Example sentences of "it [is] of the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's Of the total amount you 've spent in the last year , both on your own , how much have you spent at the main It does n't ask you how much you spent anywhere . |
| 2 | You must have a good corset first , it 's of the greatest importance . |
| 3 | The metal strip at the side of the card holds an electrical charge — like a piece of recording tape ; this machine reads that , to make sure it 's of the current pattern , while at the same time photographing me and my tag and weighing me . |
| 4 | This interaction between the small and the large scales is a fundamental feature of the model , just as it is of the real atmosphere . |
| 5 | It is of the highest importance that we continue to maintain these standards , and I am confident that together we can achieve this , and maintain the best traditions of public service in Lothian . |
| 6 | The brightest star in it is of the seventh magnitude , and is orange , with a K-type spectrum . |
| 7 | What should that placid little people know of the rattle and rush of an express train , typical as it is of the nerve-wasting haste with which we Westerners live our lives ? |
| 8 | Another figure of Hercules with a bow appears on a beaker from Godmanchester ( fig. 14.38 ) Only the top of the bow survives but it is clear from its shape that it is of the eastern type . |
| 9 | It is of the greatest benefit if this process is approached with love and trust . |
| 10 | It is of the greatest importance for a potential buyer or tenant to assess the potential of a farm before committing himself to it . |
| 11 | Being published , originally , in 1655–73 it is of the greatest importance in connection with ecclesiastical buildings up to that time . |
| 12 | ‘ It will be useless to observe to the Society that it is of the greatest importance to procure a place as soon as possible , if the Professor is not enabled to begin his Lectures by Christmas ( 1791 ) the establishment will be put off for one year — the Zootomy being strictly the first part he is to begin to teach to the pupils , which everyone knows could not be attempted in the Summer — and it would be feared too long a delay might hurt the success of the establishment . ’ |
| 13 | Huge sums of money were generated by the World Cup and it is of the greatest importance that most of it goes back into the game and its development . |
| 14 | There are several ways of accomplishing this , and it is of the greatest importance that you teach the puppy to recognize its bed . |
| 15 | It is of the greatest importance that the suitable accommodation required by the homeless applicant should be provided with the least possible delay . |
| 16 | Yet it is of the greatest importance to make such distinctions within what is normally either an unanalysed category — free cultural association — or at best an indiscriminate range . |
| 17 | Normally it is of the second magnitude , just about equal to the Pole Star , but every 2½ days it gives a long , slow wink , taking four hours to fade down below the third magnitude and remaining at minimum for a mere 20 minutes before starting to recover — after which nothing more happens for the next 2½ days . |
| 18 | Some elderly people still prefer ( or have to make do with ) an open fire , but this often presents problems if they have no one to carry coal for them and help to clear out the grate if it is of the old-fashioned type . |
| 19 | Perhaps because it is of the very essence of human beings that they transcend any situation into which they come or bring about . |
| 20 | Jesus is God ‘ incognito ’ : it is of the very nature of the presence of God as man that it must be ambiguous , that it may not be recognised by everyone , that the ‘ sign ’ by its very nature may be ‘ spoken against ’ . |
| 21 | It is of the very nature of the case that there can be no proof of this . |
| 22 | This is because it is of the very nature of the protocol that acts adopted under it should not be applicable to the United Kingdom . |
| 23 | At its own level of ultra-miniaturization , it is of the same order of elaborateness and complexity of design as the human eye is at a grosser level . |
| 24 | If horses have a sense of humour , it is of the slapstick variety . |
| 25 | It is of the eighth magnitude , but I admit that I have never been able to see it with certainty even with × 20 binoculars , though it is easy enough in a telescope . |
| 26 | I think it is of the utmost significance that the New Testament writers do not assign to the inspiration of the Ho ! y Spirit the noble elements in pagan ethics or in other religions . |
| 27 | And it is of the utmost importance to realise that the pragmatic answer to these questions is itself what makes the revolution never happen . |
| 28 | It is of the utmost importance that the Rawlsian method of argument requiring unanimity behind the veil of ignorance should not be defended on the ground that otherwise the resulting principles would not be fair because unanimity is a condition of fairness , or by any other moral argument . |
| 29 | At a time when no one else may seem to approve of them , and they may not much like themselves , it is of the utmost importance that teenagers should feel wanted and loved by their parents . |
| 30 | It is of the utmost importance for individuals to understand that the acceptance and comprehension of the origin of the Created God demands mental effort , or alternatively , faith in the ability of others to comprehend and instruct . |