Example sentences of "[is] [adj -er] [conj] it [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is fairer as it allows for the fact that fewer overs remain in which the chasing team can attack , but does not set a rate out of proportion with the course of the match up to the time of the stoppage . |
| 2 | The professional assessment is that the Mitre ball is heavier when it flies through the air and therefore lends itself to greater accuracy . |
| 3 | In some puppies , the hole which allowed blood to flow through the umbilical cord is bigger than it needs to be ; once the cord shrivels up , the hole is left open and if it is too big , a small piece of fat may be able to pop through . |
| 4 | Ah now that 's better only it felt as if my |
| 5 | It 's too thin , it 's too sharp , it 's better than it looks on the telly , it reminds them of the wife , it gets right up their nose , etc. etc . |
| 6 | He forecast : ‘ This Treaty will end in tears it is better that it ends in tears now than it ends in very bitter tears in five , ten or 15 years . ’ |
| 7 | What I do see wrong is that it 's smaller than it needs to be . ’ |
| 8 | I support the Bill because it seeks to address a serious problem , but I believe that that problem is greater than it appears to be . |