Example sentences of "[det] [conj] [conj] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could n't see the logic of this except that it protected Thatcher from any hint of ‘ doing deals with terrorists ’ . |
| 2 | The subtle choices involved in pronoun usage in languages which distinguish between familiar and non-familiar pronouns is further complicated by the fact that this use differs significantly from one social group to another and that it changes all the time in a way that reflects changes in social values and attitudes . |
| 3 | It 's not easy to predict why shame should operate one way or , or another and although it has something to do with the superego , you ca n't just say well the superego is er purely the result of erm of , of socialization , if you have strict parents you have a strict superego , it 's not that simple . |
| 4 | In general , if one individual is able to make its future actions plainer than another and if it derives benefit from doing so ( which does not seem implausible in a social context ) , then we should expect evolutionary change in the effectiveness of such signals . |
| 5 | ‘ We have contingency plans for a major incident like this but when it happens it is very difficult to cope . |
| 6 | Well , there 's a very good reason for this because as it happens erm Brighton was a filmmaking centre in the very earliest days . |
| 7 | Now this when when it comes at the end of a word |
| 8 | We may be told that what we understand of an event e , if it is taken as an effect , is that there existed a certain set of conditions — say sc — such that since it existed , e occurred , and e would still have occurred so long as " the usual background " or " the usual environment " obtained . |
| 9 | That is , to simplify the independent conditional ( 5 ) a bit , a causal circumstance is such that if it happens , then just its effect does . |
| 10 | But , to simplify ( 6 ) , an effect is such that if it happens , then all that is true is that one or another of a set of causal circumstances has existed . |
| 11 | Thus , in part , a causal circumstance is such that if it occurred , then even if there also occurred any change logically consistent with it and its effect , the effect occurred — or , it was the first and the effect was the last of a sequence of things such that the given connection obtained between each thing and its successor . |
| 12 | ‘ No , it 's not the cab , Mr Fitzroy , so much as where it 's been . ’ |
| 13 | There was all sorts of processes before it got to that and after it got to that stage . |
| 14 | If the Life is later than that and if it belongs to the 730s or even 740s , however , it would again demonstrate that the relationship between a dependant or sub-king and his overlord was not inevitably confrontational but on occasion at least perfectly acceptable to both sides for as long , presumably , as it remained of mutual benefit . |
| 15 | We understand that and when it comes to tailoring a perfect holiday , our flexibility , specialist knowledge and personal contacts give you more choice than with any other holiday operator . |
| 16 | up like that and as it goes up it gets thinner |
| 17 | It was odd that he had n't thought about that but immediately it came back to him , the name of the exchange , though Hilbert 's phone had been disconnected . |
| 18 | So you know , nothing might come of that but if it does erm I would be very keen to actually er the , the plan was to second a member of C S M T for six months to do it , and I would be very keen to do it I must admit . |
| 19 | Well some of it erm with some of it is , I mean it 's like the taxation side and , and things like that I can understand quite easily because I 'm used to dealing in that but when it comes |
| 20 | It 's going to be very strange , but I love all that because it gives me so much more of a challenge . |
| 21 | To describe behaviour as skilled is to say no more than that it has been influenced by training and experience . |
| 22 | Unfortunately this does not appear to work the other way ; the shipowners would not be entitled to any share in a windfall profit if the market value of the cargo increased dramatically and was sold for much more than if it had arrived on time . |
| 23 | You see , your subconscious mind can not tell the difference between what is real and what is imagined ; so , although the information it had received during those twelve days was in fact a product of Sylvia 's imagination , the effect on her subconscious was precisely the same as if it had been actual experience . |