Example sentences of "[conj] it [be] [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the law of property , a child conceived , but not yet born , will be treated as born , at any rate where it is for its advantage that it should be so treated . |
| 2 | Although ‘ laicisation ’ is a process that has become universal in the Western world , it is in North America where it is at its most advanced . |
| 3 | In principle , the law is clear — children go where it is in their best interests to go . |
| 4 | There are emerging , however , a few bona fide cases where licensing is the only means of making any sales and where it is in our general interest to be in a market in anticipation of that market situation easing at a later date . |
| 5 | Does that rain mean it 's off the coast or it 's in our area ? |
| 6 | But er I w I would think , although it 's before my time , I would think that er of what I 've heard my father talking about these early days , there was great enthusiasm for motorcycles and of course some of the early registered numbers you 'll find that there 's many of them were motorcycles , the young men of the town who had probably been cyclists , quite a number of them er took up this motorcycling and they made their own motorcycles so were buying either kits and er even manufacturing the tanks and these things themselves . |
| 7 | But she was afraid to allow herself to become pregnant and therefore , although it was against her religious beliefs , was using contraceptives . |
| 8 | And , as Mark himself said , when asked whether he had any words of advice for those who might follow in his footsteps , ‘ I would tell them that it 's worth it if the alternative is that they die . ’ |
| 9 | And it gave lots and lots of work to our colleagues and you know , when , when I say that er I think I made a comment that at that time , er had made the , the , the comment about er the winds of change and that er you know we were never better off , well really the unemployment figures were so low at that time that it 's to my mind you know , a truism . |
| 10 | I do n't think the script 's up to scratch , and the whole thing 's underbudgeted , but one thing I will say for it is that it 's ABOUT something . |
| 11 | I mean I think the message that they were communicating last was that it 's about them being appearing to be a good |
| 12 | I was just gon na say , I I think we should possibly stop blaming the media or whatever actually happens and perhaps echo what the the lady earlier said , I think that it 's in our hands , we 're the women that could make this happen ! |
| 13 | You beg , steal or borrow £1,000 , then get your bank to certify that it 's in your account before you return the cash . |
| 14 | It is clearly laid down in the Act that it is for them to consider whether or not the nuisance exists , whether or not it has been abated , and whether it still exists , and , if it does , it is for them to consider which of the requirements of the abatement notice are to be carried out or how otherwise the nuisance is to be abated . |
| 15 | He takes the understandable view that it is for him to take the first steps in Russia , which he is doing to keep the scientists in Russia . |
| 16 | As is usual , our report is provided on the basis that it is for your information only and that it will not be quoted or referred to , in whole or in part , without our prior written consent . |
| 17 | A complainant would have to show that fewer women than men could comply with such a requirement and that it is to her detriment that she can not comply . |
| 18 | As you know doubt are aware of the importance that it is to us in that area of the and the current enquiry that 's going on at the moment . |
| 19 | But the general point remains that it is to it is targeted towards a particular sector of the workforce . |
| 20 | It comes in the evening after a busy day and tells me that it is past my bed-time . |
| 21 | Another discourse analyst , providing a second opinion , might report that it is about something else entirely , and a debate would ensue in the discourse analysis literature . |
| 22 | Q.T 's are also reminded that it is through their efforts that class members see the range of goods we now sell ( a price list is attached . |
| 23 | After all the doubts and uncertainties , wrote Harsnet , most of which I did not admit to myself , or else tried to pretend were an integral part of the project , sense now that it is on its way . |
| 24 | It would be convenient to report that Ross Cranston 's performance was as immaculate as his appearance or that it is on him that the smart money will be laid . |
| 25 | But the cost of housing in the city means that it is beyond them , particularly if they 're on their own , young , single people . |
| 26 | This amazing £250,000 Japanese import is apparently so sophisticated that it is beyond its capability to frank more than one all-purpose hybrid place of origin on its postmark , viz ‘ Cumbria ’ occupying the whole upper half of the disc , with ‘ Dumfries & Galloway ’ ( nearly three times the length ) squeezed into the lower half . |
| 27 | How he could do so at all is something beyond our finite comprehension , and the full significance of the intersection of eternity with time in Jesus is only grasped along with the awareness that it is beyond our power to understand or explain . |
| 28 | That it is over something over which I have no control . |
| 29 | Hence they feel that it is in everyone 's interest to have full and open dialogues . |
| 30 | The Evangelical Alliance is canny in hoping it.can win similar victories by persuading publishers that it is in their commercial interest to avoid offending decent consumers . |