Example sentences of "[adj] [subord] it [is] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's old Jackdaw 's — a thousand years old if it 's a day . ’ |
| 2 | It is also fair to say , and I must be up front about this because it is a matter of it is probably the most sensitive aspect of this whole debate , is about B eight warehousing and distribution . |
| 3 | Deep sea fishing off the island 's coast is as popular as it is a challenge , with plenty of record-breaking specimens of sailfish , marlin or tuna to be hooked . |
| 4 | Fourth , we shall also look more fully at some of the implications of the recognition that the interview is a social process as much as it is a research technique ; implications which are , potentially , far reaching . |
| 5 | But this is an argument about departmental and institutional management , as much as it is a matter of professional ethics . |
| 6 | Poverty is a constitutive element of a particular form of economic growth as much as it is a product of economic recession . |
| 7 | Have you noticed the way Coke tastes so much nicer when it 's a glass bottle ? |
| 8 | However , the point you have to erm , recall , is that if it 's a conflict between parental investment in a sibling and parental investment in myself , I am twice as closely related to myself as I am to my sibling . |
| 9 | The fact that the spadefoot toad has achieved this is all the more remarkable because it is an amphibian , and its need for water is so much greater than that of other land-based animals . |
| 10 | And tomorrow it 's hard because it 's an economics one and I have never had economics before so but it 's the second part in Zurich because it 's flying economics telecommunications and political television |
| 11 | He wo n't know for sure whether it 's a success until the time comes to deal with the excess stock . |
| 12 | We 're not even sure whether it 's a cichlid , although it does look like one . |
| 13 | Aggressive impulses against the mother , prohibited as long as it is a question of fulfilling the subject 's own wishes , are given rein when the wishes are ostensibly those of someone else . |
| 14 | The scheme applies to Peugeots up to five years old and there is no limit on cost , ‘ as long as it is a part that keeps the vehicle off the road ’ . |
| 15 | Are you , are you thinking of that because it 's a bit too formal or something ? |
| 16 | To ta just to make it look a bit respectable because it 's a church , they 're using that part of it . |
| 17 | But er , but once you 're older unless it 's a matter |
| 18 | The Governor of Kenya , Sir Evelyn Baring , was able to reassure the settlers by saying that ‘ Kenya ca n't go independent because it is a fortress colony . ' |
| 19 | Neil Kinnock said last night that the rise in interest rates was ‘ a shattering blow both to households right across Britain and also to industries , and it 's even worse because it 's a blow that has been gathering ever since the first day that this Government decided its one and only economic policy would be a reliance on interest rates ’ . |
| 20 | No it gets a bit ridiculous when it 's a week before and then until January the sixth . |
| 21 | Existing reports have depended on self reported defecation frequency which is prone to wrror and on reports of straining at stool , which is unreliable because it is a symptom of irritable bowel syndrome as well as of constipation . |
| 22 | Compiling a book about Motor Racing records is not difficult because it is a sport that has been well documented , statistically , over the years . |
| 23 | or is it just I can prove it 's green and green because it 's a quester two tone exterior with a |
| 24 | Yes , if you have Well it 's the same whether it 's an intestacy or a will . |
| 25 | As a general rule the number of third party consents that a vendor ( or perhaps purchaser ) must obtain are normally greater if it is an asset as opposed to a share sale . |
| 26 | No , it 's nice cos it 's a lot for presentation as well |
| 27 | John , if it 's a mug two if it 's a mug two please . |
| 28 | It remains uncertain whether it 's a recovery that could sustain a tax increase on November the thirtieth . |
| 29 | You ca n't do that when it 's a drink driving . |