Example sentences of "[conj] it [is] [verb] [adj] or " in BNC.
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| 1 | Similarly , even in that most abstract of arts , music , the playing of a musical instrument can inscribe the peculiar energy of the act of plucking , blowing or striking into its sound such that it is rendered unique or concrete . |
| 2 | Only if it is made strange or different do we see it for what it really is . |
| 3 | For the time being Microsoft has its guns trained on the Unix application base , but it is taking little or no effort to persuade ISVs to port to an operating system that by even its own admission wo n't be around until next Spring at the earliest . |
| 4 | Er , I went on to say throughout the ages the government has repealed legislation , there 's nothing new about repealing legislation it is repealed either because it is proved unworkable or because it 's simply outlived its shelf life . |
| 5 | Whether it is deemed desirable or not is a different question . |
| 6 | Sentencing — here attention is both on the level of the sentence , whether it is considered lenient or harsh , and also sometimes on the judge 's comments on the case . |
| 7 | The privately rented sector has traditionally been enumerated according to whether it is let furnished or unfurnished , with the latter usually providing somewhat greater security of tenure . |
| 8 | Yes , well , you say ‘ meant to be ’ and you 're right to say ‘ meant to be ’ , because , of course , Cabinet government is only a layer of the Government and there is a kind of inner Cabinet government , whether it 's called that or not , under different prime ministers — it always tends to develop . |