Example sentences of "[conj] it be [verb] [pos pn] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Either it 's causing ill health or it 's affecting your relationships . |
| 2 | Although it is accepted their goodwill is necessary , respondents expect that there will be financial implications of implementing the recommendations . |
| 3 | He did not realize that she was obeying his orders exactly , although it was breaking her heart . |
| 4 | That it 's ruining their river and that mercury could wreck their lives . |
| 5 | ‘ I wanted to say , you see , that I know you thought Frannie should n't have gone , and that it 's ruined your holiday plans , and , on behalf of us all , I 'm sorry . |
| 6 | ‘ Well , let's just say that it 's crossed your mind that maybe , maybe if you stay long enough in this place it 'll get to you in the same way as it got to me . |
| 7 | Barbara told Clinton : ‘ There is a shift in the political wind and I feel that it 's blowing our way . ’ |
| 8 | Evidence so far suggests , though , that it is proving its value , both for the individuals concerned and also means of making links with employers which could develop into other areas such as project work , secondments etc .. |
| 9 | Often people maintain that it is knowing your stuff that really counts and behaviour is just the icing on the cake . |
| 10 | Apple Computer Inc said yesterday that it is licensing its Newton personal digital assistant technologies to a number of companies in an effort to make Newton a pervasive standard ’ available to the computer , consumer and telecommunications industries . |
| 11 | Autodesk Inc , Sausalito , California has decided that IBM Corp 's Cadam Inc computer-aided design software base is ripe for plundering , and is developing two Cadam-emulation products , Aemulus and Aemulus(mf) , which are now in alpha test : the products , which offer a Cadam-like user interface and bi-directional compatibility with Cadam files , are also compatible with AutoCAD Release 12 ; Aemulus is an AutoCAD Development System application with a Cadam-like graphics interface and command set and enables customers to edit existing Cadam models or create new Cadam-compatible models on the desktop ; Aemulus(mf) is a mainframe-resident program that enables customers to quickly and completely convert Cadam two-dimensional Interactive Drawing files to DXF files or vice versa ; both are set for shipment in May 1993 but pricing has not yet been decided ; the company also says that it is expanding its product line beyond the drafting portion of the design spectrum it has traditionally occupied to cover the entire spectrum from conceptualisation to manufacturing , and that as a first step its three top-selling drafting and design packages , AutoCAD , Generic CADD and AutoSketch , have been brought together under one organisational umbrella , and are being precisely defined and clarified in terms of their relationship to each other ; development is under way to enable the three products to work together and share files across networks . |
| 12 | The IRA , will no doubt , argue that it is taking its fight to mainland Britain to let the English feel the war at first hand ; to sicken the English and to cause them to pressurise their government to withdraw from Ireland . |
| 13 | In addition it warns Sun that it is alienating its customers by not letting them apply their corporate discounts to the Classic and by letting them perceive Sun as turning its back on its established technical clientele to pursue the commercial marketplace . |
| 14 | Proteon 's announcement that it is splitting its business into two divisions ( one for adaptor boards and wiring centres ; the other for internetworking and intelligent hub systems ) is in line with what has been happening internally for some time , says Swan . |
| 15 | In May , 1991 , the Digital Information Group 's Software Industry Bulletin reported that SelecTronics expects to report a ‘ significant loss ’ for its financial year ended 31 March and that it is restructuring its business so that it manufactures handheld devices only when it has firm orders from its distribution channels . |
| 16 | British Gas has announced that it is to abandon its operations in Ecuador , citing economic grounds . |
| 17 | Mitsui OSK , Japan 's second-largest shipping company , has just announced that it is to close its tokkin accounts ( short-term stockmarket-punting money ) to help pay for its capital spending . |
| 18 | The Benefits Agency , an executive arm of the Department of Social Services , has announced that it is switching its operation from Holyhead to Llangefni , 16 miles away . |
| 19 | Transforming at a stroke the state of its balance sheet , Philips Electronics NV on Friday announced that it is to sell its 35% stake in the Japan-based Matsushita Electronics Corp to its partner in the venture , Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd for a whopping $1,600m . |
| 20 | Its auditor , Arthur Andersen & Co informed the company that it is withdrawing its audit reports dated August 19 on the company 's financial statements included in the 10K , Sequoia added . |
| 21 | Some management companies , including Murray Johnstone — which recently reduced its initial charge from 5 to 1 p.c. — welcomed the Securities & Investment Board announcement this week that it is to review its rules on unit trusts . |
| 22 | AT&T Co announced in Dublin that it is closing its plant in Donegal , northwest Ireland , at the cost of 63 jobs , and is also cutting 50 jobs at its plant in Bray , in the east . |
| 23 | AT&T Co announced in Dublin that it is closing its plant in Donegal , northwest Ireland , at the cost of 63 jobs , and is also cutting 50 jobs at its plant in Bray , in the east . |
| 24 | Oki also announced that it is changing its membership within Unix International from an official member to a general member . |
| 25 | The town of Bolton has just announced that it is to make its football hero , Nat Lofthouse , a freeman of the borough . |
| 26 | Sun Alliance has given notice to National Home Loans that it is cancelling its payment protection scheme at the end of the month . |
| 27 | The next extract by Urie Bronfenbrenner ( 1.6 ) is taken from his comparative study of child-rearing in the Soviet Union and the USA , in which he argues that the status of the American family has diminished , that it is losing its influence over children . |
| 28 | It cited Friday 's announcement by Fujitsu that it is lowering its earnings forecast to show a substantial loss for the fiscal year ending March 31 as the reason for the review ; the review affects 120,000m of yen-denominated bonds , a $330m bond , a 320m Swiss franc issue and a 200,000m commercial paper programme , it noted . |
| 29 | And the Bank is pushing the options in such quantities that it is keeping their price lower than it should be . |
| 30 | Meanwhile , Berkeley 's Computer Science Research Group has announced that it is to end its work on BSD 4.4 following the final releases this year . |