Example sentences of "it be [vb pp] [prep] this [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Had it been blocked before this morning ? |
| 2 | Leaflets giving details of the Alumni Foundation 's work and how to support it are enclosed with this magazine or can be obtained from the Alumni Foundation Office in Senate House . |
| 3 | If you elect to seek redress under this Scheme , written notice requesting arbitration under this Scheme must be made within 9 months after the scheduled date of return from holiday ( only in exceptional circumstances may it be offered outside this period ) . |
| 4 | " It being stated to this Meeting that the Water of A-ruagh under Kilchoman House is at present impassable — and a total obstruction to Travelling until a Bridge is erected — … |
| 5 | " It being represented to this meeting that part of the Church yard of Kilnaughtan , facing the South E : or the sea is likely to be carried away by the Blowing of Sand and that several Coffins have been exposed " the meeting appoints a Committee to obtain any estimate for banking . |
| 6 | 1792 It being Represented to this Meeting that their is unlawful combinations and Meetings held by the Weavers in the Island , particularly in the Parish of Kilchoman , for the purpose of shortening or cutting off the usual measure called the Islay Ell , which has for time Immemorial been the Standard Measure given by the Weavers with every Species of their Manufacture , and for reducing the measure to the English yard , and for continueing the prices for the English yard as high as that for the Islay Ell |
| 7 | It being reported to this Meeting that the Peck Measures of the different corners of Islay do not agree in size , & that many of them are deficient of the Legal Standard Measure of this Country-In order to remedy this evil it is recommended that in place of the Heaped Peck commonly used that a streak measure answering exactly to the standard measure of Islay shou 'd be substituted in place of the Heap measure , & in order to carry this Resolution into Execution the Meeting do hereby appoint the following Committee … it is earnestly recommended to these Gentlemen to have the different Pecks of the different Parishes brought to the proper Streak measure , and to have these pecks Branded with Shawfield 's Iron , and this being once done it is recommended to the said Committee to cause publish at the Parish Churches that if any person within their Bounds shall Sell or Buy with any other peck than the Peck so ascertained & stamped , that they shall be Fined at the discretion of the Baron Baillie of Islay |
| 8 | 1811 " It being known to this Meeting that two Parochial Schoolhouses are upon the way of being finished at Kilchoman and Kilmeny , and that it is proposed to build a third schoolhouse at Kildalton … stent themselves in the sum of £70 . " |
| 9 | If we must have a past , then let's be sure it 's molested with this kind of amusement ! |
| 10 | " It is stated to this Meeting that the Lint Miln is keep 'd in very bad order , and that it is insufficient to manufacture the Lint of the Parish independent of the Lint of the whole Island . |
| 11 | It is balanced at this point , and each space to the right of " 0 " has a corresponding space , or partner , to the left of " 0 " . |
| 12 | It is conceded in this study ( Hegarty et al . , |
| 13 | If a waterproofing compound is to be added , it is done at this stage . |
| 14 | where it is seen to this day |
| 15 | If it is seen in this way the burden for change rests with black staff and not with the white staff and institutions which perpetuate discrimination and racism . |
| 16 | The interior certainly does look light , though it is assisted in this respect by the Cathedral eastern Gothic rose . |
| 17 | Its date is uncertain but is thought to have been about 9Myr , and it is placed at this date on the phylogeny in Box 3 ( identified as SH ) . |
| 18 | It is turned in this action towards the meagre amount of light , light which has a density and texture not often seen in real life , created by filling the air with smoke and piercing it with tungsten light . |
| 19 | ‘ The contract between mortgagor and mortgagee , as it is understood in this court , makes the mortgage a security , not only for principal and interest , and such ordinary charges and expenses as are usually provided for by the instrument creating the security , but also for the costs properly incident to a suit for foreclosure or redemption . |
| 20 | It is argued in this book that in many areas of the world where environmental fragility is an outstanding characteristic , there is a failure to adapt to a variety of new and related pressures , particularly population pressure and increased state intervention which is often extractive in nature , and also that such technically state-sponsored innovations that there are , tend to be inappropriate or inaccessible . |
| 21 | It is argued in this study that although the courts did matter , they often failed to operate in the ways intended by British policy-makers . |
| 22 | At one point the path crosses the River Almond , and will eventually link up with the Almond Walkway once it is extended to this point . |
| 23 | The arrow with a large tip is placed across the right shoulder of the hero , but it is not clear how it is sustained in this position . |
| 24 | Again , since it is assumed by this act of faith that all individuals are equal in the sight of God , man or both , then dissent must be tolerated and each has the right to put his own point of view . |
| 25 | This is because it knows how desperately it is threatened by this disease . |
| 26 | 1812 " It is proposed that the Clergymen of the Island shall … convene the poor of their respective Parishes , & to such as they find needy , to issue a Ticket of his or her name & Parish Written thereon , who only should be served as the Poor , & impostures excluded — It is Represented to this Meeting that a number of Beggars keep dogs at home and abroad — and as Scarcity is apprehended , it is considered proper that every person should this year Discharge every unnecessary Dog … " |
| 27 | Most of the energy is thrown out of the exhaust pipe and in heat loss from the radiator , and in a erm small losses in friction inside the engine and gearbox , but most of it is lost in this conversion from heat from burning petrol into the mechanical energy of the rotating energy . |
| 28 | The name of the Spanish sherry Manzinilla means " little apple " , and it is flavoured with this plant . |
| 29 | ‘ The action is an action for money had and received ; and it is brought upon this ground ; namely , that the money was paid to the defendant without any consideration ; the duty , for which , and in respect of which he received it , not having been imposed by lawful or sufficient authority to warrant the same . |
| 30 | ‘ The action is an action for money had and received ; and it is brought upon this ground ; namely , that the money was paid to the defendant without any consideration ; the duty , for which , and in respect of which he received it , not having been imposed by lawful or sufficient authority to warrant the same . |