Example sentences of "[subord] it is [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is used to generate heat in radiant and convector appliances ( where it is 100% efficient ) , and can provide whole-house heating using storage radiators ( only 95% efficient due to storage losses ) . |
| 2 | Simmel places exchange at the point at which Hegel constructs society , and this articulates well with a major tradition in anthropological theory , where it is exchange , often viewed in terms of the polarity of gift and commodity , which is seen as constitutive of society itself ( e.g. Appadurai 1986 ; Lévi-Strauss 1969 ; Sahlins 1974 : 165–183 ) . |
| 3 | I 'm not sure where it is film , we 'll have to just er last week . |
| 4 | Temperatures will level off at a cool eight or nine degrees celsius , that 's forty six to forty eight fahrenheit- although it is Novemver , still cool for the time of year . |
| 5 | Although it is winter time I am not afraid to move my bait higher in the water to keep in touch with the fish . |
| 6 | Although it is law , parts of it will only come into force when the Home Secretary issues the necessary regulations . |
| 7 | Basing the deprivation payments on the Jarman index still seems the best option , although it is time the Department of Health supported research into its validation . |
| 8 | Although it is Neil Armstrong who will be forever immortalised in the history books , his ‘ One small step for a man , one giant leap for Mankind ’ represented just the tip of a huge pyramid of courage , research and dedication by the foremost scientific brainpower the human race has ever mustered . |
| 9 | Lot better with se bed than it is settee . |
| 10 | If Basic Instinct is trash than it is trash of a distinguished standard . |
| 11 | If he is negligent , and as a result you pay more for the property than it is worth , then again you can claim damages for the difference and any consequential costs and inconvenience . |
| 12 | Property expert Kevin Dibben said : ‘ It 's a nice house but he has spent more time and effort on the property than it is worth . |
| 13 | You are more likely to have a rug accepted by an auctioneer if you are prepared to put it up without a reserve ( a figure agreed between you and the auctioneer below which they will not sell the rug ) , but this is extremely risky as it could then be sold for far less than it is worth . |
| 14 | ‘ All internment is selective , so it is nonsense to describe it in that way . |
| 15 | These are pretty hot stuff so it is £80 I am afraid . |
| 16 | ‘ And now , ’ he said , ‘ you are rested and fed and — how do you English say ? — watered , so it is time to learn of each other . ’ |
| 17 | Among all ants , of course , the young are normally fed not by parents but by workers , so it is workers that any would-be cuckoo must fool or manipulate . |
| 18 | MIPS Computer Systems Inc is desperate to be seen to be non-aligned once it is part of Silicon Graphics Inc , and to that end , it has rallied 12 of the computer industry Great and the Good to help guide the future directions of the MIPS microprocessor architecture and help ensure that it remains competitive and open . |
| 19 | In the long , patient search for truth doubt has been slowly promoted until it is reason 's junior partner or reason 's right-hand man . |
| 20 | Windowboxes and other containers often begin to run out of flower power towards the end of summer , but it is usually possible to give them a boost to sustain interest until it is time to plant them up for a spring display . |
| 21 | The horse is kept locked up in a stable until it is time to be exhibited for the potential buyer or judge — or mare owner if the horse is a stallion standing at stud . |
| 22 | Nina , on the other hand , parties all night , often until it is time to catch the 9 a.m. train to London . |
| 23 | until it is time to do something with them . |
| 24 | This keeps him happy until it is time to go to the nursery by which time she has cleared up the mess . |
| 25 | Dressings generally should be left undisturbed until it is time for suture removal unless : |
| 26 | The welts , the abrasions and the black eyes get starker , more livid , until it is time for the women to return , in an ecstasy of distress , to the men who will suddenly heal them . |
| 27 | Not all go as far as Ales Lederer , the young editor of the dissident magazine Prostor , who declares that ‘ if there is unemployment , even if it is 3m , this is the sign of a healthy economy , for the economy runs itself naturally . |
| 28 | Not so a director , who is a separate legal entity from the company , even if it is 100% owned by him . |
| 29 | But if it is work in which we can join , the question needs to be asked : will we respond decisively ? |
| 30 | Once the board 's structure has been given , the position in this picture is completely described by the facts empty(a1) empty(a2) empty(a3) empty(b3) empty(c1) empty(c2) empty(c3) filled ( b1 , X ) filled ( b2 , O ) and , if it is O's turn to play , to-move(O) . |