Example sentences of "[vb -s] it is [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now the rate of identical twinning erm is remarkably constant which suggests that it , whatever causes it is relatively independent of other factors . |
| 2 | Looking through the advertisements in magazines , suppliers ' catalogues and the shelves of art shops it is certainly obvious that there is a huge choice of instructional art videos currently available — probably about 200 ! |
| 3 | Off the front tees it is less daunting than it appeared on TV , but not much . |
| 4 | We may also include in discourse deixis a number of other ways in which an utterance signals its relation to surrounding text , e.g. utterance-initial anyway seems to indicate that the utterance that contains it is not addressed to the immediately preceding discourse , but to one or more steps back . |
| 5 | The Library 's historical archive is arranged in a reasonable historical order , and is contained in acid-free boxes , but it is at the moment unindexed , and the store room which contains it is totally unsuitable for archive consultation . |
| 6 | Breathing can be stimulated by gently squeezing the tail , and if the pup squeaks it is most likely to survive . |
| 7 | When a new factory starts it is usually a part of a chain of industries and so usually it is placed near others in the chain . |
| 8 | As this model stands it is rather cumbersome even with the simplifying assumption of a constant required rate of return . |
| 9 | When this happens it is more likely that the two strands mix indifferently . |
| 10 | ‘ We have contingency plans for a major incident like this but when it happens it is very difficult to cope . |
| 11 | Financially troubled Sequoia Systems Inc says it is no longer looking for a buyer — it did n't get any acceptable offers in the first place — and is talking to minority investor Hewlett-Packard Co about new funding to get development its PA-RISC-based fault tolerant machines back on the tracks . |
| 12 | Financially troubled Marlborough , Massachusetts-based Sequoia Systems Inc says it is no longer looking for a buyer — it did n't get any acceptable offers in the first place — and is talking to minority investor Hewlett-Packard Co about new funding to get development its Precision Architecture RISC-based fault-tolerant machines back on the tracks : Hewlett has hitherto seemed doubtful about further involvement . |
| 13 | After a month-long pollution scare , Thames Water Authority says it is no longer necessary to boil water . |
| 14 | The Vietnamese government says it is already meeting one condition : helping in the search for any American soldiers who may still be in the country . |
| 15 | Oracle Corp says it is already working on VMS and OSF/1 ports of its relational database management system technology for DEC 's Alpha RISC and says it 'll be showing them off at DECWorld in Boston at the end of this month . |
| 16 | He says it is already . |
| 17 | The Law Society says it is not aware of any firms , so far , which have gone under because of the property slump . |
| 18 | The Law Society says it is not aware of any firms , so far , which have gone under because of the property slump . |
| 19 | It says it is not possible to predict when loading standards can be met . |
| 20 | This is correct , but bearing in mind the observations made above , all one can reasonably do is to assume that everything published and available is legally permissible until the law says it is not . |
| 21 | The telecommunications industry says it is not aware of a single instance in which the FBI has been unable to tap a line because of the widespread new technology … |
| 22 | Mr Smith says it is not a party inquiry , even though most of its members have strong Labour connections . |
| 23 | The Mercury One-2-One Ltd digital cellular joint venture between Cable & Wireless Plc and US West Inc has been talking to Reuters , and says it is not seeking to trigger a price war with Cellnet Mobile Communications Ltd and Vodafone Group Plc . |
| 24 | It says it is not currently in active financing discussions with any strategic partner or third party , but is in default under its bank credit pacts and needs new cash now to finance its operations . |
| 25 | Moving cautiously into the Unix market , Software AG says it is not seeking to confront competitors at the moment . |
| 26 | While accepting that 49 complaints is above average , an ITC spokesman says it is not a deluge . |
| 27 | One company , TGS Marketing in Omaha , Nebraska , says criminals with longer sentences tend to make more devoted telemarketers — ‘ they 're looking for something stable to hang on to in their lives ’ — and it says it is not against hiring convicted murderers . |
| 28 | He says it is not in the interest of patients to wait so long to see a consultant . |
| 29 | He says it is not acceptable to have to wait for 2 years . |
| 30 | America says it is not ruling out military action against Iraq following its defiance of Gulf War ceasefire terms . |