Example sentences of "[coord] [adv] it is [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And the novel which got written breathes life into this sentence 's very unpromising warrant for the ‘ truth ’ of what is being told , namely that there are hard facts or perhaps it is just being made up . |
| 2 | Or perhaps it is not . ’ |
| 3 | Perhaps the target has been badly chosen or perhaps it is not clearly seen . |
| 4 | Fate is cruel , or perhaps it is n't , but it does n't answer to me . |
| 5 | Here , too , we have a mystery ; this time a psychological one , or perhaps it is really the province of anthropology , or archaeology , or … |
| 6 | It could be that your lack of confidence concerns home life ; perhaps you hate people coming to see you because your home is not beautiful — or perhaps it is never tidy . |
| 7 | 1 ( 1 ) This section applies in any case where — ( a ) a tenancy includes a covenant on the part of the tenant not to enter into one or more of the following transactions , that is — ( i ) assigning , ( ii ) underletting , ( iii ) charging , or ( iv ) parting with the possession of , the premises comprised in the tenancy or any part of the premises without the consent of the landlord or some other person , but ( b ) the covenant is subject to the qualification that the consent is not to be unreasonably withheld ( whether or not it is also subject to any other qualification ) . |
| 8 | The use of tests also depends upon certain assumptions about the nature of the data , such as whether or not it is normally distributed , is of roughly equal within-group variability and reflects independent observations . |
| 9 | Whether or not it is properly a part of literary studies may be a matter for dispute , but it undoubtedly constitutes an important position concerning the relationship of linguistics and literature . |
| 10 | Much more tricky than knowing if you 've found a badger sett , is knowing whether or not it is still active . |
| 11 | One of the er matters that er one needs to apply one 's mind to in considering whether or not this land serves a greenbelt function or not , is to look at the land and assess whether or not it is more closely associated with the village or more closely associated with the er agricultural open land beyond the village . |
| 12 | Only if you understand what the clause is supposed to do , can you assess whether or not it is terribly important to your side and negotiate accordingly . |
| 13 | The dance constitutes a rudimentary system of communication , whether or not it is entirely instinctual , entirely learned or the result of a mixture of the two strategies . |
| 14 | The emphasis here is on education and recreation , so it is bound to make some people ask whether or not it is too soft for criminals . |
| 15 | The emphasis here is on education and recreation , so it is bound to make some people ask whether or not it is too soft for criminals . |
| 16 | This will therefore include a proportion of the amount paid to the director by S1 , whether or not it is actually included in the management charge . |
| 17 | If people believe something to be true , then its consequences are the same , whether or not it is actually true . |
| 18 | If you marked two , the chances are definitely increasing , and with three or more it is well worth considering a change of diet to see if this helps . |
| 19 | So here or here or here it is really zero We can never say it actually is |
| 20 | Or maybe it is simply that a second to them is a vastly longer subjective experience of time than it is to us and other creatures , possessed of a slower metabolic rate . |
| 21 | What is here referred to as " the same " is not an item , or items , capable of existing per se , but rather a mode or species of thought ; and a species of thought is necessarily " reconstitutable " in different thought acts , or else it is not a species . |
| 22 | Any agency which places you in an unviable or potentially dangerous position could be accused of negligence by delegation , and so it is equally not in their interests to place you inappropriately . |
| 23 | The implication of all this is that large numbers of firms are unnecessary to achieve economic efficiency , and so it is equally possible for oligopolies to attain an efficient allocation of resources . |
| 24 | On the face of it , the competition remains intense — and so it is where a product meets a similar one head on . |
| 25 | And so it is n't . |
| 26 | Quantity in this sense , duration , is what musicians and musical composers are continually concerned with ; and so it is not surprising that poets of this way of thinking , like Pound and Bunting , show themselves avidly interested in poetry which has been , not at a level of theory but as a fact of performance , intimately associated with music : poetry that has been set , or has been written in the hope of being set , to music . |
| 27 | In arguing against the notion that the family is the origin of society , Marx and Engels reverse what they had argued in their previous writing , but Maine 's version of the argument , which gives priority to private property , is even more opposed to their general position , and so it is not surprising that they reject Maine in favour of Morgan . |
| 28 | Although a minor error in the recitation of the Vedas was looked upon with strong disapproval , passing events were regarded by the Hindus as devoid of real significance and so it is not surprising that no importance was attached to providing them with accurate dates . |
| 29 | And so it is not easily worn away or eroded . |
| 30 | Most of the time Harry was playing for Crystal Palace we were a Third Division club and so it is not surprising that most of the great achievements to which he helped to take us were in the FA Cup . |