Example sentences of "it is [vb pp] [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is stated three times , driving the message home . |
| 2 | It is diverted hundreds of miles along aqueducts to slake the thirst of Los Angeles , Phoenix and Tucson . |
| 3 | It is hoped 200,000 Carinas will be made next year at the site , which took three years to complete . |
| 4 | It is hoped 200,000 Carinas will be made next year at the site , which took three years to complete . |
| 5 | It is understood two cases have been brought by police in relation to the forged documents . |
| 6 | It is understood eight agencies are involved , ‘ including some big names who are attracted by the prestige brand name despite the relatively small budget ’ , according to the source . |
| 7 | Earlier , there had been disturbances in Snowdrop Street in the Kirkdale area of Liverpool where it is understood one of the youths being questioned was arrested . |
| 8 | Around the top panel , the simple guilloche is interlaced only twelve times , while around the bottom panel it is interlaced seventeen times . |
| 9 | It is believed one of the major problems facing the clubs ' proposals then was the fact that they were both in the same league . |
| 10 | It is believed 600 Sun folks will be redeployed to SunSoft and Sun Tech and maybe a thousand cut . |
| 11 | Today the situation is n't much better : it is estimated 250,000 elderly people are suffering serious abuse . |
| 12 | On the question of cost it is estimated 4 that the cost of providing an efficient workspace is around £12P/m.sq. per annum whereas the same workspace has to generate revenue in the region of £2000 to £4000 per annum . |
| 13 | If there is rivalry between the firms it is forgotten three times a year when Stuart Johnstone , of Smiths , organises a get together of Glasgow booksellers and reps . |
| 14 | Now they are exchanging information right away , and not waiting till it is published two years later in a scientific journal . ’ |
| 15 | It is thought one pin may have failed on the El Al flight , causing an engine to tear free of its mountings and hit the second engine as it fell . |
| 16 | Marketing chief Peter Sadler was unavailable to comment on the launch plans , but it is thought four agencies have been lined up to pitch for the business . |
| 17 | But just 6ft away , it is claimed dozens of beakers and containers used to mix cleaning liquids , the remains of paint brushes , a paint box and a palette knife , were discovered . |