Example sentences of "it is [adv] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is rather implausibly said that Christian Doppler himself demonstrated his effect by hiring a brass band to play on an open railway truck as it rushed past his amazed audience . |
| 2 | It is rather like doing a jigsaw puzzle where one might never get started if insisting first on finding the exact home for this one particular piece before trying with the rest . |
| 3 | No doubt this was the real point of the missive , but it is rather vaguely expressed and makes one wonder whether the author really had much idea what had happened . |
| 4 | It is however also clear that the concept of legitimate expectations , like many legal concepts , can be used in more than one way ; it does not have to be given a restrictive interpretation . |
| 5 | It is however highly selected by mechanisms of attention . |
| 6 | It is however deeply embedded in English law and can only be removed or moderated by Parliament . |
| 7 | Introverts , as is well known , tend to internalise their emotions , their rage and their self-contempt , and this internalisation , it is equally well known , produces cancer . |
| 8 | A South American cricket is not only patterned like a wasp but adds a mime to give the impression that it is equally powerfully armed . |
| 9 | The sufferer has to learn to live in reality , blaming self rather than others for his or her own problems and recognising that unconditional love could only be received when it is equally freely given . |
| 10 | The Commons assume no mediating role of any significance in the process of cabinet formation : it is simply there to register the popular will in terms of the number of seats held by particular parties . |
| 11 | Though one thinks of The Bartered Bride ( among other things ) as a cataract of marvellous vocal melody , it is rarely well performed in Britain , mainly because of our lack of really deep-chested lyric tenors of the type that can making singing Czechs such enthralling neighbours . |
| 12 | Much of the veneer of sediments resting on the oceanic crust of the downgoing plate will not be subducted since it is not firmly attached to the underlying crust and because it is not sufficiently dense to sink of its own accord into the asthenosphere . |
| 13 | Or you can install a wooden framework , and cover it with plasterboard , chipboard or hardboard ( although the latter may buckle if it is not well supported ) . |
| 14 | Even to the student of British politics it is not well understood . |
| 15 | But the difficulty is great , and the greatest danger is that if it is not well performed the music can seem banal . |
| 16 | Of course , it is not just audit regulation that has been under scrutiny in 1992 . |
| 17 | It is not just sponges that can self-assemble . |
| 18 | ‘ According to the latest research in the United States , it is not just stress that is bad for you . |
| 19 | But it is not just trying to get the recipient to learn the ad by rote : it is , surely , trying to give information — persuasive information — about the product , so that the consumer will prefer it to its competitors and buy it . |
| 20 | In addition , the party groups often appoint Whips , whose job it is not just to enforce party discipline , but by operating what is referred to in Parliamentary jargon as ‘ the usual channels ’ can assist in the smooth running of the authority , by , for example , effecting agreements on nominations to committees or outside bodies . |
| 21 | ‘ It was n't an easy task and shows members of the public it is not just fires the fire brigade attends and it is not just cats and dogs that vets deal with . ’ |
| 22 | But it is not just played for easy excitement : this is alarming because it is so near the edge of what is possible , and yet it has just enough in reserve for tremendous final prestissimo . |
| 23 | It is not just cost that has made the DIY holiday so popular , although traditionally they have been the break for those on a tight budget . |
| 24 | For you , teacher , it is not just beating out the time , or keeping the class in order ; you must show a lively interest and response . |
| 25 | It is important here to stress that it is not just hitting to the target that is foremost , but at all times moving the feet to take the ball in one bounce . |
| 26 | I hope that the courts of this country will always be vigilant to prevent a misuse of the convention and will not make an order requiring evidence to be given … unless it is clearly established that , even if required for civil proceedings , it is not also sought for criminal [ proceedings ] . |
| 27 | Although it has loops , procedures and conditional operators , in terms of modern software theory it is not strongly structured . |
| 28 | Sometimes insects are disinclined to collect pollen , preferring nectar , or will pack it away in places from which it is not easily dislodged . |
| 29 | Much so-called ‘ atonal ’ music is only music with a tonal foundation so obscured or disrupted that it is not easily perceived . |
| 30 | ‘ Company of The Year ’ , the premier title won by Rentokil in the CBI 's Business Enterprise Award , it is not easily come by . |