Example sentences of "[subord] [conj] it [is] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's a wonderful goal , except that it is not going to be reached overnight . |
| 2 | This kind of chauvinism is , of course , perfectly normal coming from sections of today 's Conservative Party , except that it is normally directed at the ‘ Anti-British Broadcasting Corporation ’ . |
| 3 | That 's what I 'm doing , except that it 's not gon na look like that any more |
| 4 | ‘ Although if it 's still raining the ditch wo n't be too comfortable . |
| 5 | Except when it is actually feeding ( it eats bacteria ) , the paramoecium is in constant motion , frequently bumping into obstacles in its path and , when it does so , reversing by switching the beat of the cilia on one side . |
| 6 | Both will fire more when an edge is placed slightly off-centre than when it is symmetrically placed , an on-centre cell when there is more light than dark edge in the field , and the off-centre cell when the conditions are reversed . |
| 7 | If if it 's not going to trial |
| 8 | This is because if it is not reserved as rent , the Stamp Office take the view that the application of the " contingency principle " means that stamp duty is payable on the full amount of VAT which may become payable over the whole term of the lease . |
| 9 | The first session is the most important because if it is not run properly it also may be the last session for some clients . |
| 10 | Because if it is n't Dorrainge telling you how we 'll be defeated , it 's Lugh Longhand making speeches half the night . ’ |
| 11 | That little Chinese painting in its neat black and gold frame and with Seto More 's inscription and ‘ chop ’ on the back has hung on our walls in many parts of the world ever since and it is still admired here in England . |
| 12 | For although it is constantly argued that the police represent and are drawn from the community they serve , the cultural style required in the body of the police officer inevitably sets him slightly apart from the ‘ civvies ’ outside the institution , especially where such symbolic use of clothing and beards or hair is the province of the youthful innovator . |
| 13 | God 's grace can be as much misused when it is wrongly applied to those who are oversensitive as when it is completely forgotten by those who are insensitive . |
| 14 | It 's just standing there , and you take one [ garment ] from the pile and stick it on the ironing board and iron it , fold it , and put it down , take the next one — and it 's as though it 's never going to end . |
| 15 | He 's much more in his element in prometheus , which heaves and sighs as though it 's actually giving birth to fire . |