Example sentences of "[vb base] it is [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the law were changed in the way we suggest it is at least possible that such men would prefer to seek relations with older persons which would not render them liable to prosecution . |
| 2 | ‘ I expect it is on its way , ’ said the Thing calmly . |
| 3 | Legal experts say it is worth protecting cheques until the new laws come in by making the alterations . |
| 4 | Leading business figures , like the chairman of Sony , Akio Morita , say it is in fact time for companies to show more consideration for their employees , shareholders and local communities . |
| 5 | In the first place it is to be accepted that it is made in wide terms though it is not said that they are so imprecise that there is a doubt as to what is covered by the order . |
| 6 | Since the Vendor will have entered into the relevant contracts in the first place it is for the Vendor to take the risk as saying whether or not the contracts fall within these categories . |
| 7 | Many French politicians take for granted a Europe in which France shares a lead ; they sense it is at risk . |
| 8 | I sense it is within a kilometre of the castle . |
| 9 | if the lists have minimal pairs you can have the LH say one word at a time and you will have to decide which list it is from |
| 10 | The group finds that , for a given jet energy , the transverse momentum is always larger for the jet with lowest energy thin it is for the other two . |
| 11 | For a good lively read it is worth dipping into The Whitbread Rugby World ‘ 90 . |
| 12 | Even if you are running an existing home accounts package it is worth having a look at this one , I feel confident that you will want to change . |
| 13 | '' It is as if we have to be deeply conscious of our need and eager for God 's promised blessings . |
| 14 | I know it is with me , er , with Dad 's Army , so er , if they 're getting huge ratings with those repeats , well , they 're obviously gon na put them on are n't they ? |
| 15 | As both W. G. Hoskins and W. E. Tate have shown , the English village as we know it is in its essentials a product of developments not much less recent than the growth of industrial towns and cities . |
| 16 | The sensible ones know it is in their interest to do so as well . ’ |
| 17 | For the briefest second I wonder why my Thomas the Tank Engine mobile has been taken down , but assume it is to be re-positioned to make room for the present . |
| 18 | In this passage the Wordsworthian echoes of subject-matter and vocabulary are remarkable , though I suppose it is worth pointing out that Virginia Woolf was the daughter of Sir Leslie Stephen , an ‘ agnostic mountaineer ’ whose interests owed a great deal to the reading of Wordsworth . |
| 19 | Well I suppose it is with shoes on . |
| 20 | You were eight years old and I suppose it is to your mother 's credit that she wanted to spare you any court proceedings . |
| 21 | I suppose it is in a way . |
| 22 | And I suppose it is like that , because if we walked up to those , we should see more — and more … ’ |
| 23 | I suppose it is like those astrology charts that appear in the newspaper . |
| 24 | 18 carat gold is becoming more and more popular for gold jewellery and for something as special as your wedding ring it is worth spending that little bit more . |
| 25 | Beyond level 6 there are no statements of attainment which relate to dramatic performance ; we believe it is at level 7 and beyond that the claims of drama as a separate subject become specific . |
| 26 | I believe it is worth taking a chance that FLOWN , who has plenty in hand at his best , goes on the ground . |
| 27 | Should you try this version and register you will receive regular updates anyway so I believe it is worth a look . |
| 28 | The choice is there : I believe it is between hope and eventual disaster . |
| 29 | I believe it is for the fundamental reason summed up in the idea of Christ 's inclusive humanity . |
| 30 | But we believe we know what at this moment the country wants , and we believe it is for us in our strength to do what no other party can do at this moment and to say that we at any rate stand for peace … |