Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] [conj] it [is] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hsiang p'ien tastes awful when it 's cold . ’ |
| 2 | If you really like the place , make an offer — but make clear that it 's only ‘ subject to survey and contract ’ . |
| 3 | I suppose because one is so helpless , there 's nothing you can do if anything goes wrong and it 's an awful long way down . |
| 4 | But anything goes wrong and it 's God 's fault ! |
| 5 | But they can be incredibly frustrating when something goes wrong because it 's so hard to get down to a nitty gritty level to sort out your problems . |
| 6 | They do n't know English but it is more than that . |
| 7 | In two respects , however , the definition is wider than at common law in that the Act ( a ) renders a species dangerous if it poses a threat to property and ( b ) allows for a species to be considered dangerous if it is not commonly domesticated in Britain , even though it may be so domesticated overseas . |
| 8 | A mismatched , haphazard gang of pots looks terrible and it is worth investing some decent money in creating a cohesive style . |
| 9 | This is an approach to gardening which looks good because it is good , common sense . |
| 10 | In any event , it is important that the dog stands still while it is being groomed . |
| 11 | This is not possible with a cash underwritten alternative unless it is accompanied by an open offer and clawback ( see para 5.6 above ) . |
| 12 | However , if we are unconcerned about the horse becoming anxious , and let it ‘ buck it out ’ , it may always be anxious in such situations , and it may develop a permanent habit of tongue over the bit , bucking , being girth-shy , or refusing to stand still while it is mounted , and so on . |
| 13 | It looks great when it 's down or in a simple self-knotted style . |
| 14 | Jane Porteous , Community Dietitian , says more young people are becoming vegetarian but it 's important whatever you eat to have a well balanced diet . |
| 15 | If you put Tina 's number plate on another car and visa versa that would throw , I I 'd probably look at it and think you know , oh somebody 's got a new car or that looks familiar but it 's not the right car so I would n't think about it . |
| 16 | It looks new and it is n't listed on the inventory . ’ |
| 17 | I said it looks nice as it is and I do n't know if he will or not , I forgot to ask him on the phone . |
| 18 | We have already seen how authority within companies is deemed legitimate when it is based on educational achievement and length of service ; attitudes towards public sector bureaucrats who occupy high office are likewise framed by the priority given to individual merit displayed by educational status . |
| 19 | It gets so dirty and it looks dirty if it 's not polished every day . |
| 20 | But it looks alright because it 's a big lawn . |
| 21 | The analogy with a mechanical process no longer rings true and it is unlikely that this case will be followed . |
| 22 | The analogy is with instinctive mystery — an arcane communing which erupts suddenly at a mutually understood signal , like an entire species of bird becoming aware that it is time to mate . |
| 23 | but it looks horrible when it 's right up . |
| 24 | Well it 's never going to go straight and it 's going to put the whole lot out is n't it ? |
| 25 | The report — which has taken more than a year to prepare in one of the most complex inquiries undertaken by Sir Anthony 's office — will address the question of when the department first became negligent if it is shown to have been aware of the possible difficulties . |
| 26 | The company 's main business is in sheet fed offset and it is at the forefront of printing on recycled paper . |
| 27 | A court official admitted : ‘ The records should not have been made public and it is understandable people get upset . ’ |
| 28 | If a bank is not recognized , it can not use the word ‘ bank ’ in its title ( unless it is an overseas bank operating in the UK and it is made clear that it is using the title ‘ bank ’ because it is entitled to do so in its country of origin ) . |
| 29 | wrong anyway in that er I 'll say it 's the er early on it in the report Good defines what he determines a prus trustees duty and as I said to a sort of effectively orb enter into a tr transaction which immediately cost effecting kind of money rather than making money for the pension fund er is against that duty in the first place , but it to it should however be ma made explicit that it is against that duty which I will say stock lending may be okay for a pension fund , but not stock lending where the er pension fund is acting as the borrower rather than the lender . |
| 30 | Oh , I 'd say it is w wrong anyway in that er I say it 's the it 's early er on it in the report Good defines what he determines a trustees duty and as I said to a sort of effectively ought enter into a tr transaction which immediately cost effecting kind of money rather than making money for the pension fund then it is against that duty in the first place , but it 's to it should however be ma made explicit that it is against that duty saying stock lending may be okay for a pension fund , but not stock lending where the er pension fund is acting as the borrower rather than the lender . |