Example sentences of "by [conj] [adj] it [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By and large it is better to write an individually tailored application letter for each job , as this gives the company the feeling that you have a particular interest in that specific job . |
| 2 | If the woman does not choose to fulfil this part of the process , then the connection will not hold ; by and large it is women who create the form of the relationship . |
| 3 | By and large it is the large brewers , which include Allied , Bass and Whitbread , who are leading the way in refurbishment and catering , and ownership of these retail outlets is at a premium . |
| 4 | By and large it is , therefore , in their best interests , with regard to career prospects , to accept these postings . |
| 5 | By and large it is men who construct knowledge , check with other men as to its significance and validity and build on the traditions developed by other men . |
| 6 | By and large it 's according to people 's occupations and you start with A which will be professional people , surgeons solicitors etcetera . |
| 7 | Now by and large it 's a tough game being a soldier . |
| 8 | Erm so , in principle we 've agreed that schedule , er I 'm waiting for erm Bob to sort V I out and the name erm as you may be aware erm Bob wants to call it client servicing and our view was that by and large it was n't a question of having to have loads more different screens we just needed them in different areas and they could , they 'd go to Louise to get where people were going to be and it 's mostly about the R S six thousand for commission erm on which there are only about twenty of those anyway , twenty seven so I did n't really see that as being a major issue . |