Example sentences of "[noun pl] [conj] it [verb] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Poor cutlery will have tiny burrs inside the fork prongs where it has been stamped out of the sheet of metal . |
| 2 | Compare retailing with other sectors where IT has been used extensively . |
| 3 | Public opinion is growing too large for the channels that it has been accustomed to run through . ’ |
| 4 | The King was , however , also King of his Dominions and it had been provided by the Statute of Westminster 1931 , s.4 , that Parliament should not legislate for the Dominions ( defined as Australia , Canada , the Irish Free State , Newfoundland , New Zealand and the Union of South Africa ) except at the request of and with the consent of the Dominion concerned . |
| 5 | Erm the only example that I can think of where that went wrong was where there was a delay in the post but er we certainly do endeavour , it was er it was something which we 've introduced in the last erm eighteen months and it 's been welcomed by members and er it is certainly our intention to give everyone as much notice as possible . |
| 6 | erm most of them have n't heard much from their families , no news at all , for the last six months and it 's been very difficult for us . |
| 7 | Nor can I forgive her for having blocked Moira 's appointment as BBC Governor for the Arts after it had been cleared by the Home Office . |
| 8 | The sores that it produces are usually found on the external surface of the penis in the male , but rarely the site of infection may be inside the urethra , and in these cases recurrent ‘ non-specific urethritis ’ may occur , which is particularly resistant to treatment . |
| 9 | The Red Poll 's greatest successes overseas are in Jamaica , Brazil and other Latin American countries where it has been instrumental in the creation of types bred for local conditions , such as the Jamaica Red , Pitangueiras ( Brazil ) , La Velasquez ( Colombia ) , Senepol ( US Virgin Islands ) and possibly the Romosinuano ( Colombia ) . |
| 10 | In addition , in a number of LEA areas where it had been decided , mainly for doctrinaire reasons , not to submit bids , we have received individual bids from schools . |
| 11 | Be that as it may , chancroid is diagnosed and treated with frequency in endemic areas where it has been described as a disease of the socially unenlightened and the economically unfortunate . |
| 12 | The thickness of the Stinkdolomit in areas where it has been affected by late leaching is about 40–60 m and of this , about 10–20 m might be expected to constitute potential net pay . |
| 13 | If possible , life was harder even for these ragged redskins than it had been for their forefathers after the war with Rope Thrower , when their livelihood had been deliberately burned away from them . |
| 14 | The sufferer from alcoholism is so frequently involved in traffic offences that it has been said that just two drink-driving offences are a strong indication of alcoholism . |
| 15 | But we were moving in different directions and it had been clear for some while that we stayed together out of habit . |
| 16 | Unless otherwise indicated , therefore , this questionnaire is asking for information about courses which aim to improve teachers ' or trainee teachers ' understanding and awareness of the nature of human ability-orientated courses , either in teaching methods for language teaching or in communication for all teachers — but information given should not refer to work in these areas unless it has been specifically asked for . |
| 17 | When one turns to his large-scale tonal designs , unexplored until now , it becomes apparent that Lully 's influence is as preponderant in Campra 's cantatas as it had been in his stage music . |
| 18 | Caine turns down scripts if it means being away from home for too long |
| 19 | They are very good acts and it has been a tough battle to get through . ’ |
| 20 | Cabezón wrote such versos or versillos and it has been suggested that he was stimulated by the example of Arnolt Schlick ( see p.184 ) who also composed what one might call suites of versets , notably those on ‘ Da pacem Domine ’ in the first part of his Tabulaturen ( 1512 ) , without the choral alternation . |
| 21 | Without this we are breaking our governing rules and it has been indicated that any future occurrence will make the person concerned liable to disciplinary action . |
| 22 | The Proprietor shall not be liable for any such withholding taxes if it has been complied with the relevant tax exemption requirements and has delivered tot he Publisher an exemption certificate or other proof of such exemption satisfactory to the taxing authorities . |
| 23 | However , it may be wrong to assume that this inability to create a coordinated response is a bad thing : a truly-integrated response to the cities from the Conservative governments elected in 1979 and after might have been even more detrimental to the major conurbations than it has been . |
| 24 | During the three years that it has been accommodated at the Paris Exhibition Centre at Porte de Versailles — the original venue at CNIT having succumbed to the demolition expert 's hammer — the Salon Nautique has expanded by almost 20 per cent . |
| 25 | However , this sector of the Environment Services Division has expanded greatly in the ten years that it has been operating |
| 26 | It says , that not only does it save it 's money when it comes to when we 're putting in the tender bids , but actually the profits it makes goes back into the County Council , it has a two- prong saving of averages to this council , and we 've known and seen in the years that it 's been running that money has come back into county council balances , which means that we can have more money to spend on other services . |
| 27 | She 'd lived without carpets for the first few weeks and it had been nearly a year before she 'd been able to ditch her old and undersized curtains . |
| 28 | The Government should halt the issue of licences to build further gas-powered stations until it has been demonstrated that they do produce cheaper electricity . |
| 29 | Before moving into it the family had lived with Sally 's grandparents and it had been very cramped . |
| 30 | Research and development costs £20,000 : these are sunk costs and it follows are irrelevant to the decision . |