Example sentences of "it is [adv] [adj] and " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | It is pretty comprehensive and I shall certainly try some of my old favourites from the list . |
| 2 | A lot of it is rather cool and conceptual but , because subject matter and materials are so firmly rooted in direct experience , they can not fail to communicate with confidence and clarity to all who see the show . |
| 3 | The one advantage of the Longmans course is that it is rather dull and lifeless and therefore less likely to have any impact on the pupils . |
| 4 | The Bill is certainly necessary , although it is rather late and its fundamental objectives are rather weak . |
| 5 | ‘ The Friends ’ is written in the first person narrative , it is rather clear and direct , but it too later develops , conveying the emotions of an ardent adolescent growing up into womanhood . |
| 6 | But there is some strain on the heart and it is rather large and it is n't working so well . |
| 7 | It is equally all-seeing and noisy in defence of its nest . |
| 8 | It is wonderfully tranquil and pastoral . |
| 9 | They believe that it is a good scheme as a whole , composed of clear and straightforward unambiguous statements ; that it is professionally stimulating and effective at evaluating institutional practices and motivating institutional change . |
| 10 | During the breeding season from mid May to August , it is strongly territorial and fiercely defensive to interlopers . |
| 11 | ‘ It is utterly futile and will not change a thing . ’ |
| 12 | It is utterly charming and so unsophisticated . |
| 13 | Agfa 's Rodinal falls into this category , although at 100 years old it is positively ancient and not modern , but it nevertheless has many qualities that other modern developers have only just caught up with . |
| 14 | On one level , it is vastly entertaining and a rattling good read . |
| 15 | It is fundamentally robust and so will not require frequent adjustment , a significant feature if Scottish qualifications are to be credible and readily understood in the rest of the UK and beyond . |
| 16 | It is wholly hallowed and consecrated . |
| 17 | It is wholly unacceptable and degrading . ’ |
| 18 | It is wholly inappropriate and a slur on parents ' intelligence to imply , as your correspondent does , that coercion and possibly intimidation have played a part in achieving the present levels of support for change . |
| 19 | It is also infinitely more manageable in the air and , unlike the diamond-shaped Nagasaki hata fighting kite ( similar to those found in India , Malaysia and many other Eastern nations ) , it is reasonably stable and large enough to carry distinctive decoration . |
| 20 | Sometimes it is completely convincing and all the old ideas can be thrown away . |
| 21 | Install a hard disk card — the advantage of this is the apparent ease of installation , also it is completely additional and leaves the two existing floppy drives , again the disadvantages are cost and potential damage which I could cause installing it . |
| 22 | It is completely parallel and can intelligently farm bits of itself and applications across multiple processors , or alternatively sit on just one . |
| 23 | It is completely parallel and can intelligently farm bits of itself and applications across multiple processors , or alternatively sit on just one . |
| 24 | Years ago , in a Sky at Night television programme , I referred to these three as making up the ‘ Summer Triangle ’ , and nowadays everyone seems to use the term , though it is completely unofficial and in any case does not apply to the southern hemisphere , where June is midwinter . |
| 25 | Tippex is ideal for marking , since it is slightly sticky and helps to hold the fibres together after cutting . |
| 26 | It is best to apply the oils after a warm bath or shower because they will penetrate the skin more readily if it is slightly warm and damp . |
| 27 | With the normal 1.9 XUD engine it is exceptionally smooth and refined , and pulls like a train . |
| 28 | It is part Gothic and part Romanesque , with pointed vaults but round arches . |
| 29 | This is the tropical rainforest you have heard so much about , and here it is remarkably accessible and in pretty good shape . |
| 30 | Work is , of course , being carried out already on several fronts , but it is generally ill-publicised and lacks coordination . |