Example sentences of "are [vb pp] [conj] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Having just completed long negotiations with the various provider units in the area , the authority is now keen to ensure contracts are honoured and it gets the best value healthcare available . |
| 2 | Both share and asset purchases are included and it makes no difference whether the merger is agreed or hostile . |
| 3 | For if a garage habitually does half the service its costs are very much lower than if it has done the full service ; and since it can charge the full price , because of the ignorance of the consumer , its pro fits are maximised when it does as little of the service as it can get away with . |
| 4 | During the rituals for initiation into each successive age-set the ‘ true ’ meanings of certain sacred objects are revealed and it transpires that the interpretations given at the previous stage were false or partial . |
| 5 | It has a small head , its arms are upraised and it appears to wear trunks supported by a thick twisted cable round the waist . |
| 6 | It is very important that the water remains in traps — and , in fact , the Building Regulations are contravened if it does n't . |
| 7 | It has been argued that it covers not only fairness , in the sense of fairness to the accused , but also in the sense of ensuring that , in the eyes of the public , the highest standards of justice are upheld and it appears to the world at large that the accused is getting a fair trial . |
| 8 | Meanwhile , splits in the Cabinet are rumoured as it meets to discuss next year 's Government spending programme . |
| 9 | I think it 's very undesirable that it should be seen as an issue of women versus men , because the chances of getting anywhere are reduced if it 's set up in that way . |
| 10 | If the barriers to trade in the EEC are removed and it makes sound economic sense to do so , well and good . |
| 11 | Their word-recognition skills are so finely developed that they may take insufficient notice of orthography while reading , and so develop poor memories of how words are constructed when it comes to spelling them . |
| 12 | However the main services are covered and it gives an idea of facilities and help available to teachers when undertaking research . |
| 13 | If the ends of such non-dividing clone are held while it grows , then unexpectedly a double helix appears . |