Example sentences of "it is [vb pp] [adv] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | We have no standard conventions for representing the paralinguistic features of the utterance which are summarised as ‘ voice quality ’ , yet the effect of an utterance being said kindly and sympathetically is clearly very different from the effect if it is said brutally and harshly . |
| 2 | When given orally , it is absorbed rapidly and has excellent tissue penetration . |
| 3 | The latter will get a stock exchange quote after it is spun off and this could trigger further price rises similar to those seen in electricity , gas and water . |
| 4 | Sufficient time to do the statistical work so that it is completed accurately and can be properly checked |
| 5 | Thus undergraduate physics is always being decapitated — once an aspect grows to be important , it is lopped off and becomes an engineering subject ( electronics , semiconductor devices , fibre optics , acoustics , quantum electronics , electron microscopy , etc. , etc. , etc . ) . |
| 6 | Push the connector firmly into the boss shoulder making sure it is aligned properly and remove surplus cement |
| 7 | It is turned over and mixed in its dry state until a uniform greyish colour . |
| 8 | Instead it is turned forwards and hooks over the opponent 's leading guard hand . |
| 9 | On one side of the vehicle ( unspecified ) , suspended on a silver chain , was a ‘ Time Piece by which the watches of the Army are regulated ; in form it resembles a huge hunting watch and weighs four pounds ; it is jewelled throughout and is of the finest workmanship : it was made by Mugmer , horloger de l'Empereur et Roi . ’ |
| 10 | At first the language helper repeats each phrase for you as it is played back and you write it down , but your aim should be that when you have worked out a phonemic script for the language you teach the language helper to transcribe texts for you . |
| 11 | Faithful , reliable dog provided it is treated properly and trained with firm kindness . |
| 12 | Alternatively , it is treated pleasantly and gently if the magician wishes to secure a person 's cooperation . |
| 13 | A company will be considered resident in one of these territories if it is incorporated there and has its head office and place of management there . |
| 14 | The concept of honour , artificial as it can often seem , can be an abiding emotional force in fiction , but only when it is demonstrated fully and specifically through believable characters as well as believable action . |
| 15 | Is my hon. Friend aware that without fresh primary legislation it is possible to require owners of green belt land to ensure that it is maintained properly and not just left undeveloped ? |
| 16 | ‘ Fole and Rattletrap go to the Crypticole Market — it is held infrequently and its location must of necessity change often , owing to its nature . |
| 17 | It is held there and is permitted ( or forced ) to move only very slightly to and fro — though in very complicated ways — by the influences , sometimes combined , sometimes separate , of that variety of proximate gravities exerted by the sun , the moon and the nearer planets . |
| 18 | You must be like a piece of wood in the ocean : wood always floats to the surface , even though it is rolled over and held under . ’ |
| 19 | None the less , all countries have some form , whether or not it is spelled out and consistent . |
| 20 | In WORDWISE + , text can be viewed in large-scale lettering on screen as it is keyed in and the user can go through the text , using the arrow keys on the keyboard , making any necessary amendments . |
| 21 | They do n't mind the quarry , or the thickets above it , or even the lane , because a lot of it is closed in and you can pretend there are sort of walls around you . |
| 22 | Undoubtedly Kingston 's favourite verb , it is used again and again to describe the alacrity with which his heroes rush into adventure : by contrast , their enemies often scamper as well , but away from danger rather than towards it , thus implying the superiority of the British race which is taken for granted in the yarns of the last century . |
| 23 | It is used less and less as people have cracked down because of its toxicity — it used to be sloshed around . |
| 24 | Balance is better achieved by a mixture — often sold as ‘ blood , bone and fish ’ — although in recent years the fish content has been considerably reduced as it is used more and more in animal and pet foodstuffs . |
| 25 | Once the drawing has been created it is measured up and a reduced or enlarged version is stuck onto the page prior to being photographed for printing . |
| 26 | Now therefore the first thing which ye do after I have departed , wash my body with rose-water many times and well , as blessed be the name of God it is washed within and made pure of all uncleanness to receive his holy body to-morrow , which will be my last day . |
| 27 | Wherever installed there should be a large notice to tell people , regular routine checking to ensure it is in working order , and someone to ensure it is switched on and properly used . |
| 28 | This is the usual cube-like structure in matt black , but when it is switched on and working , lots of tiny ruby lights twinkle and sparkle all over it and it becomes totally magical and beautiful . |
| 29 | The message is made undiscussable by the very natural way it is carried out and by the absence of any inquiry . |
| 30 | The examiner is not interested in all that the candidate knows , nor can he give marks for the evidence of this knowledge unless it is directed exactly and specifically to the narrow topic of the question . |