Example sentences of "we [subord] it is " in BNC.

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1 It 's only to how us where it is .
2 Time is precious to all of us so it is worth ‘ wasting ’ a little to avoid wasting a lot .
3 Time is precious to all of us so it is worth ‘ wasting ’ a little to avoid wasting a lot .
4 The early bipedal hominids were smaller than us so it is not surprising that they had smaller skulls , but there are no good grounds for supposing that men have gradually been evolving into creatures of greater and greater intelligence .
5 After all , the Earth pulls us because it is there ; likewise , the Sun keeps the Earth in its orbit because it is there .
6 In the case we are concerned with , though , this does not help us because it is circular .
7 Will he tell us whether it is intended to give help for water projects , sanitation or afforestation ?
8 Envy our lives when the sun is shining and forget us when it is wet and stormy .
9 As we learn to give ourselves more time to pause before activity , we will slowly become more and more aware of the warning signals that our body gives us when it is under stress .
10 Always read your press releases through very carefully , possibly get somebody else to read them through , because they will pick up the spelling mistakes , the grammatical mistakes , the punctuation errors , and they will see , when they get to the end , and say , ‘ But you have n't told us when it is . ’
11 Chairman Wayne Calloway tells investors : ‘ Our pink-eyed friends on the cover are the best way we know to symbolise rapid growth — something as natural to us as it is to them . ’
12 ‘ It is n't the same thing to us as it is to you .
13 ‘ It ca n't go far , it 's no use to us as it is and we may be able to pick it up some other time . ’
14 Noades said : ‘ There 's enough pressure on us as it is , being second-bottom of the Premier League , without people trying to split up a long-standing partnership .
15 Admittedly , one has to stoop down to smell a low shrub , but that is not such a problem for most of us as it is to struggle through to the middle of a bed .
16 That case does not help in the issue that is before us as it is only an example of the practice in the Criminal Division of this court and is referred to normally for Lord Scarman 's analysis of the interrelation of the relevant statutory provisions , but it demonstrates that the practice in the criminal division is governed by statute .
17 While aware of Celtic 's recent problems , Miller stressed : ‘ This game is as important for us as it is for them .
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