Example sentences of "it is [verb] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We will save sense ( a ) for the section on causatives , as it is related to that of make . |
| 2 | The question is , to what extent does the notion of ( loose ) apposition , as it is defined by these criteria , play a role in such an explanation ? |
| 3 | Since crime , however it is defined in any particular society , always involves some degree of restraint on individual self-interest , our natural tendency is always towards deviation : we will , it seems , always choose the deviant alternative when it suits us and when we think we can get away with it . |
| 4 | By northern analysis of poly(A) + F9 EC RNA , the DP-1 transcript was estimated as 2.8 kilobases ( kb ) ( data not shown ) ; it is expressed in many different cell types and in a wide range of tissues during murine embryogenesis ( J.F.P. , P. Tassios and N.B.L.T , manuscript in preparation ) . |
| 5 | The fiduciary relationship , if it is to exist at all , must accommodate itself to the terms of the contract so that it is consistent with , and conforms to , them . |
| 6 | It is prepared in such a manner that the questions are asked in exactly the same way of every respondent . |
| 7 | It is distinguished from all other pigs in that , instead of building a nest of leaves and grass , it lives in holes originally dug by another animal , the aardvark . |
| 8 | " It is stated to this Meeting that the Lint Miln is keep 'd in very bad order , and that it is insufficient to manufacture the Lint of the Parish independent of the Lint of the whole Island . |
| 9 | Yet it is condemned by some as inflexible to the point where it can not be a curriculum for all children . |
| 10 | It results from and reflects power , patronage and politics in our society — and it is detested by those who must live for decades in its shadow . |
| 11 | It is balanced at this point , and each space to the right of " 0 " has a corresponding space , or partner , to the left of " 0 " . |
| 12 | Although it is intended for all ages and abilities , in practice it is limited to Levels 1 , 2 and 3 . |
| 13 | It is intended for all levels of user , however it is assumed that the reader is familiar with LIFESPAN and its operation . |
| 14 | It is intended for all levels of user , however it is assumed that the reader is familiar with LIFESPAN and its operation . |
| 15 | It is recognised by many leading physicians that the existence of unresolved emotional conflict leads to periods of mounting stress which in turn produces alterations in normal bodily functioning , often resulting in disease . |
| 16 | As a result , there is a continued shortage of residential care facilities for the full-time residence of mentally handicapped people which is perpetuating the need for mental handicap hospitals to house them , even though it is recognised by all parties that this is to be avoided at all costs . |
| 17 | The job is what the individual makes it , and the onus is on the clinical teacher to explain her role and ensure that it is recognised by all . |
| 18 | If it is to feed at all , it has to lower its head , so losing sight of its surroundings . |
| 19 | For sterling and the other major currencies the ‘ effective exchange rate ’ is a general measure of the exchange value of the domestic currency , and it is calculated on such a basis . |
| 20 | To miss it out would make the treatment itself take far longer , if indeed it is to succeed at all . |
| 21 | It is said above that one must take one of two positions : one is that stress is not predictable by rule and must be learned word by word ( see for example Jones ( 1975 ) , sections 920–1 ) . |
| 22 | Although publicly scathing about the student left and the anti-Vietnam movement , Healy none the less cultivated a discussion circle of London writers , actors and television producers , it is said with some charm and intellectual force , which was to presage his fixation with Equity , the actors ' Union which increasingly provided personnel and finance for the ERP . |
| 23 | It is said of some speeches that they smell of the lamp . |
| 24 | It is said by some to be more tiring physically than a paid job , by others to be less tiring : some women say it takes a greater emotional toll , others that the drain is less than other work . |
| 25 | Thus it is said in several cases that the plaintiff must have ‘ a right of property in the thing and a right of possession ’ and that unless both these rights concur the action will not lie . |
| 26 | It is said in some circles that Morrison is alive and well and living in Des Moines , so perhaps we will one day have to sit through Doors II : the Incognito Years . |
| 27 | It is said in some quarters she is being vindictive about these matters . |
| 28 | Most of these possibilities exclude animals but where they do not ( we might , for example , feel it appropriate to praise the sheepdog by saying that it has earned the right to a good meal ) the attribution is clearly analogical since it is based upon such a slim comparison with human capacity . |
| 29 | Note that as the principal repayment reduces the loan outstanding so it is debited to that account . |
| 30 | It is conceded in this study ( Hegarty et al . , |