Example sentences of "[vb base] it is [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ANL organisers say it is up to individual members whether they take to the streets to fight racism , but Safina Hussain has little doubt about what action is needed . |
| 2 | But you will no doubt also understand what I mean when I say it is not at all easy to define just what this quality is . |
| 3 | ‘ The more I 'm into music and the more I 'm into guitar playing , I realise it is n't about how great a guitar player you are ; it 's about writing songs and it 's about fitting guitar and voice together . |
| 4 | As I wait at the traffic lights I find myself crying ; I realise it is not for Hilda but for him . |
| 5 | ‘ I hope it is n't in the cathedral , ’ he said mournfully , ‘ I am never at my best in churches . ’ |
| 6 | If the rating is not marked on the switch or volume control it is n't worth the risk . |
| 7 | Although the trees are still leafless , I do not get a glimpse of the hall until it is within a stone 's throw , so hidden is it by a dense screen of boughs and underwood ; but I know it is near at hand , for an ancient archway spans the path leading to the farmyard , and just beyond the Tudor gateway bearing several clear-cut coats of arms . |
| 8 | Oh he 's off work and you see he has all the time off for councils and you know it is n't as if he 's there fulltime . |
| 9 | ‘ And these stones — so unexpected in this magnificent country — because I confess it is not for the pleasures of civilisation that I came to this district but for the informing breadth and spectacles of Nature — reminded me of somewhere I knew not where and that was my over-selfish study which all but ended in a brute collision with yourselves ! ’ |
| 10 | When we stroll past the front of the van I peep up to check the reaction , and I guess that the two cops hunched inside see these two anxious faces glancing nervously , and they decide it is n't worth climbing out the van for , and I reckon that if I was them I too would lock the doors and stay inside . |
| 11 | I suppose it is not beyond the realms of possibility that he was passively involved in the supposed robbery — an accomplice who was merely required to ignore it . ’ |
| 12 | I suppose it is up to old John Knox . |
| 13 | But my father 's cousin was head of the conservatorium in Wales , so I suppose it is somewhere in the family blood , ’ confessed Carol . |
| 14 | I suppose it is out of the question that one of our own police stations might have received such a notification , and failed to pass it on ? ’ |
| 15 | For the small extra monthly payment , we believe it is well worth having the peace of mind provided for you and your dependents . |
| 16 | Although we too have developed what has been described as the two thirds/one third society , I believe it is well within the capabilities of Labour to develop policies for economic and social progress that can appeal to the contented majority . |
| 17 | Some see this as indicating a constant relegation battle come the winds of March , but I believe it is only from such a lowly position , lulling opponents into a false sense of security , that we can wreak havoc on the rest of the League . |
| 18 | Now if you calculate how much the final value of £1 saved for 93 years is , you find it is only worth £1,103 in 1900 prices assuming an average of 6% inflation . |
| 19 | One hang-up for the profit-motivated British garage is that they feel it is not worth taking on work for less than a tenner . |
| 20 | He wrote to a friend : ‘ I feel it is only in weakness that I can glorify God . ’ |
| 21 | what 's happening is that the membership handbook should have been out last week but I think it 's actually going out physically today and I 've done a reminder which 'll be mailed out with it erm making one or two little pointed remarks about blah blah blah this is a very important event and please note it is not in Edinburgh you know erm S S K are very supportive of us we should you know take advantage of this very important |
| 22 | I mean it is not as if we 've suddenly gone to totally new territory . |
| 23 | Whether they actually make it is up to the music buying public . |
| 24 | And I think it is not at all clear what sort of mechanism he has in mind . |
| 25 | I entirely accept that if er , four years on we were still doing the same thing that then they 'd be er , some erm , requirement for er , cutting back but I think it is also worth reminding ourselves that due to the action of this conservative government in er , forcing the local government review , er , we are facing the spectre er , of an additional full meeting of this council , and indeed we have had to er , respond to that government initiative . |
| 26 | I bought it with my conservation hat on , and think it is well worth doing . ’ |
| 27 | If so , I think it is up to you to state them . |
| 28 | I think it is quite beyond repair , Charles , as you will see . ’ |
| 29 | What are we going I mean we we 've heard also I 'm changing the subject now because that was the the sort of political answer I 'd expect and er I suppose until I get somebody else come on and say he 's talking absolute whatever er I mean I think it is down to the people who live and work with the school . |
| 30 | I am going to criticise modern farming methods , I promise you , but before I do it is also worth remembering that the primary beneficiary has been the consumer . |