Example sentences of "[conj] it is [prep] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | But the general point remains that it is to it is targeted towards a particular sector of the workforce . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | But the cost of housing in the city means that it is beyond them , particularly if they 're on their own , young , single people . |
| 7 | The whole thing is a lot tougher on Tod than it is on me . |
| 8 | It 's much harder on them than it is on you . ) |
| 9 | London is different to me than it is to you . |
| 10 | Too close a contact with leading journalists could be of more benefit to the media than it is to you . |
| 11 | ‘ Rid yourself of the notion , sir , ’ he said on a menacing note , ‘ that it is any more acceptable to me than it is to you ! ’ |
| 12 | Or maybe it is simply that a second to them is a vastly longer subjective experience of time than it is to us and other creatures , possessed of a slower metabolic rate . |
| 13 | ‘ It seems like a nightmare , ’ said Breeze in bewilderment ; ‘ but it 's much , much worse for you than it is for me . |
| 14 | Well it 's probably gon na be easier asking you to nip up to shop than it is for me trying to get back . |
| 15 | We need to remember that it is no more natural for women to live longer than men than it is for them to have lower incomes , to expect to give up work if their men wish it at marriage or in later life , to be the keepers of family memory , the main carers of those in need , the main sufferers from the empty nest as children leave home . |
| 16 | It is much more effort for the speechreader than it is for you . |
| 17 | It could scarcely be more vivid in their memories than it is in mine , but what is also vivid in my memory is the aftermath of those events , which was the Government 's sensible accommodation of the fears and anxieties that had been expressed . |
| 18 | Parliament has placed the primary responsibility for their enforcement on local authorities and it is for them to decide their own course of action . |
| 19 | The hope is to set up groups across Scotland to discuss health issues on a local level and it is for them that the recruitment drive has been started . |
| 20 | However , as was made clear by the Divisional Court , the release of a life sentence prisoner is solely at my discretion and it is for me to decide , after receiving the Parole Board 's recommendation and after consulting the judiciary as required by section 61(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 1967 , when actual release should take place . |
| 21 | ‘ the release of a life sentence prisoner is solely at my discretion and it is for me to decide , after receiving the Parole Board 's recommendation and after consulting the judiciary as required by section 61(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 1967 , when actual release should take place . |
| 22 | –This is the fourth annual report which I have presented to the Village Association in the last five years and it is for me the most pleasing , not because I am standing down as chairman but because I feel that it is the most positive report that I have been able to give . |
| 23 | ‘ This is the fourth annual report which I have presented to the Village Association in the last five years and it is for me the most pleasing , not because I am standing down as chairman but because I feel that it is the most positive report that I have been able to give . |
| 24 | ‘ All right , well I have told you that the facts are for you ; you have seen all the witnesses in the case , you have heard them and it is for you to assess their evidence and to decide which of them you believe , if any , which of them you disbelieve , if any . |
| 25 | Each image is like a candle and it is for us to embroider our minds so that they are like the constellations of the heavens — Rumi 's harvest of stars . |
| 26 | And it is for us surely to open ourselves without prejudice to the shape that it will take in the future . |
| 27 | She changed my entire perspective of the infection and it is to her , I believe , that I owe my current good health . |
| 28 | ‘ I know Thomas 's legal status is important to you and it is to me , ’ she said , in a rapid jump of track . |
| 29 | The Regulations are presently the responsibility of Building Control Officers within local authorities and it is to them that you should apply if you want to do any work which might be affected by the Regulations . |
| 30 | He is the chief executive and administrative officer of the local authority , and it is to him in the end that the council must turn to see that the decisions of the council are executed . |