Example sentences of "[noun] [vb base] it [is] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most of the birds were pairs , and staff at the sanctuary say it 's devastated the centre 's breeding programme . |
| 2 | Most of the birds were pairs , and staff at the sanctuary say it 's devastated the centre 's breeding programme . |
| 3 | My police contacts say it 's thought she was the victim of a random attack by a thief . ’ |
| 4 | The particular data structure it is manipulating occupies about six times as many bytes in memory as its length as a string of text . |
| 5 | People living in a picturesque village say it 's become a rat run for lorries trying to avoid crossing the Severn Bridge . |
| 6 | Prison officers at a new jail say it 's becoming a dumping ground for unruly inmates . |
| 7 | The Oxfordshire team know it 's going to be tough . |
| 8 | If a right to a longer turn is obtained its ending must also be signalled so that the other participants know it is finished and a contribution from them will not be construed as an interruption . |
| 9 | There is a history of the Macdonalds , Finlaggan , and their castles , of Dun Borreraig it is said " as usual there is a gallery in the midst of the walls . " |
| 10 | There is a history of the Macdonalds , Finlaggan , and their castles , of Dun Borreraig it is said " as usual there is a gallery in the midst of the walls . " |
| 11 | All her opponents know it is coming and , in theory , it is the easiest thing in the world to stop — you just step backwards . |
| 12 | One of the many advantages of a delicensed black cab is that unless the cops know it 's delicensed , the chances of getting pulled for not wearing a seat-belt are fairly remote . |
| 13 | The organisers say it 's to help politicians guage public feeling … but the MP says he does n't want to know . |
| 14 | Council officers say it is targeted at tour operators and coach companies , giving details of top attractions , accommodation , transport facilities and interpreters . |
| 15 | Since then , Sarawak 's logging activity has increased : official figures suggest it is taking at least 18 million cubic metres , with a possible further illegal cut of seven million cubic metres . |
| 16 | ( WES ) But those who 've worked with conductive education say it 's helped hundreds of families , and that the research on which the report is based is flawed . |
| 17 | Latest figures show it is attracting only 4.4 million viewers . |
| 18 | The two men just want to brew their traditional beers and make enough money to live on , but as things stand it 's becoming more and more difficult . |
| 19 | However , since Ecstasy is a designer drug , a competent chemist can make it anywhere and underworld sources claim it is produced in the region . |
| 20 | Since they started eight weeks ago , Thames Water estimate it 's saved 350 million gallons of water . |
| 21 | Given the proliferation of multi-user operating systems just coming to market , SunSoft declined to talk percentages about how much of the Unix-on-Intel market it is aiming for with Solaris 2.0 , though a bullish Doug Miller , managing director of SunSoft UK , said sales of one million copies a year within two years would n't be an unreasonable goal . |
| 22 | However , a degree of sensitivity is required as the purchaser may need their assistance in any due diligence exercise it is undertaking , and to effect a smooth handover of the business . |
| 23 | Rivals say it 's costing the Murdoch empire millions , when the Times is already loss making . |
| 24 | How do people know it 's gon na change ? |
| 25 | And also , it 's not just Oxford Friends of the Earth who are involved now , it seems to be touching everybody , and people are just getting involved , and it 's generating a really nice air of enthusiasm and care , and I hope that people feel it 's beginning to be their rainforest festival . |
| 26 | But in the long run , it 's bound to strengthen Germany 's economy tremendously , in fact some people think it 's going to strengthen it a bit too much , because it 's , it 's strong enough er already . |
| 27 | ‘ Our opinion is n't worth anything if people think it is influenced by self-interest . ’ |
| 28 | Through a major media campaign it is seeking to obtain funds by raising public awareness of the museum 's past history . |
| 29 | Critics say it 's encroaching on the green belt and would devastate local villages . |
| 30 | A group of families living beside one of the region 's busiest commuter routes are facing a five-mile detour to get home , because they 've been marooned by roadworks.They say it 's making their lives a misery , and want engineers to make them a special short cut to improve things . |