Example sentences of "it is [noun sg] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although that has meant that not much can be done , in principle it is a good idea in that it forces underwater sites to compete with land sites for funding , and tends to keep the attention on the point that it is archaeology we are talking about . |
| 2 | It is contract it 's a monthly contract you work for three weeks for one pound sixteen shillings and at the end of the month they count all the slates you 've done during the month . |
| 3 | Or perhaps it is Claudine you do not like ? ’ |
| 4 | I could have done with a little more natural variation in the sound , but seeing that all Kirk is probably going to do with it is leave it on the neck pickup , knock all the middle off at the amp and turn it up to an excruciating volume , it does n't have to be the most variable guitar in the world . |
| 5 | Since it is replication we are interested in , the first thing we must know is , can crystals replicate their structure ? |
| 6 | ‘ It is Burun I do not trust . ’ |
| 7 | With a performance of such towering strength and breathtaking pathos that it would make the stones weep , Depardieu 's bulk and energy turn Jean into a force of nature even when it is nature he is fighting . |
| 8 | It is future planning it is growth it is commended to you all . |
| 9 | If it is politics you are interested in — as distinct from government , which is something quite different — the place to look from now on is the opposition . |
| 10 | It is time we were told . |
| 11 | Surely it is time we stopped talking of elephants as if they were a commodity to be traded , like so many cans of paint , and accept them for what they are , ancient and splendid fellow inhabitants of the earth who share with us the joys of close kinship bonds and grieve when they are severed . |
| 12 | ‘ I seriously consider it is time we undertook a job inspection of Her Majesty as an employer , ’ he added . |
| 13 | Perhaps it is time we had a choice between parties which agree that liberal free-market economics are here to stay . |
| 14 | It is time we applied the same reasoning to all . |
| 15 | Piecemeal solutions are not enough in education , and it is time we recognized this . |
| 16 | It is time we voted for ourselves for a change . |
| 17 | It is time we put our minds to redressing the balance , to putting pedestrians back where they belong , at the centre of the transport system ’ . |
| 18 | ‘ It is time we had our own national identity , ’ he said in Sydney . |
| 19 | It is time we take an honest look at what we do , how we do it and who we do it with , and learn to minimise the risks we take . |
| 20 | It is time we gave up these reservations in work organizations . |
| 21 | Perhaps it is time we placed less emphasis on our role as individual therapists teaching specialist skills , and moved towards the position of educators and organizers of self-help services . |
| 22 | ‘ It is time we moved for concerted action to liberate the press from these laws . ’ |
| 23 | It is time we looked at her in more detail . |
| 24 | It is time we utilised all these advantages to far better economic effect . |
| 25 | ‘ It is time we rejoin Iain and get going . |
| 26 | ‘ I booked lunch at the château and it is time we were off . ’ |
| 27 | Does he agree that it is time we had a real clampdown on the possession of firearms throughout society , remembering that the problem will not be cured unless the Home Office takes strenuous action in relation to the legal as well as the illegal holding of firearms ? |
| 28 | I think it is time we listened to our new brother . |
| 29 | It is time we stopped talking of despair and started living in hope . |
| 30 | I do that it is time we updated the white paper . |