Example sentences of "it [be] [verb] [adj] [conj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This concern could , however , be easily met if it were made clear that fines would only be recommended by the OFT as a matter of course where a company had evidently breached one of the prohibitions . |
| 2 | it 's becoming aware that people who live in the inner cities are not bad . |
| 3 | It is made possible because information about citizens is held by organs of the state . |
| 4 | Since the electoral registration officer is authorised by statute to sell copies of the electoral register , address lists from this source are fairly and lawfully obtained ; objections to trading in other address lists can be circumvented if , at the time of the initial collection of information , it is made clear that addresses will be passed on unless the data subject expressly objects . |
| 5 | Right at the heart of God 's choice of Israel it is made plain that God has a missionary purpose . |
| 6 | Similarly , even in that most abstract of arts , music , the playing of a musical instrument can inscribe the peculiar energy of the act of plucking , blowing or striking into its sound such that it is rendered unique or concrete . |
| 7 | if the Purchaser believes it is paying more than market value , it would be better off claiming damages in tort rather than contract ; and vice versa ; |
| 8 | It is thought certain that Mr Ward will fight extradition proceedings , which as a result could take up to two years to bring to a conclusion . |
| 9 | ‘ if it is thought desirable that debentures in their popular meaning may be made irredeemable , it would seem to be both absurd and inconsistent to forbid a company to make its ordinary mortgages of land also irredeemable . ’ |
| 10 | It is thought likely that Cussons will drop ABM 's creative strategy , which featured actress Julie Walters in spoof Noel Coward-style TV ads . |
| 11 | When it is thought vital that members or creditors should receive notice , the Act requires them to be given notice by the company ; in relation to the general public the best that can be done is to require publication in newspapers . |
| 12 | However , it is thought unlikely that Jaguar would ask the Government for the limit to be raised early in order to allow its preferred partner to build a stake of more than 15 per cent before January , 1991 . |
| 13 | It is thought unlikely that marketing or agency arrangements will be affected . |
| 14 | On the other hand , it is becoming apparent that air attacks alone are not likely to win the war . |
| 15 | The other is to be a stepping stone to a single European currency , and it is becoming clear that Europe is not going to have one of those . |
| 16 | It is becoming clear that taxation in the 1990s could be used as a major tool to promote a more efficient allocation of resources in society , forcing consumers to take account of the long-term implications of their actions . |
| 17 | Mr Coulter said : ‘ It is becoming clear that building societies are pursuing their own interests by rescheduling loans or entering into shared ownership agreements , rather than biting the bullet of low interest loans to housing associations . ’ |
| 18 | It was to stop this that amateurs within the FA , who disliked professionalism in principle , were willing to accept it in practice . |
| 19 | On April 24 it was announced that Than Shwe would serve as Prime Minister , a post hitherto held by Saw Maung , and the following day Than Shwe also replaced Saw Maung as C.-in-C. of the Defence Forces . |
| 20 | However , it was made clear that Cuba would not be admitted into the San José Pact , whereby Mexico and Venezuela sold oil on favourable rates to central American and some Caribbean states . |
| 21 | While Barbara Barnes , the nanny to Lord and Lady Glenconner 's children , was employed it was made clear that Diana would be intimately involved in her children 's upbringing . |
| 22 | It was made clear that trade would be at international prices , with no subsidies or preferential treatment . |
| 23 | In 1900 , on the initiative of William II , it was made clear that military attachés were subordinate not to the head of the mission of which they were formally members but only to the kaiser himself . |
| 24 | When the ban on schools in providing these was lifted , it was made clear that schools alone could not afford them . |
| 25 | At the commencement of the tournament it was made clear that referees had been instructed to apply Laws 18 and 19 . |
| 26 | Isobel thought — and he was back sleeping in his cot , it was gone twelve and time for the daily briefing . |
| 27 | The year 1962 had not been a good one for Macmillan : his domestic policies had started to go awry ; the application to join the EEC was unpopular ; his showing in the opinion polls had slumped to 36 per cent ; in July he had sacked one-third of his cabinet , fearing a revolt against his leadership ; in October he was seen to play little part in the Cuban missile crisis , in which Kennedy alone took the decisions that could have drawn Britain , whether she liked it or not , into nuclear war between the superpowers ; and in December it was becoming clear that de Gaulle was blocking the EEC entry negotiations . |
| 28 | After a few sessions it was becoming clear that Henry 's impact on the scheme was reciprocal . |
| 29 | During the final months of the peace Ballot campaign it was becoming clear that Mussolini was preparing to invade Abyssinia , and it was in relation to this danger that the issue of sanctions was generally debated . |
| 30 | But as she was passing the Misses Cardings ' shop she heard a loud tapping on the upper part of the door ; then it was pulled open and Miss Belle Carding beckoned Agnes towards her , saying , ‘ Come in a minute , dear . |