Example sentences of "it is [prep] [adj] [noun sg] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is with worrying regularity that many of today 's major tours offer a ‘ home label ’ support act as the majors fight desperately to gain attention for their smaller acts . |
| 2 | She will make it clear right from the start by her tone of voice that it is with tired reluctance that she has decided to deal with you at all . |
| 3 | It could read something like this : It is with continued concern that I write to you about the suffering of the Cambodian people and put forward the following suggestions re where government aid should be concentrated . |
| 4 | It is with much concern that I find myself unable to comply with a request from you and Mr. Browne , but indeed you pay me too great a compliment in supposing me capable of writing upon any subject that is proposed to me . |
| 5 | It is with good reason that presidents constantly complain of the large problems they face in trying to get the bureaucracy to do what they want it to do . |
| 6 | Gentlemen : It is with great regret that I see so many students labouring day after day in the Academy , as if they imagined that a liberal art , such as ours , was to be acquired like a mechanical trade , by dint of labour , or I may add the absurdity of supposing that it could be acquired by any means whatever . |
| 7 | It is with great regret that we record the death of the following member . |
| 8 | It is with great dismay that I am writing to you following the presentation of the Editing for Industry awards in Torquay . |
| 9 | WILLIAMS : It is with great reluctance that I speak and I beg you to forgive me , but I must tell you it is the Countess of Pembroke , a lady noted for her wit and beauty but of a wanton disposition . |
| 10 | It is with great sadness that I write this letter having been informed of the possible demise of what can only be the most important publication since the Dead Sea Scrolls . |
| 11 | It would be a tragedy for the aircraft preservation and restoration movement as a whole if it were all scrapped , and so it is with great sadness that after a great deal of thought they are agreed ( having been partners both in business and as husband and wife ) that the time has come to take life a bit easier and retire from the business . |
| 12 | It is with great sadness that we report the death of Ken Rowlands . |
| 13 | IT is with great sadness that I have to report that died on . |
| 14 | IT is with great sadness that we have to announce the premature death , on , of , 's production planning manager . |
| 15 | It is with great sadness that we announce the unexpected and tragically early death of June Bascombe on 21 August in the Intensive Care Unit of Epsom Hospital . |
| 16 | ‘ Good afternoon , ladies and gentlemen , it is with great pleasure that I introduce you to the magic of television … ‘ |
| 17 | It is with great pleasure that I take up Mrs O'Neil 's call to arms on behalf of Martina . |
| 18 | Suddenly there was work for everybody and the deaf community took full advantage of this change of climate , as reported in the 1944 annual report : The effect of the war on industry has given the deaf and dumb opportunities such as they had never enjoyed for many years and it is with great pleasure that the committee places on record the excellent work the deaf Have done . |
| 19 | It is with great pleasure that I now enclose a copy of the video film made of the first semi-final round . |
| 20 | It is with some pride that I am able to bring you a useful etiquette tip from the Denis Thatcher Handbook Of Handy Hints For Husbands . |
| 21 | So it is with some surprise that the soft left has found itself endorsing Byrne 's view of the conduct of those around him . |
| 22 | It is with some trepidation that I mention our feathered friends — LARUS CANUS — the common gull . |
| 23 | As English Heritage do not like us , it is with some glee that I report dissent in their own ranks . |
| 24 | It is with some reluctance that I have to strongly disagree with one of my fellow presidents , but some of the impressions that her article creates are very misleading and , in some cases , offensive . |
| 25 | During the past week there have been several occasions where people have been meddling with candles and other things in the church , including the money boxes yet again , and so it is with some sadness that I have decided to keep the church locked during the holiday period . |
| 26 | Congratulations , it is with immense gratitude that I am saying this ; I am fully aware of the dedication , the hard work ingenuity and imagination which has made it possible to celebrate a 40th Anniversary of the Medau Society . |
| 27 | It is with considerable regret that I now have to tell the general assembly that although other parts of the Board 's work , and the Board 's investicl invested capital have performed well from a financial point of view , the anticipated deficit on thirty eight eventide homes has been sustained . |
| 28 | It is with this approach that we make the Group 's work truly representative . |
| 29 | But it is with this group that antiracism can be most readily identified and we need to examine it on its own terms and in its relationship to other more easily identifiable class groupings . |
| 30 | It is with this view that this paper take issue . |