Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] it [be] [verb] " 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 | ‘ That is an inquisitorial power , which may work with great severity against third persons , and it seems to me to be obvious that such a section ought to be used with the greatest care , so as not unnecessarily to put in motion the machinery of justice when it is not wanted , or to put it in motion at a stage when it is not clear that it is wanted , and certainly not to put it in motion if unnecessary mischief is going to be done or hardship inflicted upon the third person who is called upon to appear and give information . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | ‘ 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 . |
| 7 | Thus it is clear that it is owing to her body that a woman is defective . ) |
| 8 | A report of the work was typed by the school secretary but its informal style and the sometimes cryptic references to individual children make it clear that it was intended for internal circulation only . |
| 9 | It is not very clear whether section 17(2) adds a third element or is subsumed in ( b ) , but it is clear that it was intended to be more difficult to obtain an interlocutory injunction in trade dispute cases than in others . |
| 10 | When the offence of obstructing a constable was first enacted by Parliament , it seems reasonably clear that it was intended to refer to physical obstruction only . |
| 11 | Unfortunately , problems still remain with regard to delivery and it seems that in the case of an individual delivery will still be necessary as the old law still applies , with the result that a document will be treated as delivered when it is clear that it was intended by one of the parties that he was to be bound by the terms of the document . |
| 12 | This is often misunderstood as cleaning oneself of contamination , but is obviously not the case as is proven by the fact that they had to clean themselves carefully before going into the bath , or mikva as it is called , so it becomes clear that it was to purify themselves spiritually , not physically . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Now the tense of the main verb , in other words not the bit in the when clause or the as soon as clause or whatever , normally virtually it gives it away because if it 's future in the main the chances are extremely high that it 's going to be future in French at least in the time clause . |
| 15 | This series was so popular that it was repeated in the same year . |
| 16 | That was not too bad but , like most ideas ahead of their time , I am afraid that it was voted down by 182 votes to 170 . |
| 17 | The list of issues which the group came up with was so detailed that it was discussed over the following weeks . |
| 18 | ‘ No sooner is the dish empty than it is filled again — and with more food than before ! ’ |
| 19 | It 's all very clear and it 's supported and led by a very strong musical energy — I do n't mean necessarily me , I 'm talking about Mussorgsky 's phenomenal score . ’ |
| 20 | Again that , that is , is very clear and it 's representing initiation rituals . |
| 21 | It is tautological if all that is being said is that where there is no industrial capitalism , there are no industrial capitalists , and vice versa ; and it is fallacious if it is intended as a substantial proposition meaning that the limited growth in some Third World economies is due to the absence of innovators , intermediaries , risk-takers and the like . |
| 22 | I knew it had gone horribly wrong and it was going to hurt . |
| 23 | He said the NHS needed to stay public if it was to remain ‘ the envy of the world ’ . |
| 24 | The royal physician dressed the corpse for buried and it was interred eleven days later at Jedburgh . |
| 25 | Not that you were dissimulating unfelt emotions : you were merely their translator , and you transcended those emotions , imparting to them that furnace heat which makes a work of genius give off light if it is brought to the desired temperature . |
| 26 | To say , in the abstract , that birds have a right to fly seems to me rather foolish if it be taken as saying more than that most birds fly naturally . |
| 27 | See so it 's just by learning the pattern it 's like say if you were you were playing football every time somebody every time the ball came towards you you had to learn all about the way the ball goes Oh it 's you know it 's slowing down cos the grass is wet and it 's curling and things like that . |
| 28 | It is not MAS practice to fix fees solely contingent on the price obtained for the company ; however , acting on a part fixed/part contingent basis is acceptable provided it is judged that the interest in selling is genuine , the price expectation is realistic and there is likely to be at least one buyer . |
| 29 | But the fishing trip that hot night was something different and it was to frighten and distress the boys . |
| 30 | Eaten raw in salads , it becomes more interesting if it is topped with herbs and a good quality olive oil . |