Example sentences of "it is [adj] [ex0] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The story may have a basis in fact ; it is possible there was a prehistoric dwelling here that is now swallowed up in the mud at the bottom of the lake . |
| 2 | ‘ I have heard a whisper it is possible there will be sleeping policemen in the road in April . |
| 3 | If they were smaller properties it is possible there would be some less traffic . |
| 4 | ‘ Skinnergate was the main industrial area and it is possible there are remains dating back to the 14th century , ’ he said . |
| 5 | It is true there was a lot of housework but I used to be very lonely . |
| 6 | He can not ‘ frame a general notion by abstracting from particulars ’ to form an ‘ abstract idea ’ of ‘ man ’ 'wherein , it is true there is included colour , because there is no man but has some colour , but then it can be neither white nor black , nor any particular colour ; because there is no one particular colour wherein all men partake . ’ |
| 7 | To some extent Ochs is a ‘ type ’ , but it is true there were many Baron Ochses living in Austria between the wars and living in their castles in a style that was far from elegant — in fact , very uncomfortable , as these were not good times for such people . |
| 8 | There was not a lot of laughter in the second act , but it is true there was not a lot in Chaplin 's later life . |
| 9 | It is true there are forms of the palmette which look a little like acanthus but I would not say that they are necessarily earlier and that the acanthus developed out of the palmette . |
| 10 | While it is true there is no consensus among linguists ( much less across disciplines ) of a comprehensive description of the English language , theories are currently being developed which place language in its social context and the disciplines of sociologic and psycholinguistics are seeking to describe the human and social aspects of language as communication and the concomitant relationship between language and learning . |
| 11 | I feel it is important there should be more contact between police and members of the public . |
| 12 | That means it is unlikely there would be more than three . |
| 13 | Hence , though change was taking place its pace has been slow , and it is unlikely there will be any fundamentally new pattern of population distribution in the urban hierarchy in the foreseeable future . |
| 14 | Clearly , these two opposing effects imply that it is unlikely there will be a dominant direction to the outcome over all modelling variants . |
| 15 | The staffing reports currently being submitted to Council incorporate a Community Charge residual team of some 70 staff and I understand that it is unlikely there will be space for this number within Chesser House for some time . |
| 16 | With no players involved in club games this weekend , it is unlikely there will be any withdrawals . |
| 17 | So taking the overall position of Scripture on this matter , it is clear there is no Biblical set of rules and regulations for divorce and remarriage as such . |
| 18 | ‘ It is clear there are no terrorist implications . ’ |
| 19 | It is clear there is considerable uncertainty over the effects of dredging this and other submarine accumulations of sand and gravel in the Bristol Channel . |
| 20 | It is clear there is considerable uncertainty over the effects of dredging this and other submarine accumulations of sand and gravel in the Bristol Channel . |
| 21 | Later this was reconfirmed by its regional chairman , James Marris , who told a news conference : ‘ It is clear there was some external source . ’ |
| 22 | But as the mountains grow more popular it is clear there will be ever more people neither well enough versed in the use of map and compass nor properly equipped to deal with every situation . |
| 23 | That is the thing about autumn here : when it is sunny there is the threat of clouds — but even when cloudy there is the promise of sun . |
| 24 | From time to time it is inevitable there will be some unwelcome arrivals in the net . |
| 25 | Facing one another hour after hour , it is inevitable there is banter and heckling . |
| 26 | ‘ It is bad there is blood , ’ said Owen , ‘ either Moslem or Copt . ’ |