Example sentences of "be [vb pp] and it [verb] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 The meaning of " written standard terms of business 's has already been considered and it seems clear that s3 will always apply to terms in standard terms of trading .
2 The study is re- examining the national accounts measurement of government services ; it argues that most public servants in fact do things which can be measured and it provides some alternative estimates for real output growth in education , health and public administration ( which compares well with broadly analogous private financial services ) .
3 If the barriers to trade in the EEC are removed and it makes sound economic sense to do so , well and good .
4 Charlie 's office was small and poky and lightless and overcrowded , but the number of possible hiding places was limited and it seemed that she-d tried them all .
5 The radiocarbon discrepancy was confirmed and it became clear that radiocarbon results would need to be calibrated to convert them to calendar ages .
6 After a prolonged course of elemental diet an elimination diet was repeated and it became evident that he was profoundly sensitive to salicylate .
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