Example sentences of "it is [verb] with [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is easier to define the first of these terms and lay out the implications of its consideration , than it is to deal with civil society per se or its relation to the state . |
| 2 | It is packed with drowned dolphins . |
| 3 | It will consider school , local and national developments so that when discussion of future plans takes place it is done with full knowledge of the school audit and national and local priorities beyond . |
| 4 | The disk is deeply indented interradially , diameter up to 5.5 mm ; it is covered with small scales which are slightly larger around the radial shields . |
| 5 | It is covered with gold leaf into which is etched a pattern of oak and bay leaves — and a medieval North Italian inscription , the surviving words of which suggest that it said : ‘ In this little goblet one often acquires happiness ’ . |
| 6 | The recipe is also delicious if it is made with smoked salmon pieces , but the trout is a little more unusual . |
| 7 | And I think it 's , a great deal of it is to do with failed expectations . |
| 8 | One group says it is to do with social deprivation , and the other blames people 's lifestyle , saying they eat badly and smoke and drink too much . |
| 9 | The scene depicted seems vaguely Egyptian in style , but closer examination reveals that it is spattered with Masonic symbols — a pyramid covered with hieroglyphics , a chain with a five-pointed star , a trowel , a pair of compasses , and an hour-glass . |
| 10 | It is argued with ample justification that Germany , France , the Netherlands , Belgium , Luxembourg and Denmark have achieved a sufficient degree of monetary convergence that could immediately proceed to form a currency union . |
| 11 | He said : ’ It is designed mostly for London and turns reality on its head because it is dealing with late trains . |
| 12 | It is charged with negative ions which generate a feeling of well-being . |
| 13 | A bourbon-type whisky , it is very full because it is treated with maple-wood charcoal to remove the lighter flavours . |
| 14 | It is written with close focus and in a clear style . |
| 15 | The style and feeling of the poem is exalted , but it is written with perfect lucidity , and a firm sense of the tradition of Christian conversion . |
| 16 | In 1909 D. W. Griffith directed A Corner in Wheat for the Biograph Company and the New York Dramatic Mirror announced to its readers that ‘ this picture is not a picture drama , although it is presented with dramatic force . |
| 17 | They call it an attempt to emphasise that Macedonia is an historically and culturally Greek region just when the ex-Yugoslav Macedonia , invented and so-named after World War II by Tito , is seeking international support for its own claim to independence , so far without much success : in part because of the problem of its name , in part because of fear that it is looking with greedy eyes at Greek Macedonia . |
| 18 | Consequently it is riddled with superb finger pockets . |
| 19 | From the cover cartoon of John Major , labelled ‘ Yesterday 's man — the vanishing Prime Minister ’ it is filled with ill-chosen invective . |
| 20 | The airport at Singapore is like any other except that it is filled with white men wearing long shorts . |
| 21 | The top and sides are sprinkled with toasted nuts and sesame seeds and it is finished with orange jelly slices and raspberry jam . |
| 22 | The pungency of mustard is only realised when it is mixed with cold water ; salt , vinegar and hot water inhibit the flavour , producing a milder condiment . |
| 23 | When it is bombarded with red light , it undergoes a photochemical reaction . |
| 24 | It is studded with ancient Dwarf runes of vengeance and retribution . |
| 25 | The sphere of everyday life is experienced as ordered and consistent which is because it is shared with other people and what is shared is , precisely , knowledge of everyday reality : |
| 26 | On the standards side , DEC has announced that it is working with International Software Systems Inc ( ISSI ) , Austin , Texas on an architectural definition and implementation plan for the European Computer Manufacturers Association ( ECMA ) Portable Common Tool Environment ( PCTE ) standard . |
| 27 | The feature that makes it dreadful is that it is crammed with unattractive tourists throughout the summer months , shambling around 50 feet above sea level in a state of exhaustion , asking everyone if they 're near the top yet . |
| 28 | By night it is lined with ragged figures , sleeping on cardboard or scraps of bubble-wrap . |
| 29 | ‘ poeticity ’ , he says , is like oil in cooking ; you can not have it on its own but when it is used with other food it is more than a mere addition . |
| 30 | Easy to dye , it is used with other fabrics such as Cordura for lightweight and fashion boots . |