Example sentences of "[prep] it is [adj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | BELOW It is difficult to categorize some rock paintings and carvings as they can be regarded as sites or finds . |
| 2 | It 's the fact that we are so close to America , that we 've got this highly dynamic American sound that we had in the sixties in this country with the kind of dynamism in the sixties and the desire to sort of break through all kinds of formal barriers — I mean the mini skirt period , you know what I mean and in certain cities , like Liverpool , where this feeling of it is necessary to break through barriers to create this kind of dynamic sort of extremely vital sound . |
| 3 | The wildlife is varied , beautiful — and some of it is likely to arrive on your plate . |
| 4 | To begin with it is best to keep the adults for no more than a day , then let them free . |
| 5 | If such problems are to be grappled with it is necessary to bear in mind all that has been written above and in other parts of this book , but work with the child may not have any direct sexual content whatever . |
| 6 | But the devastation already wrought in it is heartrending to contemplate . |
| 7 | Apparently the amount of space dedicated to it is expandable according to interest . |
| 8 | Although slowing the traffic down it is unlikely to reduce the volume , and the pinch points will result in the tailback of vehicles waiting to get through . |
| 9 | If , however , a group is set an ambiguous task with an uncertain outcome and with little previous experience to draw on it is unlikely to succeed unless it operates as a team at the skilful level . |
| 10 | This is not for us less honourable than administration : indeed it is more exacting for it is simple to give orders , but |
| 11 | He , too , needs to be briefed on the need for and the purpose of the photographs — for it is important to ensure his willing cooperation . |
| 12 | In any case , if such a qualification is called for it is hard to see how a creature with no rationality at all could possess it . |
| 13 | If this is true , and evidence for it is hard to come by , we must find better ways of avoiding such problems . |
| 14 | If it does , it has a very good chance of catching the gazelle for it is able to reach its maximum speed within a few yards , and then it is the fastest animal on four legs . |
| 15 | However , once across it is usual to fix a Tyrolean traverse to ensure a dry retreat after the climb . |
| 16 | followed by It is possible to change the print control variable ( @% ) within a print list by using the function : Functions have to return an answer , but the value returned by this function is a null string . |
| 17 | As time goes by it is likely to find itself under increasing pressure , for the glossy men are now moving into the petrology field too . |