Example sentences of "['s] [noun] [conj] it [is] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Similar to ( age-related ) personal allowance , the married couple 's age-related increases are subject to a couple 's income so it is possible that they might get less than the full addition — or maybe nothing extra at all . |
| 2 | This does not mean that all pensioners live in poverty , but the effect of age discrimination is to depress the whole of this group 's income and it is only those with access to higher incomes through , for example , substantial occupational pensions , who are able to cushion themselves against the economic consequences . |
| 3 | If , as is the case in most households , only one room can be spared for her , it will be greatly to everyone 's advantage if it is big enough to take her bed , wardrobe and dressing-table , and other necessary items of furniture plus two comfortable armchairs and a television set and radio , so that she can be on her own when she likes , with her favourite programmes ( which may not always be yours ) and able to entertain a friend in the privacy of her own small domain when she wants to , with familiar things around her which help her to preserve her identity and links with the past . |
| 4 | The baby continues taking its mother 's milk until it is at least two years old . |
| 5 | This warranty has arisen from US practice but in the UK the acquirer 's solicitors should check on the seller 's authorities as it is not usual practice for the solicitors of one party to render a formal legal opinion to another party , each party being expected to seek and rely on advice from its own solicitors . |
| 6 | The wild piping creature that haunts the woods is hoisted up by its heels on the butcher 's hook and it 's just dead goatmeat ready for dissection . |
| 7 | Every movement on stage has to be a conscious effort on the dancer 's part if it is to make its proper impact . |
| 8 | Therefore , he is likely to nominate those whose views seem most in line with his own , although there is no way a president can guarantee the direction of a justice 's decision and it is estimated that the President 's choices have backfired in a quarter of appointments . |
| 9 | In developing work in the classroom one 's own expectations and experiences often interfere with a child 's progress and it is important to be aware of this and exercise self control . |
| 10 | His hair , cut short , was flattened here and there , like an animal 's fur when it is out of sorts . |
| 11 | Richard Baxter observed the truth of our Lord 's teaching that it is hard for the rich to enter the kingdom of heaven , but the poor received the Gospel gladly . |
| 12 | Everything is designed , used and tested in Madeleine 's kitchen before it is put into production . |
| 13 | The danger was a communist enclave existing within the heart of South Africa : ‘ We might hate South Africa 's policies but it is tremendously important to the west . ’ |
| 14 | Thus , pupils moving around the system can enhance a school 's provision if it is a net gainer but cause severe problems very quickly if it is a net loser . |
| 15 | It was , of course , by far a situation too good to last and in time , gazing down the glen , a solitary figure was spied struggling up the brae — without a kit-bag — the WAAFs identified their squadron officer ( known as Belladonna ) apparently about to make her first call on her troops in the wild , I was never able at first hand to witness this airmen 's paradise but it is a story that passed the rounds at Kinloss . |
| 16 | All average rents on our stock across the whole of the south east is twenty seven pounds a week erm , I think is , is the figure now the bulk of that funded down to the old er regime that we had from the housing corporation where we got er , a lot more grant and we had the residual line and the money we 've had to borrow ourselves for the scheme was actually from the corporation themselves that all changed in the ninety eighty eight housing act and we now get a fixed er , sum of monies , it 's fixed percentage of local cost from the housing corporation and the balance has to be borrowed from a private lender just like anybody else going out and and buying a home , if you like er , from a , a bank , from a building society or somebody like that and we have to charge a rent er to the property that will repay that loan and , the way in which we actually do it is , is we charge a lower rent and actually who pays the rent quite substantially below that er , because erm the rent on these properties if we i if we charge what the the housing corporation 's grant as it 's set would be round about ten , twelve pounds more expensive than that . |
| 17 | He said : ‘ I can tell a smoker 's hair since it is more dull and lacks the sheen of a non-smoker . |
| 18 | We must build our Darcy 's Utopia before it is too late . |
| 19 | There is no doubt in Sir Adrian 's mind that it is more demanding today being a top executive than it used to be . |
| 20 | The ears usually only flatten onto the back of the horse 's neck when it is all too late , and the horse is already lunging at its opponent with its teeth bared ! |
| 21 | The announcement managed to elevate the NT import to the level of a strategic operating system for DEC , which is embracing it as a ‘ corporate solution ’ , language rarely heard from DEC 's mouth unless it 's talking about VAX/VMS . |
| 22 | A quick blast in the microwave for Mum 's tea and it 's back to the living room . |
| 23 | So intense is the chameleon 's concentration that it is quite unaware of imminent danger . |
| 24 | If the target word was the only word selected at a particular position and was below the threshold score then it was replaced by ‘ ? ? ? ’ — the recogniser 's indication that it is unable to recognise any word . |
| 25 | Husbands and wives also appreciate their partner 's assistance when it 's appropriate . |
| 26 | Mutual aid groups and health visitors may also be able to support parents and encourage them to foster their child 's independence where it is apparent that a parent is showing extremes of protectiveness towards their child . |
| 27 | It 's impossible to get the stench out of one 's clothing until it is thoroughly washed . |
| 28 | Money from rubbish — it 's a can of worms that 's every entrepenur 's dream and it 's good for the environment . |
| 29 | Now by way of introduction to this , we had some deep thinking last night after we 'd concluded our discussion , and I have to preface what I 'm going to say , certainly for Mr 's benefit that it 's the if question , the if question . |
| 30 | The document which Bishop Tikhon will read puts Raskolnikov in Svidrigailov 's shoes because it is a record of the excesses a mortally jaded palate has got up to . |