Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb base] it [is] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My police contacts say it 's thought she was the victim of a random attack by a thief . ’ |
| 2 | If a right to a longer turn is obtained its ending must also be signalled so that the other participants know it is finished and a contribution from them will not be construed as an interruption . |
| 3 | All her opponents know it is coming and , in theory , it is the easiest thing in the world to stop — you just step backwards . |
| 4 | One of the many advantages of a delicensed black cab is that unless the cops know it 's delicensed , the chances of getting pulled for not wearing a seat-belt are fairly remote . |
| 5 | The organisers say it 's to help politicians guage public feeling … but the MP says he does n't want to know . |
| 6 | Council officers say it is targeted at tour operators and coach companies , giving details of top attractions , accommodation , transport facilities and interpreters . |
| 7 | Since then , Sarawak 's logging activity has increased : official figures suggest it is taking at least 18 million cubic metres , with a possible further illegal cut of seven million cubic metres . |
| 8 | Latest figures show it is attracting only 4.4 million viewers . |
| 9 | The two men just want to brew their traditional beers and make enough money to live on , but as things stand it 's becoming more and more difficult . |
| 10 | However , since Ecstasy is a designer drug , a competent chemist can make it anywhere and underworld sources claim it is produced in the region . |
| 11 | Rivals say it 's costing the Murdoch empire millions , when the Times is already loss making . |
| 12 | Critics say it 's encroaching on the green belt and would devastate local villages . |
| 13 | If its a civil coroners court it 's portrayed as a bumbling court . |
| 14 | But insiders say it is drawn closely from the book which had the co-operation of intimate friends of the princess . |
| 15 | Right look at you , eating all your crisps look it 's going to rain |
| 16 | Toshiba Corp has been showing off the robotics work it is engaged on at its research centre , where it has a number of projects that are or have grown out of government-sponsored projects : it is developing eyes 2mm to 3mm in diameter for a micromachine for use in inspecting pipes in nuclear power stations , and also a software-controlled self-mobile robot for use in space where not all astronauts can be expected to be robot experts . |