Example sentences of "[noun] it is [vb pp] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , even with their aid it is thought by some to be unlikely that the outer Moon could have been melted quickly enough to yield those highland rock samples that have given radiometric ages of about 4300 Ma and older . |
| 2 | In reality , the term should only be applied to items made under royal commission , but in practice it is used for any rug from these weaving centres produced in the Pahlavi style ( pls 36 , 37 ) . |
| 3 | As a cultural practice it is embedded in national traditions and subject to institutional constraints , but it is also a multi-interpretable art form , which may be opaque in its meanings , or a window on the world ( for feminist windows are different ) . |
| 4 | Like the smaller SH10 , it incorporates Simplefit 's ComposTool compost aerator. it is made in vermin-proof galvanised steel , with a corrosion-resistant green polyester finish , and has lids on top and floors to each section . |
| 5 | On a Friday in January it is followed by Irish stew and cheese ( not for me , that menu , but Boulestin had something for everybody ) , on Saturday by cold ham and pressed beef , a hot purée of leeks with croutons as a separate course , and fruit . |
| 6 | This story forms a fairly complete myth of early origin , but in the New Kingdom texts it is followed by various additions , overlaid with some degree of satire , which explain how certain things happened . |
| 7 | Two principal types of construction are used : on street sections grooved tram rail is laid directly on to a solid track-bed , while on the Promenade it is spiked to wooden sleepers . |
| 8 | The Tory calculation is that Labour 's unity is a facade which will crack the moment it is exposed to stormy assault . |
| 9 | It will consider school , local and national developments so that when discussion of future plans takes place it is done with full knowledge of the school audit and national and local priorities beyond . |
| 10 | If something is increased by fifty percent it is multiplied by one point five . |
| 11 | It belongs to the family Cyprinidae and like all species of this type of fish it is equipped with pharyngeal or throat teeth , and has no adipose fin . |
| 12 | During the International Festival it is used for apron-stage theatrical performances . |
| 13 | At this point it is replaced by different patterns , some of which are different in the time sequence of the light flashes from the one that he/she has previously seen . |
| 14 | Like Aconite it is suited to plethoric , vigorous , healthy constitutions , robust children and babies when the complaints come on suddenly and with great violence , then subsides just as suddenly ; a short , sharp course — Not to be used in prolonged , continuous or recurrent states or in complaints which come on gradually . |
| 15 | By night it is lined with ragged figures , sleeping on cardboard or scraps of bubble-wrap . |
| 16 | In spatial coordinates it is given by This may be found easily ( in this case ) by substituting for the Xi in the material expression above or , somewhat laboriously , by evaluating . |
| 17 | At latitudes greater than about 40° the banding is less clear , and in the polar regions it is replaced by smaller-scale cellular features . |
| 18 | In the Odonata it is divided into two subsegments and among the parasitic Hymenoptera a second apparent trochanter , derived from the base of the femur , is present ( see p. 1185 ) . |
| 19 | Occasionally , a cock is such a winner that despite being a potential goldmine for its owner it is reprieved from further battle and enters the mythology of the tribe as a sort of Spartacus Chicken . |
| 20 | On the other hand , although high grade may follow a similar course , in some patients it is associated with systemic symptoms , laboratory and exploratory abnormalities , large tumour masses in the stomach , extensive and disseminated disease , and failure of treatment leading to a poor prognosis . |
| 21 | For a start it is written by one person . |
| 22 | Video can enhance the study of history in the classroom , and for many teachers it is perceived as one of the key resources for learning . |
| 23 | The greatest benefit in having a national society , however , arises from the fact that although amateur radio is a hobby it is governed by national and international regulations which define not only the radio communication modes which can be used , and the nature of the communications allowed , but also the frequencies allocated to amateurs . |
| 24 | Madge Earley , 85 , said she dare not leave her house in Shakespeare Road , Darlington , in case it is ransacked by teenage vandals . |
| 25 | At present it is smothered with yellow varnish , and while conservation due to begin at the Rijksmuseum in the Spring will certainly improve it , it remains to be seen how much of the picture can be recovered , and to see if the Rijksmuseum 's money was well spent . |
| 26 | In part it is directed at particular features of the standard treatment — notably the assumption of an aggregate production function . |
| 27 | In addition it is divided into regional and subject groups which organize meetings on a wide variety of topics . |
| 28 | In other cases it is shaped by personal preference ( e.g. you already feel that you have something specific to say on a particular work ) . |
| 29 | In some cases it is based upon simple ignorance . |
| 30 | As a building it is composed of two parts : the portico and the circular cella . |