Example sentences of "[is] [that] [subord] it [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The crux of the criticism directed at the Labour Party , in particular , is that while it provided food and medical help it did little to try to persuade the British government to end its policy of non-intervention towards Spain . |
| 2 | The first thing that that litany reminds us of is that when it came to success , in the immortal words of Mae West ( put into her mouth by scriptwriter Vincent Lawrence ) , goodness had nothing to do with it . |
| 3 | Anyway , the fact is that if it had n't rained in Japan , if he had n't withdrawn from the race after a few laps and waited until the weather improved , he , not James Hunt , would have been champion . |
| 4 | The difficulty , for the commission , is that if it abandoned the present formula , it would face exactly the same problems as national governments , seeking to foster advanced technology but fearful of the temptation of ‘ backing winners ’ . |
| 5 | The trouble with this is that if it did n't work it might be because the conditions and catalysts are wrong . |
| 6 | The most simplistic answer to critics of the lobby is that if it did not exist , politicians and journalists would have to invent it . |