Example sentences of "it is [adv] [verb] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is elegantly furnished in light , pleasant colours . |
| 2 | It is strongly influenced by Greek and Etruscan artists and happily shows none of the degeneracy evident in some later Roman work ( PLATES 14 and 19 ) . |
| 3 | It is well known that despite substantial industrial and occupational changes , the degree of gender segregation in employment is still substantial , it is strongly associated with inequality and it restricts women 's career opportunities . |
| 4 | At present it is simply pumped into storage tanks for monitoring , and subsequently discharged into the open sea . |
| 5 | It is principally made of neoprene , the material used to make wetsuits , and at the top end of the range will incorporate a hinged system designed to prevent the knee from over-extension . |
| 6 | Conversely , whereas personal selling is the single most important means of promoting industrial goods and services , it is rarely seen in consumer markets . |
| 7 | Since this approach is not clearly within mainstream Marxist explanations , it is not analysed in detail here . |
| 8 | It is not based on compassion . |
| 9 | Like copyright , this right is automatic and does not depend on registration but , unlike registered designs , there is no requirement for the design to have eye-appeal , although if it does , it is not barred from protection as a design right . |
| 10 | Punishment will fail if it is not balanced by praise , encouragement ( and other positive reactions ) for the sort of behaviours that you are looking for . |
| 11 | Within 15 minutes the human eye begins to become accustomed to the dark — provided it is not blinded by light , in which case , you have to start all over again . |
| 12 | Because so much communication is deliberately informal , it is not recorded on paper . |
| 13 | In addition , you need to reserve the area of memory that your machine code program will use so that it is not overwritten at run time . |
| 14 | It is not characterised by bureaucracy . |
| 15 | ‘ Although it is not made of gold , it is true that gold is a very common metal there . |
| 16 | And er can can we scrape away to say Chairman that er , you know this , this , this situation er it is not to do with government policies , we are paying a very heavy price to this country for world recession as we have paid this very high price , very very large amounts of money that had to be used for people who are unfortunate enough to fall out of employment . |
| 17 | One quick way of going out of business is to be unable to meet a substantial claim because it is not covered by insurance . |
| 18 | He concludes by suggesting that the relationship between research , policy and practice concerning offenders is often not either an equal nor an easy one and that it is not characterized by consistency . |
| 19 | If it is not placed under tension and pulled it will disappear . |
| 20 | The Cartesian answer would be that they all stand for various kinds of mental activity , a distinguishing mark of the mental being that it is not extended in space like the other substance of Descartes 's dualism , matter . |
| 21 | So far , we have mentioned two possible answers , those of Descartes and Brentano : Descartes 's , in terms of mental activity , a distinguishing mark of the mental being that it is not extended in space ; Brentano 's , in terms of a concept that needs further elucidation , the concept of intentionality . |
| 22 | Because it is not studied at school , many entrants are unsure of what is involved in an LLB degree . |
| 23 | It is not taxed at source . |
| 24 | There is , for instance , a route between Tokyo and Honolulu — known , because it is not fixed in cement , as it were , as the TYO-HNL Flexible Track System — which carries millions upon millions of Japanese to and from honeymoons and shopping expeditions ; there are routes now between Honolulu and San Francisco , between Honolulu and Nadi ( in Fiji , and pronounced Nandi ) , Nadi and Tokyo , and Nadi and Sydney , between Los Angeles and points south-west . |
| 25 | It drapes beautifully and is consequently most suitable for curtains , with the added advantage that it is not affected by sunlight . |
| 26 | This is much more effective at muting impacts than any breast shield and though it is not allowed in competition proper , it removes much of the risk from pre-competition training . |
| 27 | Damage was also very great in the mustelid samples , but in the one good sample from the pine marten the bones were less modified than in the canid samples , and it is not known at present which pattern is more typical of mustelids . |
| 28 | In other words , " it is not known in advance how the environment will act upon the system and react upon system actions . |
| 29 | In these circumstances soil erosion is potentially of utmost importance to the livelihood of these vulnerable people , even if it is not happening at present . |
| 30 | It is not going for growth . ’ |