Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] it be [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | People frequently give sympathy where it 's not wanted — where the other person perhaps regards themselves as strong , determined , a fighter . |
| 2 | The currency of a provisional grant where it is not declared final is to be a period of one year ( subs . |
| 3 | After twenty years , George still could n't decide whether they spent the time thinking or it was just to show they need n't really answer anything . |
| 4 | The cash has been sent on to HQ where it is sorely needed ( see our Spring issue ) . |
| 5 | In explosive breeding , all reproductive activity is packed into a few days , with the result that it is highly synchronised . |
| 6 | Like all the other young men I had imagined that after a few brisk preliminaries I would be sitting in an aeroplane , learning to fly , but it turned out that this was so far in the future that it was hardly mentioned . |
| 7 | In S 987 , a writ from 1035 , Cnut declares that he will not permit wrong to be done to Canterbury no matter who may be reeve ( presumably of Kent ) — a clear indication that it was still suffering from the attentions of his men . |
| 8 | She gave a shaky laugh , wanting to add something to the effect that it was n't fear that drew people to Marc , but more like sheer charisma . |
| 9 | A purchaser is only likely to avoid liability for dismissals before completion if either the dismissal was for a reason unconnected with the sale ( eg gross misconduct ) or the dismissal was sufficiently far in advance of completion that it was not connected with the sale . |
| 10 | Although they were the servants of governments whose interests it was their duty to uphold unreservedly , it was easier in such a setting than it is today to recognize certain common interests . |
| 11 | The Church , the vicar and the Archdeacon and the Bishop all weighed in on Gray 's side so it was quietly dropped and he got his parish here a year later . |
| 12 | To identify a fluttering shadow as the outline of a bird is not so revealing as the recognition that it is actually cast by a butterfly . |
| 13 | In 1975 the Council agreed to the award of the degree of Master of Education , on condition that it was not taken as a precedent for a variety of other masters ' degree titles . |
| 14 | However , s 2(8) did not apply to information provided under s 236 of the Insolvency Act 1986 , and it was argued on Mr Naviede 's behalf that disclosure of the transcript to the SFO should only be made on condition that it was not used in evidence . |
| 15 | Military equipment which had belonged to the East German army had been supplied to Turkey during the Gulf war in 1991 on condition that it was only used to defend the borders of Turkey or other NATO member-states . |
| 16 | In my mind you can make up anything you want in your notebooks , but you ca n't call it fraud if it was n't published . |
| 17 | This paradoxical situation arose notwithstanding great endeavours to retain the strong links between physical and human geography and it was often thought ( e.g. Fisher , 1970 ) that a revival of the regional approach still offered the only method of recementing the two parts of the subject . |
| 18 | 2.35 In claims for the death of an infant child there is rarely any actual dependency but there might be prospective loss and it is well established that prospective loss is sufficient to found a claim by the parents . |
| 19 | It does n't have to have the polish of a broadcast programme if it is not going to be broadcast . |
| 20 | Visions of heavy counselling sessions come to mind and it is often felt that the grieving person must be helped to ‘ come to terms with it ’ , whatever ‘ it ’ might be . |
| 21 | One of the men voiced his somewhat belated fear and it was immediately taken up by others . |
| 22 | Even if the new President had entered his official residence , he would have no standing in his own community , and what , after all , is the point of a Maronite President if it is not to integrate the Maronites within the traditional confessional system which — readjusted in the Muslims ' favour — the Tayif agreement perpetuates ? |
| 23 | But certainly not good condition cos it was n't used by much , of course being a dead end see . |
| 24 | But it 's in having said that it 's an interesting fact that the knitted fabric as such we know , is a warm sort of comfortable fabric and it 's obviously used in where I call the , the cold climes , and that , that 's why it 's developed in the very areas we 've been talking about . |
| 25 | However , Moncada et al ( 1976a ) demonstrated that endothelial cells were capable of producing a potent anti-platelet aggregatory agent and it was subsequently suggested that continuous production of this substance , now called prostacyclin , explained the apparent protection against adhesion and aggregation conferred by the normal endothelium ( Moncada & Vane , 1979 ) . |
| 26 | Holding the mussel with both forefeet , it begins pounding it on the rock until it is sufficiently broken to allow the otter to extract the flesh with its teeth . |
| 27 | His transactions with his fellows began to lose their artificiality and it was generally admitted that the Prince was losing his rough edges . |
| 28 | Not difficult to understand then why a stove can be a backpacker 's best friend — or worst enemy if it 's not suited to the use you intend . |
| 29 | There are of course passages where Klemperer 's gravitas is amazingly powerful , as in the first movement , but the first ‘ Nachtmusik ’ requires greater momentum if it is not to appear diffuse . |
| 30 | Television , for the NVALA , is a uniquely powerful medium , and one therefore that can have devastating effects on the social fabric if it is not checked . |