Example sentences of "[noun pl] it is [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Darlington result has always been one keenly watched by national political pundits it is traditionally a barometer of the way in which the nation generally is set to swing . |
| 2 | Once one has established a ‘ profile ’ of theatre-goers it is then an obvious next step to follow up the question ‘ Who ? ’ with the question ‘ Why ? ’ and the research then begins to fill in the gaps in our knowledge . |
| 3 | Hampden Babylon is a book about the sordid and seedy underbelly of Scottish football , but in many respects it is also a book about Scotland itself . |
| 4 | Along mid-oceanic ridges and subduction zones it is often a problem distinguishing between ‘ normal ’ and anomalous volcanism . |
| 5 | A ‘ hard case ’ — and I am not disputing that for the Bland parents it is indeed a very hard case — has been found which can , and I believe will , be skilfully exploited to justify the ‘ dignified ’ removal of a subtly-expanding range of people who will be deemed to be living lives which are below some ‘ expert 's ’ criterion of an acceptable standard . |
| 6 | Because the expenditure of many departments runs into hundreds of millions of pounds it is therefore a major audit task to check that the accounting and financial control systems underlying reported expenditure are both efficient and accurate . |
| 7 | In many ways it is also a partnership . |
| 8 | In many ways it is also a partnership . |
| 9 | While the main focus of the Survey is on basic payments it is nevertheless a crucial benchmark because both bonus and overtime payments are to an extent determined by the basic or standard wage . |
| 10 | So although it is not as good as the inner routes it is nevertheless an extremely robust scheme in the department of transports terms . |
| 11 | For the pregnant girls it is often a real eye-opener to see the other girls go off , deliver their babies and come back , having survived it all . |
| 12 | In the image the tribe acts as a unit only when people need it , and at all other times it is only a possibility , a concept in their minds . |
| 13 | A trail leads above the fall , and we follow it back into a narrow gorge , proceeding carefully — at times it is only a foot wide , and 50 feet above the creek . |
| 14 | ( A couple of drunks do eventually square up in the third base bleachers , but by Stamford Bridge standards it is almost a mating ritual ) . |
| 15 | When working with young children it is sometimes a good idea to invoke magic : " When we go into the hall we are going through a magic door " , as if it were a door to a magic wardrobe . |
| 16 | On the standing charges regarding motion three eight four for the rent-free telephones for our senior citizens it is really an extension of three seventy but the C E C asks to while you , while you accept this resolution ask for a qualification on the motion . |
| 17 | For some this they hope is the first step on the road to a more stable musicl career to others it is just a bit of fun . |
| 18 | The exact time varies enormously ; some small girls are already devoted to their make-believe babies , while for others it is merely a charade they feel compelled to act out . |
| 19 | But though there is a greater abundance of H 2 O in the atmosphere beneath the clouds it is still a very minor constituent , and the quantity is poorly known . |