Example sentences of "[coord] [adv] it [be] [adj] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whether or not it is practical or desirable to introduce gender neutrality into the law of rape depends very much upon the type of reform contemplated for the offence as a whole . |
| 2 | Whether you are late or early it is wise and makes for a far pleasanter experience to be polite and pleasant to everyone you come in contact with , both before and after the interview . |
| 3 | Or maybe it 's simpler than that , and has to do with them seeing Tod in his natural environment , the doctor , the gatekeeper , his white coat and his black bag . |
| 4 | These words are well past her point of failure in the Schonell Test ( that is , ten consecutive errors ) , and so it is possible that she had reached a level of frustration : feeling that all the words were too difficult she ceased to think carefully about whether what she was writing down was likely , and simply put down anything that came to mind . |
| 5 | It has been argued that compression of the abdomen increases the ‘ pinchcock ’ effect of the angular incisura and so it is possible that this manoeuvre could actually prevent reflux in some patients . |
| 6 | But on the other hand people are interested in the nature of noise , people are interested in neighbour noise , aeroplane noise , motorcycle noise , and so it is possible that , that some of you will , will be interviewed on that kind of thing . |
| 7 | It is extremely easy to exceed these bounds when specifying a program , and so it is essential that a programmer experienced in the particular system or systems to be used is involved in the initial design discussions . |
| 8 | Most radio stations in non-NPN states had already stopped taking the national news from FRCN in Lagos , and so it is probable that they too ignored the event . |
| 9 | Children do not recognize the physical cues of when they want to empty their bladder until they reach the ages of 12 to 18 months ( Leach 1975 ; Lask 1985 ) and so it is unlikely that children trained before this age are reliable or in control . |
| 10 | Endoscopic surveillance of treated and untreated asymptomatic ulcers has indicated that 75% persist unhealed over many months , and so it is unlikely that an endoscopy every four months would have missed many . |
| 11 | Sometimes the deed is a substitute for thought , and so it is likely that there was a primal crime ; they did actually kill the father and devour him . |
| 12 | Most commentators would agree that Britain is likely to become a more technological society in future years and so it is likely that there will be an increased demand for a skilled workforce . |
| 13 | Next door was a parchment maker , who had one corporal billeted on him , but we also know that 2 soldiers died in his house , and so it 's possible that he actually looked after wounded soldiers , which was , of course happening all over Oxford . |
| 14 | Alexei 's father 's first wife was Jotan 's sister , and so it was possible that the suggestion was a serious one . |
| 15 | At this stage the viewing angle had not been decided and so it was possible that the material would need to cover the box . |
| 16 | He said Mr Smith , as Shadow chancellor , bore the chief responsibility for this failure of Labour 's economic and taxation policy , and so it was ironic that Mr Smith was now being presented as the best leader for the party . |
| 17 | In each case , the new school now contained fry of two different sizes , and so it was clear that some must have come from another family . |
| 18 | He had also been born in Tamworth ; and so it was natural that , in February 1988 to mark the bicentenary of this famous Conservative Prime Minister and Home Secretary , the current Home Secretary should visit that Staffordshire town . |
| 19 | It was around Easter , and perhaps it was this that led him to wax theological as we bounced across the heather and gorse . |
| 20 | ‘ But it is an impact injury rather than a strain and basically it is sore and swollen . |
| 21 | The back kitchen door was unlocked — no one could find the place without a map , said Rory , and so what if they did ? — and inside it was cool and deathly quiet , save only for the buzzing of a fly or two . |
| 22 | In order to give a good effect a fairly wide range of delay times are required , and apparently it is important that the longer times are not exact multiples of the shortest time . |
| 23 | This , however , is not the case in many developing countries , especially in Africa and thus it is likely that the rate of land degradation will increase indefinitely as populations continue to grow . |
| 24 | The illness — the tuberculosis — slowly worsened , and soon it was apparent that the painter would die unless he received medical attention . |
| 25 | But it at once destroys such a reading : And now it is clear that as in other sonnets ( 20 , 36 , 39 ) , the Poet 's best or true ‘ self ’ is the Friend . |
| 26 | For some years now he had shared the sheep herding with his Uncle George : the latter had never been particularly strong and now it was obvious that he was very ill . |
| 27 | But the giving had begun , and now it was harder than ever to draw back . |
| 28 | ‘ See you later , ’ he 'd say , and often it was five or six hours later . |
| 29 | They would never see their parents in quite the same way again , and ironically it was apt that they should not , because Timothy Gedge had not told lies entirely . |
| 30 | What really counted was the attitude of government to the implementation and observance of legislation , especially at local level , and here it is clear that from the moment the Radical leader , Lerroux , first assumed the premiership in September 1933 a dramatic reaction set in . |