Example sentences of "[noun sg] it is [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those whose job it is to seek knowledge , and sometimes solutions , here on Earth — the astronomers , anthropologists , archaeologists and researchers in all branches of science — have , for the most , remained silent on pseudoscience . |
| 2 | In acupuncture it is called chi , in Ayurvedic medicine ( from India ) it is prana , in Reichian Psychotherapy it is orgone . |
| 3 | As Lord Diplock pointed out in 1981 , on the one hand it constitutes ‘ a major invasion of privacy ’ , while on the other it is an important weapon available to the police and the security services , whose business it is to maintain law and order and protect national security . |
| 4 | The best solution is for a pamphleteer to show people how much fun it is to do good . |
| 5 | Sixteen quid a day it is to put boat |
| 6 | When academics delve into someone 's life it is called Biography ; when therapists posit theories on human behaviour it is called Psychology ; when sociologists ruminate on society it is called Sociology . |
| 7 | Chevron surge : BP declined to comment on speculation it is buying Chevron shares , which analysts said were continuing a recent surge following rumours the oil company may restructure . |
| 8 | ‘ When a man is married to one woman it is called monotony . |
| 9 | When academics delve into someone 's life it is called Biography ; when therapists posit theories on human behaviour it is called Psychology ; when sociologists ruminate on society it is called Sociology . |
| 10 | When academics delve into someone 's life it is called Biography ; when therapists posit theories on human behaviour it is called Psychology ; when sociologists ruminate on society it is called Sociology . |
| 11 | And whenever experience is pursued without hindrance it is called philosophy . |
| 12 | ENynex Corp has extended its status as the biggest cable television operator in the UK by buying out US Cable Corp and Morgan Cable Ltd to take control of the Bury and Rochdale and Oldham and Tameside cable franchises : the New York and New England phone company now holds 19 franchises surviving a potential 2.7m homes and offices , and says it plans to invest over £1,000m in the next six to seven years to provide cable and telephone services ; at present it is providing cable television services to only 35,000 customers and 20,000 telephone lines . |
| 13 | Firstly the depth of the symptom — that is at what level of the person 's being it is taking place , secondly the strength of the symptom and thirdly how uniquely characteristic is the symptom of the patient 's state . |
| 14 | If the book does have one central purpose it is to shed light upon the process of the changing system of higher education in Britain , and if it reaches one clear conclusion it is that both Oxford and Cambridge have performed admirably in recent years . |
| 15 | There should be one full-time member , the VA co-ordinator , whose task it is to maintain continuity , collect and analyse information , schedule meetings and produce agenda and records . |
| 16 | There should be one full-time member , the VA co-ordinator , whose task it is to maintain continuity , collect and analyse information , schedule meetings and produce agenda and records . |