Example sentences of "[adj] of [conj] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | If a vehicle is abandoned in a car park the University reserves the right to have the vehicle removed and/or disposed of as it sees fit . |
| 2 | Well I think what you 've got to be careful of and it 's always a difficulty when you 're looking at er benefits and dis-benefits of major road schemes , you 'll see that we go into a tremendous amount of or collect a tremendous amount of information about the different impacts . |
| 3 | No , it was a piece I am very fond of and it happened to be in quite a few programmes at that time . |
| 4 | The further question which feminism raises — to an extent to which , I would contend , this has not been raised before — is that of whether it is moral . |
| 5 | The central question regarding the proposed expansion of the Community thus remains that of whether it will provide the impetus for closer integration or for the beginning of a Europe ‘ à la carte ’ . |
| 6 | Hank came in and did a lot of recordings , which I was glad of because it gave me some relief . |
| 7 | If hunting were banned on all of that it would only have a small marginal effect but we can as Mr said only ban hunting on land we both own and control , land in hand , that actually totals a hundred and fifty eight acres , slightly smaller than Victoria Park but that includes road , bridleways , land with no access , S S S Is , Sites of Special Scientific Interest , land awaiting disposal the land capable of being hunted and in hand totals fifty two acres about as much of Victoria Park as I can see from my front window . |
| 8 | There are three basic misconceptions which are especially common : first , that doubt is wrong because it is the same thing as unbelief ; second , that doubt is a problem which troubles faith but not knowledge ; and third , that doubt is something to be ashamed of because it is dishonest to believe if you have doubts . |
| 9 | In this chapter we will examine a third misconception about doubt — the idea that doubt is something to be ashamed of because it is dishonest to believe if you have doubts . |
| 10 | Eventually , the boys decide to start a fire going , this shows the amount of damage they are capable of but it also shows they can cooperate . |
| 11 | I think if especially if I was n't if it was one of if it was my main |
| 12 | In such an unclear area , it was not to be left to Dáil members to decide , irrespective of whether it still remained an appropriate public measure . |
| 13 | I would hope that the peer review system used by the EC is of sufficient quality to recognise research worthy of support irrespective of whether it originates from individuals or groups and then support it if funds are available . |
| 14 | Corporate crime is crime irrespective of whether it is only punishable by an administrative body , or whether it merely violates individuals ' civil rights . |
| 15 | One might , of course , argue that all talk of non-conscious mental processes is so philosophically problematic as to outlaw cognitive psychology in general ( irrespective of whether it uses AI-ideas ) ( Malcolm 1971 ) . |
| 16 | Whatever the difficulties involved in applying Halliday 's model of thematic analysis to a given language , and irrespective of whether it is possible to reproduce the thematic patterning of the source text on a given occasion , one thing is certain : translators must not underestimate the cumulative effect of thematic choices on the way we interpret text . |
| 17 | In consequence , the basis tends to zero , irrespective of whether it is positive or negative . |
| 18 | I can assert of the oldest tree in the park ( if there is such a tree ) that it is an oak , but I can also say of the sentence " The oldest tree in the park is an oak " that it means the same , or that it expresses same thought as , say , its French or Chinese translation , irrespective of whether it says anything true . |
| 19 | This can lie done irrespective of whether it was the victim who brought the prosecution . |
| 20 | The Sheriff was of the opinion that the pursuers ' right to damages arose at once upon the default of the defenders , as every breach gave rise to a claim of damages irrespective of whether it was a breach sufficiently material to justify rescission . |
| 21 | Hence public debt , irrespective of whether it is domestic or foreign owned , involves a cost-influencing choice : at the time the decision is made ‘ forgone opportunities are experienced ’ ( p. 182 ) , but this has ‘ no connection with the fact that resources are used up in the initial period ’ ( p. 182 ) . |
| 22 | Further , it is assumed that units of consumers ' and producers ' surplus can be added and subtracted , i.e. a unit of surplus represents the same quantity of benefit irrespective of whether it accrues to the buyer or seller . |