Example sentences of "it [is] [vb pp] [prep] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Which means , as we 've already remarked , that it 's caused by some combination of desire and belief : in this case , by Pooh 's desire , not just for honey , but to get a true belief about whether what 's in the pot is honey , and his belief that the way to get that true belief is to taste what 's in the pot . |
| 2 | If we must have a past , then let's be sure it 's molested with this kind of amusement ! |
| 3 | We said they could n't have the corpse if we did n't get it — that 's by the by — but it 's understood by both sides that this is the last of such meetings . |
| 4 | It 's appeared in several films about the mafia and carried a whole host of corsed actors . |
| 5 | In fact , I was only going to stay a couple of years and move on , but … but I met you and I knew right from the beginning what was going to happen to me ; and it 's grown over these months during our supposedly accidental meetings here . |
| 6 | Erm , the , all the arguments for and against organic dips have been considered this last nine months by the Veterinary Products Committee , and they 've come out with a report I think , that satisfies no one , because it does n't go either , either way in that respect at all , it 's called for more research and , and erm , development in that , in that sense . |
| 7 | It 's followed by more noise , sharp and ugly , as they drag him into the kitchen . |
| 8 | It 's worked on several occasions since , though never again in ‘ God 's ’ voice . |
| 9 | It 's late now , and it 'll be quicker than waiting for a cab — and it 's insured for all drivers . |
| 10 | It 's insured for any driver . ’ |
| 11 | The question is , to what extent does the notion of ( loose ) apposition , as it is defined by these criteria , play a role in such an explanation ? |
| 12 | " 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 . |
| 13 | 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 " . |
| 14 | Although it is intended for all ages and abilities , in practice it is limited to Levels 1 , 2 and 3 . |
| 15 | It is intended for all levels of user , however it is assumed that the reader is familiar with LIFESPAN and its operation . |
| 16 | It is intended for all levels of user , however it is assumed that the reader is familiar with LIFESPAN and its operation . |
| 17 | As a result , there is a continued shortage of residential care facilities for the full-time residence of mentally handicapped people which is perpetuating the need for mental handicap hospitals to house them , even though it is recognised by all parties that this is to be avoided at all costs . |
| 18 | Although publicly scathing about the student left and the anti-Vietnam movement , Healy none the less cultivated a discussion circle of London writers , actors and television producers , it is said with some charm and intellectual force , which was to presage his fixation with Equity , the actors ' Union which increasingly provided personnel and finance for the ERP . |
| 19 | It is said of some speeches that they smell of the lamp . |
| 20 | Thus it is said in several cases that the plaintiff must have ‘ a right of property in the thing and a right of possession ’ and that unless both these rights concur the action will not lie . |
| 21 | It is said in some quarters she is being vindictive about these matters . |
| 22 | It is said in some circles that Morrison is alive and well and living in Des Moines , so perhaps we will one day have to sit through Doors II : the Incognito Years . |
| 23 | Note that as the principal repayment reduces the loan outstanding so it is debited to that account . |
| 24 | It is conceded in this study ( Hegarty et al . , |
| 25 | But it is governed in some detail by statutory requirements , and so is undeniably a system of statutory regulation . |
| 26 | Besides the fact that Mittwoch scuttles her own argument by citing examples such as No newspaper would dare publish his denial where " dare shows modal characteristics precisely in governing the bare infinitive … , yet it is governed by another modal " ( p. 128 ) , and the fact that treating to as a modal auxiliary is in itself highly implausible , this analysis simply begs the question of whether there is a semantic motivation behind the absence of to here . |
| 27 | SharePlex/iX is claimed to use standard networking capabilities such as X25 to provide complete application-environment replication anywhere in the world , and it is supported on all HP 3000s , including the old 16-bit ones . |
| 28 | It is supported by many scanner manufacturers , and can in some cases be produced from fax . |
| 29 | It is negotiable , and if the drawer is of financial substance or if it is supported by some sort of security , cash may be raised by discounting it , selling it , or lodging it as collateral for a loan . |
| 30 | It is entirely land-locked , which means that it is bordered in all directions by other countries — Zambia , Zimbabwe , Namibia and South Africa . |