Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] [be] [conj] it [is] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What use do you think money is unless it 's used ? |
| 2 | The only good news in the act for those who sell houses is that it is not a criminal offence to omit information unless an omission results in a statement being misleading . |
| 3 | One of the reasons the New Spirituality has legs is because it is experiential . |
| 4 | ‘ Nowadays the only time anyone orders champagne is if it is their birthday , ’ mourned Mr Mongiat . |
| 5 | One of the many compliments that can be paid this finely produced book is that it is worth reading from cover to cover . |
| 6 | The reason they use skin is because it is off your own body and thus it is the best natural plaster you can get . |
| 7 | ‘ One of the reasons I chose London was that it 's a fast course and it would more special to break a record in front of a home crowd , ’ she said . |
| 8 | A problem in studying language is that it is often too close to individual speakers to be observed dispassionately : it is either taken for granted and not seen at all , or is too intimately involved in individual and social identity to be discussed objectively . |
| 9 | The advantage of fondant over royal icing for covering cakes is that it is much easier and quicker to make , is more pliable and has a softer texture that many people prefer . |
| 10 | My own experience of trying to teach and train managers is that it is extremely difficult to teach grownup people anything . |