Example sentences of "[conj] it [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 61 | Although it particularly concerns members of religious orders and communities , and others who live a consecrated life , it is of interest to the whole church . |
| 62 | More importantly , the ending escapes the cliché in countless films of a marriage being halted in the nick of time although it most resembles the climax of a 1928 Harold Lloyd comedy , Speedy . |
| 63 | Even the idea that criminals are physically distinguishable has continued to be pursued to the present day ( Hartl et al. , 1982 ) , although it later took the form of relating types of body build to personality types . |
| 64 | Although it later transpired that the RSSPCC were contracted by the Social Work Department to remove and question the South Ronaldsay children , at the time it was generally understood that Orkney 's own social workers were mainly involved . |
| 65 | Although it already had a number of blue chip clients , such as Wm Low and the Scottish Development Agency ( and now Scottish Enterprise ) , perhaps what made the firm 's reputation was the way it handled Scottish electricity privatisation for the Government , an appointment made before the Shandwick deal . |
| 66 | Hewlett-Packard does offer multiprocessing on the 9000 Series 800 servers and although it already has multiprocessing desktops up and running in the labs , the company says it is still in the process of deciding whether to bring these to market sooner or later . |
| 67 | HP does offer multiprocessing on the 9000 series 800 servers and although it already has multiprocessing desktops up and running in the labs , the company says it is still in the process of deciding whether to bring these to market sooner or later . |
| 68 | Pop 's relationship to different ideas of sexuality and gender is thus deep and intricate : although it frequently denies it , it is from the milieux and sensibilities of the sexually divergent that pop culture draws much of its sustenance . |
| 69 | His marriage , too , although it presumably owed much to Gloucester , also allied him with the Percies , since his new brother-in-law lord Scrope was not only a neighbour of the duke but also a Percy retainer . |
| 70 | His marriage , too , although it presumably owed much to Gloucester , also allied him with the Percies , since his new brother-in-law lord Scrope was not only a neighbour of the duke but also a Percy retainer . |
| 71 | But seconds later both the England striker and his team recovered their self respect when he netted a Samways cross — although it finally went down as an own goal by Higgins . |
| 72 | However , although it doubtless contains some forms that are simply ‘ errors ’ , it also exhibits the kind of orderly variation that could be captured within a variable rule framework , but in spelling variation rather than phonology . |
| 73 | Its main targets were imports from Asian countries including China , Taiwan , Hong Kong and South Korea , although it also related to other developing countries . |
| 74 | Manpower calculates that the average period for which a person works for it ( presumably the average of all spells of employment ) is four months , although it also points out that " many " temporary " workers have been continuously employed by Manpower for several years and three and five year service awards for temporaries are a frequent occurrence " ( Manpower , 1985 ) . |
| 75 | The study 's starting point was a UN forecast that the world 's population will reach around 11.5 billion by the end of the next century , although it also took account of upper forecasts which suggest figures of 12.5 billion by 2050 and 28 billion by 2150 . |
| 76 | Getting more information on comparative performance also enabled them to ask the right questions , although it also demonstrated the continuing inadequacies of data . |
| 77 | The offence of incest prohibits certain sexual relations within the family , thus providing a distinct label for some forms of child sexual abuse by parents and grandparents , although it also covers brother — sister relationships . |
| 78 | In newsrooms libel is the greatest inhibition upon freedom of speech , although it also serves as a spur to accuracy and professionalism . |
| 79 | The company now generates 16% of total group turnover , and its biggest customer is Conner Peripherals Inc , although it also develops electronic components for the automotive industry . |
| 80 | The report rejected integrated studies , although it nowhere defined what they are , and the curriculum it arrived at was again reduced to subjects . |
| 81 | The 24-valve engine is appreciably noisier that its 12-valve predecessor and although it invariably sounds good , its insistence can be a little wearing . |
| 82 | All this went down well enough with the members of the Institute , although it conveniently ignored both the fact that large numbers of those he excoriated had been encouraged into the professions by business parents and that for an entire decade ‘ the Establishment ’ had been elbowed aside by the Thatcher appointments policy . |
| 83 | At the shaft head the tunnel is ten metres beneath the surface , although it immediately deepens by 67m as it passes under the gorge wall . |
| 84 | Although it probably began as a lung , over the course of evolution it has become the swimbladder , an ingenious device with which the fish maintains itself as a hydrostat in permanent equilibrium . |
| 85 | Although it probably sounds odd that I am suggesting negotiating a written agreement with your teenager , psychologists have been using business-style contracts to resolve family conflicts for some years now . |
| 86 | The reason why Roger was styled ‘ de Meuland ’ ( or ‘ Meuleng ’ , ‘ Meulent ’ , ‘ Molend ’ , etc. ) is unclear , although it probably indicates some connection with Meulon in Normandy . |
| 87 | Nevertheless , the actual origin of the mechanical clock remains a mystery , although it probably occurred towards the end of the thirteenth century . |
| 88 | This behaviour was unmentionable a few years before , although it probably did take place . |
| 89 | Most of the downland woods are west of the Arun gap and , apart from plantations , beech ( Fagus sylvatica ) is the dominant tree , although it rarely regenerates , and where no replanting takes place ash ( Fraxinus excelsior ) quickly asserts itself . |
| 90 | The feel was ‘ Get to Manchester and get signed ’ although it rarely worked that way . |