Example sentences of "it is [noun] [prep] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It annoys old ladies in Brighton , but it is proof of their essential good sense … families are impoverished but the family system has not broken up . |
| 2 | It is riches beyond my wildest dreams and well worth fighting the Second World War for . |
| 3 | But well heeled Frenchmen often wear political allegiances like fragrant button holes : it is part of their personal decoration rather than a constraint on their way of life . |
| 4 | So some horses are unfriendly because it is part of their genetic makeup , and other horses are unfriendly due to lack of proper handling when they are young . |
| 5 | It is part of their folklore that the men go out to the pub or club at Sunday dinner time and there is n't a woman to be seen . |
| 6 | It is part of their purpose to open the eyes of their readership to the true conditions of working-class life , and many scenes are set in impoverished interiors . |
| 7 | It is part of their religion , a religion I do not scoff at as it holds many elements which match our own even though it lacks the truth of ours . |
| 8 | All headmasters know this : it is part of their race memory . |
| 9 | It is part of their attempt to take some of the mystique out of scientific knowledge that ’ can be used , either intentionally or unintentionally , to prevent the public from questioning ’ ( The Sanitary Protection Scandal ) . |
| 10 | But in a sense it is part of their responsibility . |
| 11 | There can be no Christian blueprint for the ‘ final ’ form of society , since it is part of its perception of the human condition that all forms of society are provisional , reflecting human sinfulness , though not always to an equal degree . |
| 12 | Even if the horse was not hurt , it is part of its biological heritage to remember the fear , and avoid being in that situation again at all costs . |
| 13 | It is part of my argument that this notion of service is still a fundamental part of the actor 's conception of professionalism , constrains professional behaviour and is built in to the ‘ contract ’ between profession and public . |
| 14 | In the uncomfortable interview he said : ‘ I think it is part of my job to stir controversy , as long as it is not party political controversy . |
| 15 | I can not change my feeling because it is part of my upbringing — I feel that the English culture is being swamped . |
| 16 | But since it is part of my intention to suggest how and why the work of Joyce provokes exceptional division among its readers , I shall , for that reason and for others which will emerge , keep the notion of screen in front of you . |
| 17 | A graphic artists ' cutting board will cost a lot for the large size required so , unless it is part of your daily function , forget it . |
| 18 | It is part of your professional responsibility to ensure that the teaching of your subject is enhanced by the use of these resources . |
| 19 | And you ar , it is part of your obligations when you take the house on . |
| 20 | It is part of your professional obligations to ensure that the full price is properly recorded on the conveyancing documentation , and if any part of it is to remain outstanding , it could always be secured by a loan agreement or indeed by a mortgage back to the seller . |
| 21 | For creativity is of the peak experience and the imagery in it is part of our own substance and it is in sympathy with our very being — so it is incomparable . |
| 22 | It is part of our thesis that sexual and political revolution go hand in hand and that indeed the first is prerequisite of the second . |
| 23 | It is part of our tradition |
| 24 | Erm it is part of our strategy of course erm that we are not er pursuing a hundred percent migration . |
| 25 | It is part of our collective political morality that such compromises are wrong , that the community as a whole and not just individual officials one by one must act in a principled way . |
| 26 | It is part of our society . |
| 27 | It is ‘ making allowances ’ that is difficult , but bear in mind that the doctor does see parents who are genuinely harming their children , either mentally or physically , and it is part of his or her job to consider all the possibilities in every case . |
| 28 | It is part of his nature and perhaps part of a deeply endearing determination to buck people up . |
| 29 | It is part of his politeness , part of his curiosity about others , but also part of a hard-won philosophy which sees strength and fun and redemption in teams , in groups and in the open exchanges which can be generated there . |
| 30 | On a couple of goals Dorigo had been dragged right in beyond the centre of the pitch , with the other defenders no-where , and where did Speed get to , it is part of his job to help/cover the left back . |