Example sentences of "it [is] [adj] [conj] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's curious that the Bloch Symphony for trombone and orchestra is rarely played — one would have thought that trombonists , starved of repertoire , would air it at every opportunity . |
| 2 | It 's fantastic that the boy is back . ’ |
| 3 | It 's freezing and the pitch is rock hard . |
| 4 | But it 's due and the farm accounts wo n't take it . |
| 5 | I 'll go and make the sauce , then I 'll have a bath while it 's simmering if the generator 's up to it . ’ |
| 6 | And the early reading of P P G seven it seems to me it 's apparent that the principle messages are that the development in open countryside should be strictly controlled , and I would underline that point strictly controlled , and that the countryside should be safeguarded for its own sake and non-renewable and natural resources should be afforded protection . |
| 7 | The commission says it 's adamant that the public will have the final say . |
| 8 | Erm in my experience it 's quite normal for erm a period after the close of the enquiry to be erm given to erm the planning authority or authorities to on other matters which are outstanding at the close of the enquiry , whether it 's two weeks , whether it 's whether it 's very very common , it 's it 's reasonable that the authority should have that opportunity to . |
| 9 | He says that when burning oak powder it 's possible that a spark could have gone astray . |
| 10 | I think it 's possible that a lot of the women here are saying no because of the stigma that 's attached to the word feminist feminism . |
| 11 | It 's possible that the man who stands on the winner 's podium on the Champs Elysées on the afternoon of Sunday 26 July will have come to the fore in the last two days . |
| 12 | It 's possible that the change of the school to the Sixth Form Centre for the area may facilitate this . ’ |
| 13 | If there was a body , it 's possible that the singeing of skin and flesh might have left identifiable organic deposits on the woodwork , but the Wheel has been in the water for some time and we must n't expect much . ’ |
| 14 | It 's ironic that a prostitute can get a hotel room by bribing someone but if you 're a respectable woman you are likely to be arrested if you even try to get through the front door . |
| 15 | It 's terrible that the society they live in should be undermined like that . |
| 16 | He says that it 's sad that the coal industry is being ruined in this country . |
| 17 | It 's probable that the memory of most children of our generation is of women as workers . |
| 18 | A great deal of discussion will be generated and it 's certain that the bulk of the attributes will focus on relationships rather than on curriculum or administrative matters . |
| 19 | ‘ I suppose it 's feasible that a girl with your looks and brains could drive someone to behave in the way you 've described . |
| 20 | I know when Carl was , was doing it in a modest way and he , he 'd seen this on , and he said it 's impossible that the way they do it ! |
| 21 | It 's impossible and a waste of time . ’ |
| 22 | It 's sharp as a razor , a real hunting knife , but if you keep the sheath on you can hold it a bit . |
| 23 | It 's nice as a Minister to be able to do this , to look after your own patch . ’ |
| 24 | Independent advice er comes from major brokers , the banks and building societies have come out of independent advice pretty well , because they 've decided that it 's expensive and a hassle , cos we 're regulated all the time and of course it makes , we 've , we 've got to analyze the products on the market , so we 've got to pay people to do that . |
| 25 | Erm in my view , it 's crucial that the selection of a general location should be overwhelmed by these technical considerations . |
| 26 | As Rob said : ‘ Our contribution hardly scratched the surface of what was needed out there , but it 's essential that every effort is made to make life bearable until sanity returns . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ Just because this case is like it is , it 's essential that the government 's secret service is both judge and jury . |
| 28 | Thirdly it 's disappointing that the committee have ignored the well defined geographical boundary of Cornwall , along the river Tamar . |
| 29 | It 's arguable that the industry has done itself more damage by its inflated claims than anything else , because they spared people like Rifkin into action . |
| 30 | But when it 's dark and the moon glints on the Peter and Paul fortress , and two out of every three street lights are extinguished for economy so that the puddles and newly fallen snow are discovered only by an errant foot , then it is once again St Petersburg , and Dostoevsky is hump-backed in a slum behind Sennaya Square , and Pushkin is dying after his duel and saying ‘ Good-bye , my friends ’ to his rows of books . |