Example sentences of "it be [prep] this [num ord] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It is on this last issue that the third , and the most popular , definition of deindustrialization focuses : the absolute decline in manufacturing employment , Figure 2.3 plots the data from Figure 2.2 in absolute rather than relative terms .
2 It is during this fifth stage that we dream .
3 It is in this last capacity that Hitler 's image as perceived by his loyal ‘ following ’ — functioning within the framework of ‘ charismatic politics ’ — played its crucial role , as not only the leaders of Party and State , but those in responsible intermediary positions — whether for ideological reasons or for a variety of careerist or other motives little related in essence to principled hatred of Jews — ‘ read ’ Hitler 's vaguely expressed ‘ intent ’ as a green light for radicalizing actions which developed their own dynamic and momentum .
4 It was during this first day of the journey that Tallis realized they were not the only travellers moving north , towards the marshlands .
5 It was in this first temple period that the Minoan vase makers began to tackle hard exotic stones , like the rosso antico from the Greek mainland and the white-speckled obsidian from Yiali near Karpathos in the Dodecanese .
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