Example sentences of "our [noun] [conj] it [is] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't know whether it has made any difference , but now we 're obliged to abandon some of our defences and it 's certain that your presence can no longer help us . |
| 2 | Most of us do not find it easy to imagine our futures and it is extremely rare to meet an individual capable of projecting himself mentally more than about five years ahead . |
| 3 | ‘ His instincts are absolutely sound about the ruination of our cities and it is a sad reflection upon governments and planners that such damage has already been done … ’ |
| 4 | That was our case and it is still our case . |
| 5 | I do n't think , you know , he 's not trying to ram it down our throats but it is there Michael . |
| 6 | It makes no difference to our income whether it is timber-frame or brick and block . |
| 7 | Then one of the kids yells that the tap has run cold , and they turn it off and bathroom and shuts the door , and the kids shriek in the water and I drift slowly back to our bedroom where it 's quiet and drab . |
| 8 | So it our recommendation that it is premature at this pro frozen moment of time particularly with the additional thoughts of the inner northern relief road to be considering in a structure plan a western relief road . |
| 9 | This pessimism may have some truth given the present management approach within our schools but it is suggested here that if that managerial frame of reference was itself to be radically re-oriented , then teachers ' perceptions of their own professionality would also be powerfully affected and they may indeed come to feel that effective classroom activity was positively related to their performance in the wider school context . |
| 10 | Seems to be our fault if it 's anything to do with the Society she does n't want to know |
| 11 | ‘ It is an investment in our future and it is crucial that we get good returns . ’ |
| 12 | It is far more painful and exhausting to suppress our emotions than it is to experience them . |
| 13 | He then sends an inspector to our museum and it is upon this inspector 's report that it is decided whether we are successful in our application . |
| 14 | We have cocopeat in our flowerpots and it is very good , but there is one drawback Geoff did n't mention . |
| 15 | Erm , I mean there 's a forest outside our window but it 's not visible is it ? |
| 16 | There 's a forest fifty miles off , it 's outside our window because it 's not in this room and to come a little nearer home ther there 's a campus outside our window but we ca n't exactly see very much of it but we know it 's there and it 's got some birds in it , it 's probably got some little insects in it and there 's a woodpecker |
| 17 | David Pickles , the BIHA secretary , said : ‘ We are determined to uphold the tremendous family image of our sport and it is the reponsibility of clubs to make sure it is not tarnished . ’ |
| 18 | which it ca n't be right cos , I suppose in a way it 's none of our business but it is I mean if it gets to it , it puts our company in financial difficulties it means it 's jobs on the line int it that sort of thing |
| 19 | It 's perfect for our purposes because it 's only some thirty miles from the Château de Belle Ile where the Führer 's conference takes place . ’ |
| 20 | Thus , supposedly , nothing can be admitted to our writings unless it is capable of being checked by the reader , either via the presentation of original data and a methods section or through reference to other work which upholds similar standards . |
| 21 | We may take a mild-mannered horse , one that is bottom of the pecking order at home , out to ride in the company of others — perhaps at a show or on a trail ride — and find to our embarrassment that it is threatening to kick every horse in sight . |
| 22 | That is our aim and it is the aim of the Government 's and I believe the people 's in the countries which I have visited and certainly here . |
| 23 | We do not want them to inherit all our problems when it is their responsibility to create the wealth and care for the increased number of elderly and aged people in this country . |
| 24 | ‘ We have plans to in the longer term , ’ says Mr Tanner , ‘ as and when we can persuade our customers that it 's a good thing to do . ’ |
| 25 | Jesus Christ 's resurrection has to become our resurrection if it is to mean anything at all . |
| 26 | What is the use of continuing our race if it is to go on in darkness ? ’ |
| 27 | I daresay you find this strange and may think I am ungrateful when after all I have been given the chance to set up for myself which is not given to many of our station but it is a surprise to me too . |
| 28 | The B ♭ in the bass must be tied over and held throughout the following bar in our transcription if it is to convey faithfully the composer 's intention . |
| 29 | Better maintenance of the border is a central factor in our policy and it is very much at the heart of the arrangements and agreement that we have with the Irish Government . |
| 30 | Richard Barker commented : ‘ We were pleased with our catalogue but it is difficult to quantify just how much extra business these kinds of promotional tools generate . ’ |