Example sentences of "it be [adv] [vb pp] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 A task has high structure when the goal and the methods of achieving it are well understood and agreed upon — see Chapter 10 , Objective Setting .
2 ‘ Because if you do n't , ’ said Owen , ‘ I shall let it be generally known that Andrus has been giving money to the Moslems for them to use against Copts . ’
3 The court said that there was no general rule that a valuation made on an " erroneous principle " ( which presumably means the same as a mistaken decision ) had to stand unless it were also shown that a valuation on the right principle would produce a materially different figure from the figure of the erroneous valuation : if there were such a rule , it would place on the objector the extra burden of making a fresh valuation which in its turn might also be rejected .
4 ( Such a theory involved denying the claims of James 's son , but doubts had been raised as to whether the Queen had really conceived the child , it being widely believed that the baby had been smuggled into the bed-chamber in a warming-pan . )
5 They were also admired for their military prowess , it being widely assumed that before the arrival of the British the Masai had been paramount among the tribes of East Africa ; they were ‘ aristocrats and formerly conquered east central Africa ’ .
6 " The Meeting considering that the number of useless Dogs in this Country are a great grievance , and that for many obvious reasons their number should be deminished. , and it being also represented that a number of Half Grayhounds very destructive to Hares are kept by Many This Meeting recommend to the Gentlemen of the different quarters of Islay to Intimate to the people of their neighbourhood that all useless and superflous Dogs are to be killed , and that the owner of any Dog found chasing Sheep or Lambs or running Hares shall be liable for the Damages , and the Meeting also recommend that no dog be seen at Church or other publick Meetings . "
7 This book is a contribution to the dissemination process and in attempting to make research ‘ user friendly ’ the style and language used are directed to non-academic readers primarily , it being well established that the language and presentation of academic research reports do not encourage wide readership .
8 If you can accept the interpretative stance ( and it is growing on me ) , I simply ca n't imagine it being better realised than here .
9 It 's already heard that he and Greg Price had been friends .
10 It 's already known that women who take the contraceptive pill are much less likely to develop it .
11 So , it 's strongly recommended that you cultivate the use of chromatic notes which resolve to diatonic ones , both scalic and chordal .
12 It 's easily missed because its name has fallen off the entrance , leaving an incomprehensible hieroglyph .
13 It 's easily manipulated and it dries hard .
14 and it 's easily updated because er from what I 've seen now you can actually key in sort of the acreage and then update the crop inspecting reports
15 Trouble is , it 's easily mastered and very limiting — you might throw it high or low , but never wide .
16 It 's soon forgotten though , as is their nakedness .
17 It 's incorrectly built and it also appears to have been used as an excuse for fly tipping , and industrial fly tipping at that .
18 Erm I know it 's easier said than done sometimes but er it has to be your decision because even if you went ahead and were confirmed , we were tal talking about the idea of sometimes parents bring pressure on them on you to go ahead and do it and be confirmed , erm when perhaps you 're not do n't feel ready for it and it takes a lot of courage to stand up and say No I 'm not ready .
19 It 's easier said than done , but I would if I could go back over it again .
20 Yes it 's easier said than done
21 ‘ I know it 's easier said than done , but if Liverpool can get one or two more players , I think we 'll be right up there .
22 Oh that 's what you told me , I know , but it 's easier said than done , in n it ?
23 And a , and it 's double glazed and !
24 It 's generally assumed that those who forego the pleasures of the flesh are elderly , but a report in the American Journal of Psychiatry reveals that 75pc are under the age of 38 .
25 It 's generally accepted that the ideal fitness programme is one that will push your pulse to between 70 and 80 per cent of your maximum heart rate and keep it there for at least 20 minutes , at least three times a week .
26 It 's generally accepted that oral contraceptives may slightly enlarge a woman 's breasts , but in a few exceptional cases it has had other more alarming side-effects .
27 It 's generally accepted that the herbage of this area produces the milk necessary to make a fine cheese .
28 It 's generally agreed that , given the constraints imposed by its function and the site , the power station is rather successful architecturally . ’
29 It 's generally agreed that I need looking after .
30 The hotplate is safe and easy to use — because it 's completely sealed and spills are easily wiped away .
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