Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] it [be] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Each gesture in a sequence must be carefully timed so that it is of proper value to the whole . |
| 2 | The notional expenditure level assessed by the GRE plays a vital role in the process of allocation for the Block Grant element of the Rate Support Grant , so that it is of considerable importance for the assessment procedure to be equitable . |
| 3 | He held the tiny statue up so that it was in clear view of the camera . |
| 4 | This has now become particularly important , since recent laws have made the disturbance or destruction of a badger sett illegal , so long as it is in regular use . |
| 5 | Therefore , N-Oct 5 protein probably can inhibit only when it is in large excess to N-Oct 3 . |
| 6 | This is the case in most spheres of public and private management and administration ( eg civil service , commerce and industry ) , just as it is in public relations , sales-promotion and the media . |
| 7 | The bogey in Britain is different — the fear that more commercialism may be foisted on the British Museum , just as it was on British Airways . |
| 8 | He ended up as Prince Bishop of Durham in 1752 where his saintliness ( he was nicknamed ‘ The Beauty of Holiness ’ ) made him a rare figure amongst the lax Georgian episcopate , concerned largely as it was with political intrigue and careerism . |
| 9 | That 's not too bad this woman well I think its always when it 's in black and white you know |
| 10 | Fourthly , the 1966 White Paper made it plain that at that time it was the government 's intention that the polytechnics should remain primarily teaching institutions ; as the DES notes of guidance subsequently indicated , research would be justified only in so far as it was of educational value to the teaching staff and of benefit to industry and business . |
| 11 | Which was probably a quotation from something , though Rufus did not know what and thought fastidiously that it was in bad taste , histrionic , though just like Adam . |
| 12 | Well if it was in chronological order , you want one on the top . |
| 13 | Sharing works may be part of the ‘ culture ’ of the drug-using community , but it is still a risk even if it is with close friends or a partner . |
| 14 | ‘ Except that you admitted last night that you do n't lead an absolutely pure life yourself , I could almost believe that you 're one of those buttoned-up celibates , offended by the mere idea of any sort of relationship , even if it 's between other people . ’ |
| 15 | It was obvious that Austria-Hungary would not allow the Russians to invade Bulgaria ; a year before she had disliked the possibility of a united and strengthened Bulgaria , even if it were on bad terms with Russia , and the prospect of one under Russia 's thumb was even worse . |
| 16 | Simply because it is in dire straits should not necessarily preclude the OFT from examining how it influences the UK retail jewellery market . |
| 17 | I am emphasising the existential quality of dramatic playing here because it is in direct contrast to the expectations of acting behaviour to be found in some educational institutions . |
| 18 | The concerns that I have are that when the road does go in that it does protect and it does in fact more of a protection by being there than it is in actual fact in existence at the moment . |
| 19 | No , it meant you were there but it was for other people to do something about it — if anything had to be done . |
| 20 | It appears brightest when it is between inferior conjunction and a maximum elongation with about 30% of the Earth-facing hemisphere illuminated by the Sun . |
| 21 | The reason that it has received so much attention is not primarily that it is of practical importance ( although it has applications , e.g. Sections 26.2 , 26.5 , 26.6 ) , but rather that it has become a context for the development of ideas about the consequences of instability and evolution towards turbulent motion . |
| 22 | Finally , I urge again that it is of crucial importance to remember the factual context in which these problems may arise . |
| 23 | Host surrogacy , I V F surrogacy was not done in this country erm so we ha we made the decision to go ahead as it was with partial surrogacy . |
| 24 | Understanding is deferred , rather as it is in certain recent theoretical accounts of the way literature works . |