Example sentences of "it is [verb] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think we need to say more about this , because while it is related to secularisation and is partly a direct result of laicisation , there is more to it than that . |
| 2 | The story makes some very profound points about the role of ritual in religion , the development of conceptual understanding , the meaning of the word " spiritual " and how it is related to religion . |
| 3 | In its lower aspect it is related to fertility and regeneration . |
| 4 | Zoologists term it the Patagonian cavy for it is related to guinea pigs or cavies of the Andes . |
| 5 | It is reached by way of a beautiful mountain railway journey from Lauterbrunnen or by cable car from Stechelberg . |
| 6 | It is reached by stepping stones over the lawn and a small bridge crossing the bog garden and two linking fish pools . |
| 7 | It is reached by bus from Kalamata through scenery of Arcadian gentleness . |
| 8 | It is affected by wind , the barometer , freshwater and the position of the changing channels in the estuary . |
| 9 | But Mont Blanc as we know it is defined with hindsight . |
| 10 | At an early stage it is formed in relation to the child 's experience , especially its relationships with other children in play . |
| 11 | It is expressed without superfluity by the conditional with " if " rather than the conditional with " since " . |
| 12 | 1 Choose a notional category such as time reference , gender , countability , visibility , or animacy and compare the way it is expressed in your target language with the way it is expressed in English . |
| 13 | It is currently a prerequisite of a qualifying corporate bond that it is expressed in sterling and contains no provision for conversion into , or redemption in , a currency other than sterling . |
| 14 | We only really know love when it is expressed in action ; when people demonstrate it . |
| 15 | But insurers have agreed to pay out if it is discovered in future that procedures which would now be classified as benign are found to cause environmental damage . |
| 16 | Some scientists believe that it is caused by water pollution . |
| 17 | When we turn to that most distinctive feature of cave organisms , regressive evolution , we can not decide whether it is caused by selection or genetic drift ; nor can we settle whether allozymic variation is due to selection or drift . |
| 18 | A It is caused by honeydew , exuded by aphids , which then becomes the host to a fungi giving the foliage a sooty look . |
| 19 | Although its origin is not known , it is caused by skin bacteria acting on our body chemistry . |
| 20 | Some declare it is caused by diet ; others are convinced it is a motility disorder or due to altered perception , a psychological disorder , a psychophysiological phenomenon , or even abnormal illness behaviour . |
| 21 | Inevitably , the use of the soundtrack as a radio commercial involves some loss of effect , and it seems to me that in general a radio commercial is going to have a much better chance of achieving its desired effect if it is created from scratch . |
| 22 | Even if this is true — and it is disputed by animal and human studies — the argument overlooks the fact that reproductive defects may appear in workers ' female children . |
| 23 | After monitoring the performance of the engine on the rig , it is prepared for despatch to the customer . |
| 24 | Or even love , insofar as it is distinguished from sexuality . |
| 25 | It is examined in Chapter 22 . |
| 26 | It is constructed of plasterwork with inlaid wood and a window and a door , which have been introduced to form the background . |
| 27 | The exterior is simple and typical of a small church ; it is constructed of brick and stone in bands with coloured decoration and with arched window designs . |
| 28 | It is constructed of stone and cement with wooden pillars as a skeleton structure . |
| 29 | Just as each human-being should bathe regularly , so the temple idol , if it is constructed of metal or stone , is bathed daily , several times a day or once a week . |
| 30 | It is constructed from eagle feathers , horse-hair , red cloth , ermine pendants , buffalo-horn strips , beadwork and brass bells . |