Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] [conj] it [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As Griffiths LJ explained in Lion Laboratories Ltd v Evans " I believe that the so-called iniquity rule evolved because in most cases where the facts justified a publication in breach of confidence the plaintiff had behaved so disgracefully or criminally that it was judged in the public interest that his behaviour should be exposed " and , as he aptly stated , " there is a world of difference between what is in the public interest and what is of interest to the public " . |
| 2 | Okay so it 's being fairly cloudy this morning around er , well the last half hour or so and it 's going to black for a fair while across lunchtime . |
| 3 | When such means failed the extended family gave support most often in the form of food or of caring for some children of the family until a crisis was over , or permanently if it was sustained . |
| 4 | This may be given by reference to time elapsing after the date of issue of the document , and it is quite possible for the time-limit to be passed before the document can be served or even before it is received by the Central Authority . |
| 5 | If we were correct in our hypothesis of Jesus 's marriage and children , or even if it were believed true at the time , it would do much to explain the agreed rapport between Constantine and the Roman Church . |
| 6 | It 's just hitting you harder than most because it 's taken you longer than the rest of us to discover the joys and the agonies of falling in love . |
| 7 | If this can be established as an objective truth , then this would indeed make a correctionalist approach misguided — although only if it were committed to the total elimination of deviance . |
| 8 | But sometimes he had to laugh at this , for if anything she seemed stronger than ever and it was beginning to look as if she might outlast him . |
| 9 | There are , of course , no guarantees that it will succeed because your idea may be such a rotten one that even though it is suggested it runs into difficulties . |
| 10 | That 's the thing that even when it 's dries out it still clings to the |
| 11 | Practically a tennis dress , Flavia noted with approval , having no idea who had made it , nor indeed that it was made , nor how much it must have cost . |
| 12 | The Chinese consider the clenched fist as a weak and vulnerable weapon , to be used rarely and only if it is aimed at a soft part of the body . |
| 13 | All discourse is more or less reciprocal , if only because it is based upon assumptions about receivers . |
| 14 | Laura was not in a great hurry to find a new designer if only because it was dawning on her that the company needed more of a skilled copier than an original artist . |
| 15 | Nevertheless , in the wake of the retreat of American power and the demise of SEATO neutralisation remained the regional strategic stance of Southeast Asia , if only because it was considered by the region to be the only plausible defence against becoming a Chinese sphere of influence . |
| 16 | But when the word reached him , and especially when it was seen that Lord Grey himself was with the party , thereafter I can not be sure . |
| 17 | The modern-day locator has everything in its favour — provided only that it is fitted with a functioning battery . |
| 18 | The criminal justice system projects itself above social conflicts and expects to be recognized as fair and just because it is guided by universal principles that transcend sectional interests . |
| 19 | We keep we keep going on for longer and longer but it 's taking a lot longer for us to get any closer . |
| 20 | 4.1.1 the date of expiry of three ( 3 ) months ' written notice to terminate given by either party to the other , provided always that it is understood that notice shall not be given under this clause 4.1.1 before the expiry of two ( 2 ) years commencing on the date of this Agreement , |
| 21 | There is also a belief that as far as possible people should be made to pay for services provided by the state , partly to reduce public expenditure and taxation , and partly because it is believed that charges will increase public pressure for services to be provided efficiently . |
| 22 | She was highly critical , however , of the terms under which the League of Nations was set up in 1919 , partly because the League was permitted the use of force and economic sanctions , and partly because it was committed to supporting the Versailles settlement , which she regarded from the start as an unjust and unstable peace . |
| 23 | Accordingly , a stimulus will be relatively ineffective both when it has itself recently occurred and also when it is presented along with cues that have previously signalled its occurrence . |
| 24 | And probably if it 's going to be a whole one |
| 25 | If replacement is a need it will in general be such for old and young alike , and similarly if it is classified as a benefit . |
| 26 | Unlike the others who appear and disappear as fashion and progress dictate , children occupy a permanent place in the list partly because of their continuing presence as a potential sub-class , partly because they have never protested and mainly because it is assumed that in favourable circumstances they will become men and therefore require attention . |
| 27 | And before that it was known as . |
| 28 | The council is spending prudently and efficiently and it 's spending as little hard cash as is compatible with meeting the essential needs of the people who live in the city . |
| 29 | Ian Murdoch of the receivers , KPMG Peat Marwick , said : ‘ It is always satisfying when a quality company is saved and particularly when it is sold to the management who built it up . ’ |
| 30 | COUNCIL TAX is the son of Poll Tax and even before it is levied is growing up as monstrous as its father . |