Example sentences of "it [is] [adj] [subord] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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31 | Well here 's the specification , length , Escort four two six eight so it 's about two point three , sorry two hundred and thirty millimetres longer , so it 's less than a foot |
32 | But er it 's less than a fortnight now . |
33 | No , cos they 're fluorescent , it 's only about twelve watts , it 's less than a light bulb . |
34 | Wo wo , it 's less than the price of a cup of tea . |
35 | It 's less than the benefit you 'd receive if you were an invalid or an old-age pensioner and you 'd get more if you were a widow or a student . |
36 | I know , it 's alright when the sun 's out , but when the sun goes in it 's freezing so I 've had his plastic |
37 | My main concern is how much of the network would become ‘ prohibited ’ ; if it 's more than a fraction , I would prefer the present undefined arrangements . |
38 | ‘ It 's more than a guard ’ said a spokesman . |
39 | It 's more than a month since they conjured up a victory . |
40 | And I have a feeling- ’ She now drew in a long breath before resuming ‘ And it 's more than a feeling , it 's a certainty that , although we 're leaving here , being forced to leave here , we 'll return , for this is our home . |
41 | ‘ It 's more than a miracle . |
42 | Yes , O K then , right , because it 's more than a week away , I 'll give you a bell close to the time , just to make sure you , everything 's alright . |
43 | If you 've never been to an ice hockey game , it 's more than a game — it 's a night out . |
44 | My palace if I were a king it 's more than a palace it 's my everything . |
45 | a king it 's more than a palace it 's my everything . |
46 | They 're the only times really and as with the I B M the I B M people 's the company I B M said if it 's more than a page is it really worth sending it out . |
47 | if you , because it 's more than the Headway can do |
48 | Now evidence shows that it 's more than the fact that he has something on his mind to distract him from sex — it 's an actual physical phenomenon . |
49 | Since men are usually a bit taller than their female partners , it 's easier if the man can stand so that he 's a little lower than his partner . |
50 | It is higher than a year ago in every EFTA country and in every G7 country except Japan . |
51 | In the case of the high head , the stressed syllable which begins the head is high in pitch ; usually it is higher than the beginning pitch of the tone on the tonic syllable . |
52 | The rate of tax ( the ‘ poundage ’ ) differs ; it is higher where the property values are lower and where the needs for local expenditure are greater . |
53 | Referring issues to a named firm or company can run into similar problems but , again , it is appropriate when a dispute has already arisen : see 8.2.4 . |
54 | In the low head the stressed syllable which begins the head is low in pitch ; usually it is lower than the beginning pitch of the tone on the tonic syllable . |
55 | It is one-trial , because it requires only a single peck for the bird to learn ; it is avoidance because the result of the learning is for the bird to stop doing something it otherwise would ; and it is passive because the bird is not required actively to avoid , as it would if it had to escape from some unpleasant condition , but merely to refrain from pecking . |
56 | He or she will almost certainly want to test the drain to make sure it is watertight when the job is finished . |
57 | It is essential once a feed has been dropped that it should not be reinstated in a moment of weakness . |
58 | It is uncertain whether an application for extension of time can possibly be made once an action has been automatically struck out . |
59 | It is uncertain whether the principle laid down in Regal ( Hastings ) covers this situation . |
60 | It is uncertain whether the development of these ground glass hepatocytes is a benign phenomenon or is linked with the progression to liver damage . |