Example sentences of "[pers pn] [conj] it [is] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The form it 's taking is not extremely reactionary , I would n't want to say that , but it does seem to me that it 's shifting away from progressive forms of narrative resolution that were available a few years ago . |
| 2 | A niece of mine living in tells me that it 's picking up slightly , the property market . |
| 3 | I think my relationship is a fairly normal one , but I do find myself bending over backwards not to erm use any of the sort of additional knowledge I have of education , and if there are things going on that perhaps I think that there might be better ways of doing it , then I bend over backwards not to give that kind of impression or to suggest it at all , because it seems to me that it 's going to make the relationship with the school or with the teachers erm a rather awkward one , and I do n't think it will good for my children . |
| 4 | When I 'm on tour I normally write little ideas down in my diary and hang on to them until it 's writing time . |
| 5 | We do n't want to upset them and it 's bound to smooth itself out in time . " |
| 6 | The McGuires had another son and daughter , Hugh and Jacobina , but little is known of them and it is presumed that they both died young . |
| 7 | I can only tell you that it is intended to be read by a very limited circle of people in the medical profession . |
| 8 | While working the FAXgrabber icon appears at the bottom of the screen and little bracket symbols move from side to side underneath it to tell you that it is operating . |
| 9 | It tells you that it is reported very crisply , very briefly . |
| 10 | Ask anyone about vitamin C and they will be able to tell you that it is found in oranges — but would they also know that it is in melons and tomatoes ? |
| 11 | A flashing heart tells you that it 's working and the numerals show your pulse rate in beats per minute ( bpm ) . |
| 12 | He 's an ungrateful bastard at the best of times but biting the hand that feeds you while it 's feeding you is a bit out of order . |
| 13 | Simple things like the rain on the window pane , the cat mewing to come in or the noise of a bus which could be on top of you before it is seen . |
| 14 | This is as much to do with you as it is to do with me . |
| 15 | At first the language helper repeats each phrase for you as it is played back and you write it down , but your aim should be that when you have worked out a phonemic script for the language you teach the language helper to transcribe texts for you . |
| 16 | She blames me because it 's taking so long . |
| 17 | ‘ You see , I want to make love to you and be able to tell you I love you and hear you say you love me while it 's happening . ’ |
| 18 | So many august prelates assisted him that it is called the ‘ Bishops ' ’ Bible . |
| 19 | And I said , would you clear that with him then and tell him that it 's coming ? |
| 20 | ‘ I sha n't look for her if it 's going to hurt you , I promise . ’ |
| 21 | I 'll stop seeing her if it 's hurting you ! ’ |
| 22 | One is led to the conclusion therefore that the husband should convey as beneficial owner ; he is very often conveying the former matrimonial home as part of an agreement whereby the wife releases her rights to further claims for capital , and as such he could be said to be receiving valuable consideration from her and it is established that a vendor selling under compulsion should stand in the same position as a contractual purchaser under an open contract ( see Re King [ 1962 ] 1 WLR 632 and Emmet on Title above ) . |
| 23 | That period is to all intents and purposes part of the sentence , and he ought to know everything that is said about him before it is fixed . |
| 24 | And although Jesus himself remains to a significant degree elusive , it is as possible to deduce plausible information about him as it is to deduce such information about Arthur , or Robin Hood . |
| 25 | Reid is at the end of his contract with City and could join Rochdale , though Scarborough are also likely to show interest in him as it is known that manager Ray McHale wants to sign experienced players in the goalkeeping , central midfield , centre back and striking positions . |
| 26 | We must do the work , and we must do it where it is needed . |
| 27 | Somehow I get a vibe off it that it 's gon na be a really good place to be , 'cos maybe things are n't as f—ed up down there . |
| 28 | Computervision Corp so wants to put its sad ownership by Prime Computer Inc behind it that it is remaking itself in the pure computer-aided design software image of the company Prime acquired as quickly as it can . |
| 29 | IBM Corp reckons that it is so vital to its future to gain possession of it that it is betting the company on making a success of OS/2 2.0 . |
| 30 | Half the English and American ladies do n't realize until they 've seen it that it is linked to the Baron , and if we make a feature of that in the advance publicity we can suggest double bookings for consecutive nights . |