Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] it [is] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the rest , it is distasteful where it is not dull . |
| 2 | and giving us tuition on real antique furniture , he does n't do anything in his shop erm after eighteen forty or it 's all more or less Georgian , very Georgian actually . |
| 3 | erm I 'm conscious of the fact that I 've been going on for perhaps too long and I may not have said quite enough about Darwin , but let me just finish by saying this that it 's not possible today , I believe , to discuss any important problem in biology without Darwin 's thought being absolutely central to what you 're saying all the time . |
| 4 | Is it not clear that it is not ambulance staff which have withdrawn the emergency cover from London , but the management ? ’ |
| 5 | In any event , the Act makes it clear that it is not unlawful for a teacher to inflict corporal punishment ( as defined in the Act ) where it is necessary ‘ for reasons that include averting an immediate danger of personal injury to , or an immediate danger to the property of , any person ( including the pupil concerned ) ’ . |
| 6 | Although European railway executives see British rail traffic as important , it is quite clear that it is not crucial to plans for the development of a European network which will proceed whatever happens on the other side of the Channel . |
| 7 | Reporting that Judge Vaughn Walker has entered an order establishing a hearing date on summary judgement motions for May 5 in the look-and-feel suit brought against it and Hewlett-Packard Co by Apple Computer Inc , Microsoft Corp makes it quite clear that it is not prepared to tolerate any nonsense from anyone : the lawyer retained as its vice-president of law and corporate affairs is called William Neukom . |
| 8 | The opening fourteen chapters of Scale 1 provide a context of definitions for Hilton 's particular address to a recluse asking advice on the contemplative life which , in the first chapter , he acknowledges to be a demanding process : Although in defining active and contemplative life Hilton makes it clear that contemplative life belongs especially he , characteristically , makes it clear that it is not ruled out for actives . |
| 9 | I have to , I have to make it er perfectly clear that it is not part of the official business of the meeting . |
| 10 | The management of the trustees is really , I venture to think , of the nature of what is described in one of the rules as a private or domestic use , and so described for the purpose of making it clear that it is not to be allowed as a deduction . |
| 11 | ‘ British Coal have made it clear that it is not up to them , ’ he said . |
| 12 | Although this might seem in one sense to be an unequivocal expression of deference , it becomes clear that it is purely conventional as soon as one imagines an Englishman acting in this way in the presence of his Queen . |
| 13 | The Bible is quite clear that it is always a mistake for a Christian to go out with a non-Christian . |
| 14 | It is clear that it is still campaigning to have licensed growth promotions reinstated for beef cattle . |
| 15 | Our amendments make it absolutely clear that it is only the deliberate promotion of homosexuality by local authorities that would be affected . |
| 16 | In fact the wording of the Act makes it clear that it is only as mothers that women are given priority in the public sector . |
| 17 | Hence , even when a referendum takes place in Britain , Parliament takes care to make it clear that it is only a " consultative " measure . |
| 18 | ‘ The time has come to make it clear that it is only where a taxpayer has established the existence of a profit-generating operation carried on by him outside Hong Kong that he can hope to escape the charge to profits tax imposed by section 14 . |
| 19 | Thus , although he does not enumerate a catalogue of rights it seems clear that it is chiefly the conventional political and civil liberties , including a right to freedom of conscience , that are associated with the traditional doctrine of liberalism which would qualify as rights in the strong sense . |
| 20 | However , it is not clear that it is substantially more humiliating and distressing than forced acts of oral sex or object penetration . |
| 21 | It is quite clear that it is too late to introduce new terms by reference to them on an invoice . |
| 22 | So , if you feel strongly about male babysitters , speak out — while making it clear that it 's not personal , it 's just for the sake of your peace of mind . |
| 23 | But it 's clear that it 's hardly plausible to account for the current indie mire in those terms , as a problem of indulgence , pretentiousness , over-inflated ambition and gross-out . |
| 24 | If you really like the place , make an offer — but make clear that it 's only ‘ subject to survey and contract ’ . |
| 25 | Speaking as someone with a job I 've got to be very careful about giving advice to people who are in a much worse situation than myself , but from the research we did erm it is clear that it 's very important erm not just to sink in and dwell on your problems , not just to erm stay at home , not meeting other people , not engaging in activities . |
| 26 | Well , th yes , well that 's it , they are going facing the station and it used to be so much prettier than it is now . |
| 27 | Or will our message be so weak and insipid that it is not worth having . |
| 28 | Or is it so high that it is too cool for crops to ripen ? |
| 29 | In historical time , the household formed the unit of work and the division between paid work and domestic work was less clear than it is to-day . |
| 30 | This was first flown in 1979 , but Bill found himself hanging upside down when the brakes seized on landing , and was reluctant to repeat this so it is now owned by Disney Industries , featuring in a recent film The Rocketeer . |