Example sentences of "[vb base] it is [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | He is available for the first working party meeting on Monday 18th January , and I suggest it is held in Aberystwyth at 2pm . |
| 3 | Council officers say it is targeted at tour operators and coach companies , giving details of top attractions , accommodation , transport facilities and interpreters . |
| 4 | A small button underneath the mouse can be pressed to reveal which channel it is set to by counting the number of times a neighbouring LED blinks . |
| 5 | The ZX Spectrum and Easy Programming attack the same problem area — what the hell do you do once you have unpacked your computer , tried to understand the manual , and realise it is written by people who seem to have forgotten that most of their readers will be neophytes ? |
| 6 | However , if one party is to bear the costs of the other it is important to specify this in the heads and ensure it is binding on all parties . |
| 7 | The extra energy not being allowed to be expressed as an increase in c appears as a commensurate increase in f , that is : ( formula included ) where m is the photon equivalent mass ( yes I know it is related to E but I am trying not to confuse myself ) , E is the energy , and h is Mr Plank 's claim to fame . |
| 8 | The presence of carbon is the most interesting aspect of the carbonaceous chondrites , because life as we know it is based on carbon chemistry . |
| 9 | But Mont Blanc as we know it is defined with hindsight . |
| 10 | Now I say that as myself , but I know it is reflected throughout the whole of the county . |
| 11 | Perhaps now is an opportunity of thanking everyone for their generosity and to say how greatly I know it is appreciated by the charities and organizations concerned . |
| 12 | As soon as you pick it up you know it is going to work well , and it does ! |
| 13 | As you walk up the stairs , the noise grows and you know it is going to be a hot reception . |
| 14 | And he admitted : ‘ I know it is going to be a hard slog for me to get back , but after what I have been through I 'm not bothered how hard it is going to be . |
| 15 | But I know it is going to be a wrench . |
| 16 | We do n't have to ask our husbands for the money , we know it is paid to us because we have the day-to-day responsibility for our children . |
| 17 | Given the proliferation of multi-user operating systems just coming to market , SunSoft declined to talk percentages about how much of the Unix-on-Intel market it is aiming for with Solaris 2.0 , though a bullish Doug Miller , managing director of SunSoft UK , said sales of one million copies a year within two years would n't be an unreasonable goal . |
| 18 | The relative weight to be attached to the different characteristics of the vehicle depends upon which market it is aimed at . |
| 19 | We understand it is decided to , at once , construct an 18-hole golf course on land belonging to the Bolney Syndicate . |
| 20 | You pass the chosen card and then finger another as if you feel it is going to be the right one and then say ‘ How much do you bet me that the next card I turn over is the chosen one ? ’ |
| 21 | Er I I would think it very little advantage in actually reading all of this aloud now , unless you feel it is going to be some great advantage . |
| 22 | However , since Ecstasy is a designer drug , a competent chemist can make it anywhere and underworld sources claim it is produced in the region . |
| 23 | Some declare it is caused by diet ; others are convinced it is a motility disorder or due to altered perception , a psychological disorder , a psychophysiological phenomenon , or even abnormal illness behaviour . |
| 24 | Like the horn and trumpet it is furnished with valves , but has four of these instead of three in order to give a complete chromatic scale from its fundamental note . |
| 25 | So I , I was very moved to find that this has arrived and I do n't think it 's romantic nonsense , I think it is related to the business of getting people together locally . |
| 26 | I think it is made of lead and the handle and bowl are designed to resemble shells . |
| 27 | ‘ Our opinion is n't worth anything if people think it is influenced by self-interest . ’ |
| 28 | The stretch lace was bought at a market stall where it was available in black , white and skintone — I think it is used in the lingerie industry for bras ! |
| 29 | So I think it is turning like that but it w certainly was n't when I went to most of them I did n't , I never met anybody from Channing or Highgate or l or from north London schools anyway . |
| 30 | I think it is going into your subconscious and picking up a whole series of signals . |