Example sentences of "[subord] [adv] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where exactly it began rather depends on whether or not you decide to categorise certain books as police procedurals or as perhaps crime novels . |
| 2 | However the alliance represents a watershed for Chorus , which is now embarked on a binary strategy for the very first time , though where exactly it goes from here is still unclear . |
| 3 | The rigid application of ‘ zoning ’ policies ( where indeed it continues ) can have a very damaging effect . ’ |
| 4 | It has not taken IBM Corp long to admit informally that its target of 25,000 job cuts this year is on the low side , and the company now says that it expects at least 6,000 jobs to be cut at its three main operations in the Hudson Valley in upstate New York , where previously it had forecast between 3,000 and 3,500 : IBM told Reuters that the job cuts , which will likely include layoffs , will come from the company 's mainframe business in Poughkeepsie and Kingston , where at least 2,000 jobs will be cut , up from the company 's previous expectations of between 600 to 800 , and it also sees bigger staff cuts at the East Fishkill chip facility , which now expects to lose about 4,000 workers , up from about 3,000 — IBM is phasing out semiconductor operations in East Fishkill , moving some of the work to Burlington , Vermont , some to Essonnes , France ; advanced semiconductor research and packaging remains in East Fishkill ; the company says that despite the increased cuts , it believes that the charges it took in the fourth quarter will still be sufficient . |
| 5 | The internationally respected journal Index on Censorship devoted the whole of its September 1988 issue to the question of liberty in Britain , because , as its opening article entitled ‘ Why Britain ? ’ put it , ‘ if freedom is diminished in the United Kingdom , where historically it has deep roots , it is potentially diminished everywhere ’ . |
| 6 | Not only does such an arrangement disrupt the child 's schooling — although arguably it has already been badly disrupted by the child 's absenteeism — but it can often also be a traumatic experience for the child , entrenching the resentment and disaffection which were among the major causes of the child 's truancy in the first place . |
| 7 | The newly styled firm of G. & J. Cary continued at 86 St James 's Street until 1850 , although apparently it ceased cartographic publication c .1846 . |
| 8 | Well er to me it does n't matter s er that much , what I 'm concerned about is that this is a matter of public interest , it should n't just be a matter of professional interest and it 's for these reasons I think the government should take a rather more lively interest er than perhaps it does . |
| 9 | For example , it would appear that substituting in a simple formula expressed in words is too difficult for lower attainers , although superficially it seems to require little more than following simple instructions . |
| 10 | more often than not it lacks continuity and progression or any serious attempt to ensure that adequate time and attention are given to the elements said to comprise the topic . |
| 11 | A team has a high success rate , ie more often than not it achieves what it sets out to do . |
| 12 | The cast is assembled , but more often than not it has nothing to say . |
| 13 | The debate which may ensue from involving another person in a decision may at times seem to complicate things , but more often than not it adds to the validity of the decision . |
| 14 | The day was chosen at random , and although subjectively it felt like quite a difficult one , apart from the fact that staff were asked to complete personal diaries , it was potentially just like any other . |
| 15 | He had waited for her in the forests that fringed Tara , his mind filled with light and hope , his body more fiercely aware than ever it had been in his entire life . |
| 16 | More than ever it seemed that Doreen wanted to discuss matters that niggled at her mind , even with a stranger , so she turned in her chair to face the other woman and said frankly , ‘ I do n't see how you can blame my aunt . |
| 17 | The ratio of the capital inflows to the trade and commerce position has averaged 0.31 , although clearly it has also been quite volatile . |
| 18 | The answer is that it is more significant than often it appears , especially if you include examples such as help in finding employment , the importance of which continues to be greater than often is recognized . |
| 19 | This is a major predator of small mammals in Europe ( Brown , 1976 ) , although today it has a limited distribution . |
| 20 | but then the bell does n't go till nine , although sometimes it goes at two minutes to nine and sometimes it goes at five past nine |
| 21 | It is important not to be inflexible when looking at housing options , although sometimes it seems that dogma is of overriding importance to staff and , indeed , more important than finding solutions which suit individuals . |
| 22 | erm I think in fact it would be better to ask Mr Bailey to explain what his concerns were erm I 'd just like to say first although initially it revolves around problems of drinking , I 'm looking at other issues of East Oxford , in that recently there 's been a great deal of concern about glue sniffing in sections there , and there have been various letters from residents in the local newspapers , and I think there 's a general level of problem for people living in East Oxford , and it 's not just that the people there want the streets cleaned up or whatever , they want something constructive and helpful to be done for people . |
| 23 | In game shooting , some people consistently shoot badly because they always shoot at where the bird has been rather than where it has got to . |
| 24 | The basic idea is that profit from long-term business is recognised as it accrues rather than when it emerges as a cash surplus released from a long-term fund , as the current statutory method dictates . |
| 25 | It 's got a nice little swimming pool although evidently it looks really nice on the photograph because it looks like a big rectangular one . |
| 26 | More than likely it belongs in the decade AD 60–70 , to judge from the presence of a coin of AD 67 in the truncated western rampart and the quantity of pre- and early-Flavian samian recovered in the Fosse Way suburb . |
| 27 | If eventually it became possible to access most of the major manufacturing and mining regions , that was a secondary , although welcome development , not a primary intent . |
| 28 | As these contracted , and the atoms within them collided with one another , the temperature of the gas would increase , until eventually it became hot enough to start nuclear fusion reactions . |
| 29 | As the radius of the star is reduced the escape velocity increases until eventually it reaches the velocity of light . |
| 30 | Until eventually it broke — and a prisoner stabbed two guards to death . |