses and computer responses that it is almost impossible for the teacher to process it as efficiently as he would like . |