Example sentences of "[coord] [conj] it [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In some cases 100 per cent would be levied , but in others a lower rate would be more appropriate in order to encourage development ‘ on account of economic conditions in the country generally , or in particular areas where unemployment is above the average ’ , or where it was important to secure ‘ a particular piece of development now , instead of in , say , twenty years ’ . |
| 2 | We may be meant to think that time is simultaneous , in a way that may owe something to the simultaneity propounded , ‘ perhaps ’ , in Eliot 's Four Quartets , where ‘ History is now and England ’ ; or that it is cyclical , a turning wheel , with human depravity paling into insignificance as the wheel turns into modern times . |
| 3 | Supposedly grown-up people that believe human beings can not practise safe sex and contraception , or that it is right to deny a 14-year-old girl who has been raped an abortion because it would be morally wrong in the eyes of God , are not living in the real world . |
| 4 | whether or not that is a purpose for which such goods are commonly supplied , except where the circumstances show that the buyer does not rely , or that it is unreasonable for him to rely , on the skill or judgment of the seller … ’ |
| 5 | ( j ) The implied obligation of fitness for purpose The implied condition of merchantability is supplemented by the fitness for purpose provision found in s14(3) of SGA 1979 which provides : ( 3 ) Where the seller sells goods in the course of a business and the buyer , expressly or by implication , makes known ( a ) to the seller , or ( b ) where the purchase price or part of it is payable by instalments and the goods were previously sold by a credit-broker to the seller , to that credit-broker , any particular purpose for which the goods are being bought , there is an implied condition that the goods supplied under the contract are reasonably fit for that purpose , whether or not that is a purpose for which such goods are commonly supplied , except where the circumstances show that the buyer does not rely , or that it is unreasonable for him to rely , on the skill or judgment of the seller and credit-broker . |
| 6 | No wonder that the heads of Deutsche Bank or Dresdener Bank today have the Chancellor 's ear' : or that it is impossible to acquire German banks . |
| 7 | Or that it is saintly to suffer ? |
| 8 | Politicians must never make the mistake of thinking the state must always know best , or that it is entitled to the lion 's share of people 's money . |
| 9 | Does Astrophil , who is the ostensible author , mean he loves truth or that it is true he is in love ? |
| 10 | Or that it is wrong to take an excerpt from a programme and look at it in isolation . |
| 11 | For example , where a meeting that started out being fairly informal raised some key issues and a member of the meeting feels that a record of decisions taken should be made , s/he may feel uncomfortable or that it is inappropriate to write a memo or produce formal minutes of those decisions . |
| 12 | The FMLN denied government claims that it was refusing to withdraw its forces to appointed territories , that it had under-reported its arms and troop inventories , or that it was encouraging land occupations and was planning to establish agrarian settlements in a disputed border area with Honduras . |
| 13 | But they do not prove that NICRA was a front for the preparation of such a campaign or that it was reasonable or wise to treat it as such . |
| 14 | Ltd. v. United Dominions Trust Ltd. ( 1988 C.A. ) the buyer had discovered that the car had a leak but did not discover until after the contract the gravity of the leak or that it was incurable . |
| 15 | It makes good chips or if it 's dry fried . |
| 16 | erm Peter wants to tighten up on on on the business of erm carrying holidays over and I think he 's right , actually , erm and he also is using this opportunity to try to et us to plan our holidays as a group so that we 're not all off at the same time , or if it 's appropriate we should all be off a the same time then we 're off at the same time , but it 's erm common sense should prevail one way or another , but it would be a good idea if you could let me have erm a brief indication of any major times you plan to be away . |
| 17 | It 's for the people who are n't happy with the weight they 're at , or if it 's unhealthy — if it 's endangering your health and you have to do something about it ; if you 've been told by your doctor to lose weight . |
| 18 | See if you can actually quantify it or if it 's irrational . |
| 19 | and just the , the part here , I mean this , this I do n't know if it 's right or if it 's wrong but when you said I wan na put twenty quid towards my children 's future perhaps the way I would see is I , I would think twenty quid 'll go nowhere for their future , it 's gon na be a lot more expensive so as you 're openly offering me to take the money off you for that I would have perhaps gone down to try and commit you towards that need there and then to see how important it is and then , because when I er eventually bring back erm the sort of agenda and say look it 's gon na cost you a hundred and twenty quid a month erm you 're sort of sold on the idea . |
| 20 | I do hope you do n't think this is presumptuous , and I expect you are very busy generally , but perhaps you and your husband would like to come here for supper one evening , or we could go out somewhere , or if it 's easier , I could drop in to you one evening for a short time for a chat . |
| 21 | Either the dance will be no good , or if it is that overwhelming , then she has no energy left to sing the final scene . |
| 22 | You can claim other defences as well : for example , if you need the blade or point for work , or if it is necessary to carry it for religious reasons or as part of any national costume . |
| 23 | Or if it is impossible to do so then we will have to have a look . |
| 24 | If you decide not to continue with the claim or if it is unsuccessful , you will still have to pay our bill . |
| 25 | There is no wrong done if it is true , or if it is fair comment on a matter of public interest . |
| 26 | The Advanced Computing Environment lives on , sort of , or if it is dead , NEC Electronics Inc has not heard about it and the Japanese company 's contribution to the festivities at Comdex/Spring in Atlanta is the launch of a new reduced instruction set computing chip set , the MCT-DP/MCT-ADR designed to facilitate development of high-performance systems based on the R-series architecture . |
| 27 | The Advanced Computing Environment lives on , sort of , or if it is dead , NEC Electronics Inc has not heard about it and the Japanese company 's contribution to the festivities at Comdex/Spring in Atlanta is the launch of a new reduced instruction set computing chip set , the MCT-DP/MCT-ADR designed to facilitate development of high-performance systems based on the R-series architecture . |
| 28 | However , if it is necessary to follow the child around from one room to another , or if it is desirable to record a child with other children or with more than one adult present , then it is advisable to use a radio microphone which can be attached to the child 's clothing . |
| 29 | There are all sorts of hazards in gardens : electrical equipment which can kill if not used correctly , or if it is faulty ; tools which are easy to trip over ; garden canes , which cause many eye injuries ; loose paving and muddy surfaces ; and sharp implements and thorns . |
| 30 | Put them in the top half of a double saucepan with the sugar , and steam them ( or if it is easier bake them in a covered jar in a low oven ) until they are quite soft . |