Example sentences of "and it is [verb] [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 The dome diminishes in thickness from nearly 20 feet at the springing to almost 5 feet at the crown and it is built up in horizontal layers of brickwork and concrete where the cement mixture is varied so that the specific gravity diminishes with increasing height .
2 It 's only the ground floor , really , and it is set out with a bar at the back and refreshments like the old music halls used to be with every so often , every few seats there is a table so that it 's a thing to have your drink and refreshments to hand at the table .
3 In such a sample , the researcher specifies what type of people he or she wants in the sample , within broad categories ( quotas ) , and it is left up to the interviewer to find such people to interview .
4 He said : ‘ The market is definitely thawing out from the big freeze we experienced last year , and it is thawing out from the bottom up .
5 The implication from the provision and s741 is if the Revenue have not actually charged the income when it arose in year 1 and it is paid out in year 3 , the only charge under s739 would be in year 3 when the monies are paid out .
6 But , I must claim , as a patient , that when a doctor tells you there is nothing wrong with your heart , and it is backed up by four colleagues who diagnose a hiatus hernia , the feeling of relief is enormous .
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