Example sentences of "it [is] [vb pp] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's caused premature ejaculation and has ruined my sex life . ’ |
| 2 | … And at times in retrospect you wish you had taken a certain stat , because it turns out that the whole thing has boiled up , completely beyond what you know it to be , but it 's become political and the authority is being attacked and the chiefs ca n't defend it and say , ‘ OK . |
| 3 | It 's become one of our favourite foods , but spaghetti is made from durum wheat , which falls into the zero foods category . |
| 4 | And fishing has changed : it 's become institutionalised , controlled by permits , licences and regulations . |
| 5 | ‘ It 's become necessary to go back . |
| 6 | But by this time it 's become easy to forgive a film that is pleasingly constructed and charmingly executed . |
| 7 | ‘ They turned Reading round after that debacle in '88 , and at the time I was very surprised that Vince did n't accept the new contract because it 's become such a prestigious event . |
| 8 | ‘ Suddenly it 's become official again , has it ? ’ |
| 9 | ‘ It 's become clear that the crop failure there has been far worse than we realised . ’ . |
| 10 | The president of Prodigy Services Co says the viewdata system is considering a move away from its flat-fee monthly pricing and may start charging by usage for some features , including its bulletin boards : according to Communications Daily , Ross Glatzer said the company 's management is concerned about ‘ rapidly rising telecommunications costs , driven by soaring growth in members ’ use of a handful of features that are most expensive for Prodigy to provide — stock quotes and company news , bulletin boards and airline schedules ; ’ Glatzer said details still are being worked out , but ‘ it 's become clear we must introduce some timed charges for some features in the second half of this year , ’ adding that the problem is one of trying to use flat-rate pricing for some features for which others charge $6 to $18 an hour . |
| 11 | I love you I love you — it 's become some trilling song popular for a lurid month and then dismissed to the club circuit where pudgy rockers with grease in their hair and yearning in their voice will use it to unfrock the lolling front-row girls . |
| 12 | It 's become common practice for babies to be placed on their mother 's stomach immediately after birth but many hospitals still have a policy of removing the baby within the first half hour for measuring and weighing . |
| 13 | People say that Lee is either precious or lazy ( make up yer minds , f—wits ! ) , but it 's become manifest that these songs are worth all the tons of grief and introspection and the endless re-tuning . |
| 14 | ‘ It 's killed one of t'lambs , ’ said Jack . |
| 15 | I do n't suppose it 's made much difference to you — in our line of business ? ’ |
| 16 | ‘ It taught him to settle and relax and it 's made all the difference . |
| 17 | ‘ I do n't think it 's made any difference . ’ |
| 18 | It 's understood all six will plead not guilty . |
| 19 | It 's understood several offers have been made for the remainder of the lease but none has so far been accepted . |
| 20 | It 's understood three were arrested at Milton Keynes in co-ordinated raids at Melick Road in Beanhill , and Lancaster Gate and The Crescent in Bletchley . |
| 21 | Whoever 's to blame for the alert , it 's cost thousands of pounds in lost trade for city centre businesses . |
| 22 | It 's believed warm weather has led to a build up of botulism bacteria in the canal . |
| 23 | It 's believed tens of thousands of pounds of public money has been misused . |
| 24 | Many others , however , ( and it 's believed this group included Orkney Islands Council ) would have liked to see the family leave South Ronaldsay altogether . |
| 25 | Since they started eight weeks ago , Thames Water estimate it 's saved 350 million gallons of water . |
| 26 | ‘ It 's crossed mi mind that thoo 'll not be able ti manage all t'sheep this winter wi'oot some 'elp ’ , he admitted . |
| 27 | Now it 's hoped future generations will leave statistics like that behind . |
| 28 | It 's hoped such successes will promote the exhibition 's theme : Space — The Next Generation … |
| 29 | It 's hoped all 500 operations will have been completed within just 6 weeks . |
| 30 | With United Nations help , it 's hoped this mercy mission will be the first of many . |