Example sentences of "[pron] [subord] it [is] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Baynton v. Morgan shows , amongst other things , that this last contention may not always be relied on by the lessee ; and accordingly the position of the defendant is not put otherwise than favourably to himself if it is said that the measure of his liability here , that of a lessee after an assignment , is the performance or non-performance of the covenants in question by his assignees when he can not and does not aver any performance by himself . |
| 2 | but a when when somebody when it 's becoming apparent that somebody is I would n't say is not interested in your little complaint that you 've got and that that they 're they 're trying to change to subject it 's difficult to keep them on it |
| 3 | When I 'm on tour I normally write little ideas down in my diary and hang on to them until it 's writing time . |
| 4 | In October 1912 Hourcade wrote : ‘ The term ‘ Cubism ’ … means nothing if it is used to designate a school : there is no school of Cubist painting . |
| 5 | There is much more action by the train itself while it is singing and ‘ screaming ’ and as it ‘ bolts ’ and plunges and also within the lines which describe the movement . |
| 6 | He 's an ungrateful bastard at the best of times but biting the hand that feeds you while it 's feeding you is a bit out of order . |
| 7 | Simple things like the rain on the window pane , the cat mewing to come in or the noise of a bus which could be on top of you before it is seen . |
| 8 | This is as much to do with you as it is to do with me . |
| 9 | At first the language helper repeats each phrase for you as it is played back and you write it down , but your aim should be that when you have worked out a phonemic script for the language you teach the language helper to transcribe texts for you . |
| 10 | It does n't take steps to repair wear and tear , or to right itself when it is knocked over , the way a living body does . |
| 11 | According to conventional wisdom , it is more of a strain to give up something than it is to endure , never having known it . |
| 12 | The description is a valid one provided it is remembered that he does not build on special or peculiar ‘ religious experiences ’ of a mystical or emotional kind . |
| 13 | Scepticism is the familiar name given to the appropriateness of doubting the reliability of something until it is proved beyond shadow of doubt . |
| 14 | Do n't be satisfied with buying something because it is described as ‘ green ’ . |
| 15 | They are becoming a lot more common , yes when you look in the report and accounts there are far , far more of these deferred pensioners there than er than ever used to exist and it 's something which I must admit we have n't given a lot of thought to yet , but it 's something because it 's growing that we will have to address erm in our federation , we will have to address that problem . |
| 16 | Notice that the lower oval is smaller than the top one because it is intended to fit inside . |
| 17 | The evaluation presented in this section is an interim one because it is based upon viewing the matrix from a rational economic perspective . |
| 18 | Note that this ballvalve ( unlike other ballvalves in the house ) must be a high-pressure one since it is connected to the mains . |
| 19 | If we analyse the relation between the event of " passively experiencing " denoted by have and that of saying or happening denoted by the infinitive , it becomes obvious immediately that the two must be conceived as occurring in the same stretch of time : one can only experience something while it is happening . |
| 20 | Most of them have chosen not to follow the unit structure common to TEC courses but have preferred a ‘ grouped ’ one as it is regarded as more appropriate in the art and design field . |
| 21 | This was a good idea of Johnny 's which they did , which did before was this corridor , these lights up here that one when it 's re-doing , but there 's one , two , three , four , five , six and they framed a large advertising poster . |
| 22 | It was indeed Darwin 's wife , Emma , herself a scientist , who pointed out the real danger in the use of scientific method when she asked him : " May not the habit in scientific pursuits of believing nothing till it is proved , influence your mind too much in other things which can not be proved in the same way ? and which if true are likely to be above our comprehension ? " |
| 23 | She blames me because it 's taking so long . |
| 24 | ‘ You see , I want to make love to you and be able to tell you I love you and hear you say you love me while it 's happening . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ I sha n't look for her if it 's going to hurt you , I promise . ’ |
| 26 | I 'll stop seeing her if it 's hurting you ! ’ |
| 27 | That period is to all intents and purposes part of the sentence , and he ought to know everything that is said about him before it is fixed . |
| 28 | And although Jesus himself remains to a significant degree elusive , it is as possible to deduce plausible information about him as it is to deduce such information about Arthur , or Robin Hood . |
| 29 | Reid is at the end of his contract with City and could join Rochdale , though Scarborough are also likely to show interest in him as it is known that manager Ray McHale wants to sign experienced players in the goalkeeping , central midfield , centre back and striking positions . |
| 30 | We must do the work , and we must do it where it is needed . |