Example sentences of "people [vb base] [that] it [is] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If people say that it is wrong that teachers should be allowed , even encouraged , to tell pupils that it is acceptable to live in a household in a particular form of sexual relationship , that goes beyond what is a proper and a responsible training for life in society . ’ |
| 2 | I am worried when people say that it is fine to live next to a railway station but that one must never use it to its full capacity . |
| 3 | Now that men and women live longer , many people suggest that it is unrealistic to expect to sustain one marriage for a lifetime . |
| 4 | When will ordinary people realise that it 's not just god bands that put out records . |
| 5 | Now that society is at last recognizing and developing the full range of women 's abilities and now that women are seen to have , with men , full ‘ human rights ’ , many people conclude that it is time for the Church of England to embody in its official ministry the biblical vision of equal partnership between women and men . |
| 6 | Many people imagine that it is a glamorous life , jetting around the world for the big athletics meetings and receiving much media attention . |
| 7 | The square has recently been renovated although people complain that it is like a film set and the houses are still crumbling behind their façades . |
| 8 | It may not seem as hard nowadays , because people know that it 's easy to get out of . |
| 9 | Often people maintain that it is knowing your stuff that really counts and behaviour is just the icing on the cake . |
| 10 | Many people believe that it is the careful controlled setting of a laboratory that makes experiments very powerful situations in which to draw causal inferences . |
| 11 | The Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principals ' report suggested that part of the explanation for paying little attention to teaching skills in appointing university staff is that many people believe that it is hard to measure teaching ability . |
| 12 | The unreliability of reported mergers has been argued for most strongly by Labov and his colleagues ( Labov , Yaeger and Steiner , 1972 ; Labov , 1975 etc. ) , and for inner-city Belfast it can be argued that meat is not really merged with mate , despite the fact that people believe that it is a merger . |
| 13 | Also , a large meal , particularly with coffee or tea , might keep you awake whilst it is being digested ( though some people find that it is easy to fall asleep after a meal ) . |
| 14 | Some people find that it 's asking a lot of them to actually use their friendship as a part of their work . |
| 15 | Experiments with animals are not a feature of homoeopathic research and many people feel that it is ethical to carry out such studies only if the animals are to benefit , as in veterinary medicine . |
| 16 | The social problem is the apparent occasion for the poem , and some people feel that it is an intrusion . |
| 17 | ‘ We have a very demanding crowd but I hope people feel that it is money well spent , ’ added Brady , who feels that the recent events have been too frantic to risk Slater against Dundee United today . |
| 18 | While I can not associate myself with some of the language used by the hon. Member for Sunderland , South ( Mr. Mullin ) , many people feel that it is high time that the United States modernised its economic relations with Vietnam and started to observe the common action programme agreed between 24 countries in respect of the Vietnamese boat people in Hong Kong . |
| 19 | Some people argue that it is very difficult to write without making use of masculine pronouns or words with a masculine connotation when they are also referring to women . |
| 20 | Some people think that it is useful to hold the stick back during the early part of the ground run , until sufficient speed has been reached to ensure good rudder control . |
| 21 | Trial and error is the best way to learn the timing , and most people discover that it is better to release sooner rather than later . |
| 22 | Everyone will agree that fear is a powerful emotion , but few people realize that it is a friend and not an enemy . |