Example sentences of "is do " in BNC.
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| 1 | When this is done , there is a tendency for other artists to be compared with the leader to their disadvantage . |
| 2 | Like other tours de force , it is done in a spirit of play and of emulation . |
| 3 | And when its work is done , he wrote , it will grow quite transparent again and then it will disintegrate . |
| 4 | When it is done , he wrote , it should look as though it had always been there . |
| 5 | as if my life had stopped when the glass was started and will only start again when it is done . |
| 6 | ‘ The main differences between the two styles of cuisine is in the way the Chinese blend ingredients , how they introduce colour into the food , and that up to 90% of the work is done prior to cooking . ’ |
| 7 | Providing the planting is done correctly , a variety of receptacles can be used : old baking bowls , fruit dishes , even chamberpots . |
| 8 | If this is done , the tyres should be right on the tip and not half on the ground , otherwise if the glider does move , the tip will slide out from under the tyre and be freed . |
| 9 | It is often said that more damage is done inside the hangar than out ! |
| 10 | However , this confidence is only justified when the check is done systematically and correctly . |
| 11 | In Australia , all launching is done this way , and for a time it was common in the U.S.A. The disadvantages , however , of the low tow position are as follows . |
| 12 | When this is done , the combination of the lift loss and the extra drag result in the glider sinking gently and touching down almost immediately . |
| 13 | Unfortunately , a great deal of our flying is done by habit and this can lead to serious problems if anything goes wrong on the first flight in a strange machine . |
| 14 | This is done by a quick and simple blood test . |
| 15 | Immediately I was instructed that I had had the good fortune to be posted to ‘ the division where real polising is done … ’ |
| 16 | To see how this is done look again at the description of reverse punch . |
| 17 | The child 's cognisant acts have the character of perceptions : if an act is done it can not be undone ( ‘ reversed ’ in the jargon ) and so there is no going back and taking another perspective on the question or practical problem . |
| 18 | The former means that anything in the domain of belief is potentially relevant to what is being considered ; the latter means that the falsification or verification of propositions is done relative to their status in a scientific theory ( and , by extension , in a belief system ) . |
| 19 | From William James at the end of the last century to the present day , psychologists have speculated and experimented to discover how this is done . |
| 20 | If the bench press is done on a decline , the emphasis is placed on the lower pectorals , giving men a strong outline to the lower chest , and women a muscular development which creates the impression of a larger bust . |
| 21 | The balancing of these main curves is done on the drawing board . |
| 22 | I can only volunteer that this is done by designers who have an imperfect understanding of the nature and properties of wood , or who are literally prepared to risk it . |
| 23 | New wood must be fine sanded and if an orbital sander has been used , it is essential that the final sanding is done by hand with the grain , otherwise small circular marks will be seen in the finish . |
| 24 | Chasing solid walls is done with a bolster chisel and club hammer , and it is important to keep the cables vertical so that you know where they are . |
| 25 | The old money-lender with her ‘ Jewish ’ interest rates is to be murdered because her life is worthless and her hoarded wealth can be put to good use ; when the unimportant deed is done the doer will launch himself into something that really matters , a large-scale philanthropic exercise . |
| 26 | And then the punch line : ‘ This is n't done for something , it is done just so . ’ |
| 27 | Although the electronics industry has changed greatly , possible the greatest change is that very little component level manufacture is done in this country . |
| 28 | That , he says , is what the Next Steps is all about : ‘ It will succeed only if it changes the way business is done and accounted for . ’ |
| 29 | If nothing is done , the regulations already passed will continue improving air quality until the mid-1990s but then the growth in population , and car numbers , will send pollution rising again , indefinitely . ’ |
| 30 | It is done on a 12-week cycle and will lead to a reduction in the cost for a producer with , say , 60 hens , to about £24 over the laying period . |