Example sentences of "it is [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean , you have a kid , a little baby boy , and the best you can do with it is to name it John ? |
| 2 | By the way it is expressed it becomes a word from God to them , at their level of understanding , indigenous and applicable to their times and struggles . |
| 3 | When investigations have concluded and it is discovered what that means the information and whether founders John and Josephine Bowes have turned in their graves will be reported here . |
| 4 | I 'm not and I tell you honest it 's , it is frightening me a bit . |
| 5 | It is urging me on over the years bidding me neglect those that were without Cathenne , where as I set out to tell the story of my life , the dull with the bright , the gray with the green , all the Sundays Mondays and Tuesdays of it at least sufficiently to suggest them . |
| 6 | British Gas has announced that it is to abandon its operations in Ecuador , citing economic grounds . |
| 7 | ‘ They have , you might say , short take off and landing , and once it is landed it can be made airborne again by simply taking one step back and tugging . |
| 8 | It is much easier to advocate such a policy ( i.e. to avoid making hasty decisions ) on the ground than it is to execute it in the air when presented with an unusual emergency . |
| 9 | It is using its applications engineering resources by offering " a total engine package " to those of its customers whom recession has forced to run down their own development activities . |
| 10 | Sometimes we may apply relatively simple yardsticks , such as whether the school has or has not received the newly recommended material and whether it is using it . |
| 11 | It is using our time , our talents and our money for God and his mission . |
| 12 | No , would you tell me what sort of word it is remembering what we did at the beginning of the week |
| 13 | Often people maintain that it is knowing your stuff that really counts and behaviour is just the icing on the cake . |
| 14 | Apple Computer Inc said yesterday that it is licensing its Newton personal digital assistant technologies to a number of companies in an effort to make Newton a pervasive standard ’ available to the computer , consumer and telecommunications industries . |
| 15 | It 's all very well to read through something , but the main part about it is to remember what you 've read . |
| 16 | I am not underestimating him because that would be a serious mistake , but the greater our fear the more difficult it is to view him with that clinical detachment so vital for survival . |
| 17 | Neither is it immediately obvious to us how important it is to inhibit our automatic responses . |
| 18 | ‘ … but always there has been a hidden canker , which has grown with the years until it is stifling me . ’ |
| 19 | Please take the time to return the coupon today and find out how easy it is to give yourself and your family the peace of mind and protection of HSA SuperPlan . |
| 20 | One of the reasons for arranging it is to give you the chance to be responsible for your own learning while you are on the placement . |
| 21 | Partly it is to give you that extra pace which the active , probing , investigating story requires . |
| 22 | So , for your next GasWarm development , remember how cost effective it is to give your customers the fuel they prefer . |
| 23 | After being on the receiving end of the challenge which brought Marsh 's late dismissal , he allowed Piatnitski to complete a night which showed the strides the home side must make if it is to re-establish itself as a European force . |
| 24 | Trade Unions are organisations whose purpose it is to promote their members ' interests , and , in the view of many trade unionists , to bring about social change for the betterment of society as a whole . |
| 25 | Just check the facing table to find how easy it is to commence your holiday . |
| 26 | Obviously the potential for entry via imports needs to be considered carefully by domestic competition authorities in assessing whether a firm is dominant and whether it is abusing its monopoly position . |
| 27 | MI5 is able to extract any information it wants about individuals , which is often useful when it is smearing someone 's character . |
| 28 | For these reasons , the Siamese has to be kept calm and healthy if it is to retain its beautiful sealpoint pattern . |
| 29 | ‘ The BBC must therefore have a clear vision if it is to retain its role as the cornerstone of British broadcasting and continue to command respect and admiration in Britain and throughout the world . |
| 30 | Does he agree that the scheme must remain voluntary if it is to retain its value ? |