Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] it is [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 ) . |
| 2 | It clear that it is costing British jobs on a substantial scale and that it will continue until the unfair practices cease . |
| 3 | The health authority has made it clear that it is initiating an inquiry to establish the levels of staffing and back-up staffing that are necessary to ensure that there are no shortages . |
| 4 | IBM has invested so much in the development of , and so much more in the marketing of , OS/2 2.0 that it has to plough on with it even if in 18 months ' time it becomes clear that it is becoming at best a respectable also-ran in the desktop stakes . |
| 5 | ‘ We should like to see parents control the amount of time their children spend on computer games , especially if it becomes clear that it is becoming more than a normal hobby , ’ said the PAT deputy general secretary , Jackie Miller . |
| 6 | Thus it is clear that it is owing to her body that a woman is defective . ) |
| 7 | Thirdly , the chances are high that it is sitting atop an ancient tectonic boundary that runs east-west under the Mediterranean — this is where the African and Eurasian plates are in contention . |
| 8 | ‘ Change-orientation ’ is the youngest and it is gaining ground . |
| 9 | Until recently , there have been no established codec standards and one system can only speak to another if it is using the same compression-decompression algorithms . |
| 10 | Antennae keenly tuned by the hopes of lucrative business , the new director , Bernard Herdan , was quoted in the Independent on Sunday as looking forward to even greater wonders : ‘ The day is not too far distant when we will be able to tell the ordinary public whether it is going to rain in their street within the next hour . ’ |
| 11 | There is also a suggestion that the Council of Ministers meet in public when it is acting as a legislative body , a suggestion which some parliamentarians first attribute to Mr Tony Benn in his days as Energy Secretary . |
| 12 | They are interrupting my fixed gaze into the third ring of the electric fire , or my autistic pacing around the living room , as I try to determine whether the print that I thought was beautiful is in fact so vulgar that it is lying in wait to expose me to ridicule . |
| 13 | The animal will be aware of its prey in that it consciously perceives , pursues , and devours it , but it will be unaware that it is doing these things for the sake of satisfying its wants . |
| 14 | Research has shown that we are normally not conscious that it takes place , but that we are uncomfortable if it is missing when we would expect it or present on inappropriate occasions — for example in a greeting from a complete stranger . |
| 15 | Sony 's position is less dangerous because it is building on the foundations of an already established physical format . |
| 16 | He is frail and it is upsetting for her . ’ |
| 17 | There is a 50 gallon mark on the 4′ tank but I have filled it higher than that and it is holding 65 gallons . |
| 18 | ‘ If Lennox does n't learn to crouch and get his right hand up more , Ruddock will zoom in on that and it is going to be all over . |
| 19 | Sir Nicholas Goodison , chairman of the National Art Collection Fund , said : ‘ This sale is a lost opportunity for British public collections , but I am glad that it is staying in the country . |
| 20 | Especially painted white and it is reflecting an awful lot of light . |
| 21 | Singing is one of those activities which seems perfectly simple and natural when it is working well , but which requires , for most of us , years of discipline and effort to perfect . |
| 22 | ‘ Support for the monarchy has been strong but it is weakening . |
| 23 | The accomplishment is to make sure that it is telling you the truth . ’ |
| 24 | Make sure that it is helping ! |
| 25 | They pass it around behind their backs and must make sure that it is ringing loudly . |
| 26 | I do keep an eye on my colour changer to make sure that it is picking up each colour as it should and I am also very careful to check that I have no ‘ lazy ’ or less than perfect needles as picking up dropped stitches is not a pleasant job . |
| 27 | To move from the card that is already in your machine to any accelerated card , you need to be sure that it is going to do what you want it to do . |
| 28 | In any case , enveloped though it is in ingratiating compliments to us on how charming we are in the bosoms of our families , the indictment is quite firm and it is unsparing : ‘ Suffocating insular coziness ’ . |
| 29 | MI5 is able to extract any information it wants about individuals , which is often useful when it is smearing someone 's character . |
| 30 | The quality of the grain is deteriorating fast , as long as it is raining . |