Example sentences of "[conj] [conj] [adj] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Visual clues to the new model include body colour bumpers , small side skirts and a rear spoiler that rises automatically at speeds of more than 50mph ; at low speed or when stationary it retracts , leaving the handsome sweep of the car 's tail clean . |
| 2 | I had read that cancer of the lung was normally so virulent that if unchecked it spread with great rapidity . |
| 3 | Freud writes , for example , of the ego 's ‘ wish to sleep ’ , although while asleep it stays on duty' to protect against the worst emanations of the unconscious , ‘ guarding ’ the sleep of the dreamer … |
| 4 | A fuel tank was shaped into a boat so that when empty it gave 600lb buoyancy in the event of ditching . |
| 5 | But one day in late summer , when I was pointing the otter out to my passengers , and as usual it got up to move out of sight , I saw to my surprise that it was followed by two cubs ! |
| 6 | They drove home the Derry way , and as usual it set Mallachy off . |
| 7 | The weapon was still under development , but if successful it promised to extend the operational life of the British V-bombers . |