Example sentences of "[be] [verb] [conj] it [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was some confusion in court as to whether a private prosecution can be withdrawn once it has been decided that there is a case to answer . |
| 2 | ‘ You do n't want to be healed because it means you do n't have to justify running away . ’ |
| 3 | Fundamentalism is a belief system that can not be refuted because it comes from a supreme being . |
| 4 | No political action may be undertaken if it makes a difference to the likelihood that a person will endorse one conception of the good or another , or to his chances of realizing his conception of the good , unless other actions are undertaken which cancel out such effects . |
| 5 | However , it has to be oxidised before it becomes a problem . |
| 6 | However , the naturalistic account should not be rejected on the grounds that it is inadequate , as though it could be polished up a bit and made more acceptable : rather , it should be dismissed because it presents an entirely distorted picture of social reality . |
| 7 | However , the theory developed by Freud can not be dismissed because it assumes an innate mutual hostility among people . |
| 8 | A company can be referred if it supplies more than 25 per cent of the total market . |
| 9 | It provides a general framework within which theories of cognitive abilities can be formulated and it suggests the form that specific theories of those abilities should take . |
| 10 | Investment in some technology can be justified as it leads to more efficient billing . |
| 11 | Its special property is that its chemical composition can be adjusted so it dissolves in water , soil , or human tissues at any predetermined rate . |
| 12 | The standard method of recovery must be taught because it has been proven to be effective during testing . |
| 13 | Dessent ( 1987 ) argues that the differentiated curriculum within a school will always be limited if it does not recognise , reward and value diversity among pupils . |
| 14 | Its transponder means it can be located if it becomes detached from its lift wire and umbilical . |
| 15 | Dependence often develops , but need not necessarily be discouraged unless it persists when the patient has managed to overcome most or all of his problems . |
| 16 | But there is now a 60 per cent chance that a fish will be caught after it reaches 35 centimetres ( the legal limit to netting size ) . |
| 17 | I 've got a customer coming in who wants to choose a puppy , and it must be vaccinated before it leaves here . |
| 18 | ( 2 ) Wash embryos by repeated passage through drops of M2 + BSA ( phenol red must be omitted because it fluoresces ) . |
| 19 | As the phonemic contrasts in one 's own language are " built in " , it can be expected that it takes longer to detach oneself from these contrasts than it takes to master the actual pronunciation . |
| 20 | A diet high in fresh fruit and vegetables is obviously to be recommended as it encourages digestion and elimination . |
| 21 | Adoption should never be suggested as the next option after treatment failure , it should be stressed that it involves a different type of parenting to biological parenthood , and adoptive parents should be advised to contact an organisation such as Parent to Parent Information on Adoption or British Agencies for Adoption and Fostering ( BAAF ) for information . |
| 22 | Although intensive visual concentration can sometimes lead to fatigue it must be stressed that it does not damage vision . |
| 23 | In the hands of a great designer — Mondrian , de Staël , Rothko , Turner , Klee — the central void can be stressed until it appears to radiate energy . |
| 24 | When it flies away it may be Pursued until it has left the vicinity — as is happening with this beleaguered golden eagle being chased by a group of aggressive ravens . |
| 25 | That there was a pattern for her in Lermontov 's novel is conceivable : but it ca n't be claimed that it fits her with exactitude , or that it provides an explanation of her conduct . |
| 26 | Damage caused to non-business property can be claimed if it exceeds £275 in value . |
| 27 | Golf development will not normally be permitted if it causes unacceptable disruption to the public enjoyment of rights of way . |
| 28 | For example , by looking at a pot , it may be suspected that it has not been thrown on a wheel but has been made from coils of clay , joined together and smoothed by hand to form the wall of the pot . |
| 29 | ‘ The National Grid does not own the land on which the pylons are to be built and it has to negotiate some form of agreement with the landowner , ’ he said . |
| 30 | It then turns and pounces on it triumphantly , as if a fish scooped up from a river or stream has been landed on the bank and must be secured before it wriggles its way back to the safety of the water . |