Example sentences of "[pron] [to-vb] [that] it is " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 Spots , and in some cases acne , can result from testosterone excess and it may help them to know that it is a passing affliction .
2 ‘ I think I can rely on you to see that it is not .
3 I wanted you to confirm that it is in fact his .
4 This is not to say that the world dictates the pattern for the Church to adopt , but to point out that the Church must be constantly examining itself to ensure that it is remaining true to the gospel and that the only barrier is the inescapable offence of the atoning message of the cross which stands at the centre of that gospel .
5 To ‘ work to ensure a system of legal liability for members which provides a reasonable balance between the interests of auditors , preparers and users of accounts ’ is ranked 14th in a list of 15 detailed objectives , which does not encourage one to believe that it is being given a proper priority .
6 You implore them to believe that it is an object with certain transformation properties under rotations .
7 The Prince calls for everyone to realise that it is time to take adequate stock of such landscapes , our collective effect upon it and our responsibilities towards it .
8 Suffice it to say that it is likely to be difficult — if not impossible — for each school to maintain a balance of consultants .
9 For example we can use it to show that it is possible to pivot from any primal feasible tableau ( T1 ) corresponding to a set of constraints to any other primal feasible tableau ( T2 ) for these constraints , maintaining primal feasibility .
10 Relative to the matter in hand I take it to mean that it is to do with the budget er to prepare for this County and do not er to be the irrelevancies of machination in other places .
11 Every now and then I have to kick myself to realise that it is 10 Jan. & everything must be very bleak in Lancaster .
12 Be guided by the cooking time on the packet and always taste the pasta yourself to check that it is not overcooked .
13 It seems to be assumed by many advertisers that this sort of thing makes it simpler for the ( presumably illiterate ) public to take in , but I have never seen any evidence whatever to prove that it is better than , or even as good as , writing in slightly more formal English .
14 So , since they claim to know the complete and final story about the nature of mental substance , it is incumbent on them to show that it is impossible for the same consciousness to be transferred from one substance to another .
15 The Elizabethan playwright , Ben Jonson , challenges us to see that it is appropriate to appreciate everything :
16 ‘ It is unreasonable for us to accept that it is commonplace for people like our Cabinet Ministers to have affairs , and yet to consider that someone like the Prince of Wales is unfit for the job . ’
17 The theory of disengagement has led us to believe that it is a normal feature of growing old to withdraw from social life , that isolation and loneliness is a chosen path and not the product of enforced retirement , low income , low status and inadequate social provision .
  Next page