Example sentences of "[adj] [adv] [conj] it [is] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Evil should not be unrecognized merely because it is as banal as indifference ; indifference rather than intent may well be the greater cause of avoidable human suffering , particularly in the case of corporate crime . |
| 2 | Vision comes alive only when it is shared . |
| 3 | When entertaining , much depends on the kind of entertainment you like , and what adaptations may be possible so that it is still a pleasure and not a strain . |
| 4 | Is he aware that that concert is possible only because it is being sponsored by St. Ivel with a matching grant from the Association for Business Sponsorship of the Arts — ABSA ? |
| 5 | Time after time Nizan hammered out his basic message : the internal logic of fascism is rearmament leading to war ; the only way to prevent the catastrophe of a world-wide conflict is the creation of a potent counterbalancing force expressly designed to curb the expansionist tendencies of fascist nation states ; peace will be possible only if it is guaranteed by an effective network of alliances forged between civilised , peace-loving nations such as France , Great Britain and , above all , the USSR . |
| 6 | rang bank up this morning , summat wrong somewhere and it 's supposed to be done by a computer , I do n't trust computers I do n't , I says the first I do n't know about having it back I should of said send it home send it to me address |
| 7 | The lady Anne looks different tonight but 't is a difference I can not fathom . |
| 8 | The government guidance er in P G three makes it very clear now that it 's an issue we do have to address and if we do n't for land requirement . |
| 9 | Before when we had our other range they were all the same price , which was wrong really because it 's a lot easier to get lavender than it is to get rose . |
| 10 | Quite interesting though cos it 's quite equal really |
| 11 | ‘ Loose Ends ’ might be five years old now but it is Radio 4 's zappiest , most innovative and hippest chat show on the air . |
| 12 | I wanted the garment to seem feminine even though it is made out of a yarn as heavy and warm as pure wool . |
| 13 | This very popular music with its haunting , melancholy and often monotonous melodies is sung in Madeira but has never become as popular here as it is in Portugal . |
| 14 | We are committed to ensuring that this reputation remains as sound tomorrow as it is today . |
| 15 | Yeah so it 's absolutely clear even if it 's a precis I think it 'll be |
| 16 | Having said this , Smith , being a Marxist , has to provide an alternative and more sophisticated account of why military expenditure remains high even if it is dysfunctional for capitalism For Smith , military expenditure is yet one more example of the contradictions of capitalism — it is both functional and dysfunctional . |
| 17 | It was considered as wrong then as it is now to embezzle the Crown 's revenues . |
| 18 | I just hope she 's civil enough because it 's his birthday . |
| 19 | The cost is minimal anyway and it is practical to have all equipment functioning to perfection . |
| 20 | I say minimal both because it is rather modest , in contrast say to Jakobson 's , and because it seems to present a demand that it should be very difficult for modern literary studies to deny : that in describing the language of literary texts a degree of rigour is required such as has been notably absent from the work of a great many critics . |
| 21 | As the PAL:YPE recalls , this impression was based on a combination of physical environment , staff vision , and an existing commitment to an infrastructure including a permanent part-time library assistant : School A I was impressed with , because they too had already started to talk about resource-based learning and they already had as far as I remember … ( now my memory is fairly vague now because it is quite a long time ago ) … but as far as I remember they had a Headmaster , who was extremely interested , very keen indeed , and they had a committee already set up , I think to look into this . |
| 22 | Ehrenpreis 's approach , while fruitful in some respects , tends to treat the poor as an object to be observed from the outside even if it is with ‘ rapt interest ’ . |
| 23 | alright you do n't ne , actually you do n't need your hood up , because it 's ever so warm even though it 's dull |
| 24 | This makes the Scottish footwork look very light and easy particularly as it is allied to the steps of petit and grand allegro he also used . |
| 25 | It gets dark , it 'll be dark there before it is dark here |
| 26 | If we assume that you are writing on the right-hand page of an examination book or on loose examination sheets , bound at the top left-hand corner , then the identifying number of the question should be large so that it is easily seen and should be at the top right-hand corner . |
| 27 | well I did yeah , I did erm one the other for Christopher 's school , but I , I did n't realize there was too much erm syrup and stuff in it so erm to do it quick enough cos it 's too sticky , but you have to roll it out it 's all |
| 28 | We all have to make Randolph feel welcome and we have to work extra hard tonight as it is very dark and windy , ’ he said . |
| 29 | Aelurostrongylus infection is widespread partly because it is almost indiscriminate in its ability to develop in slugs and snails , and partly because of its wide range of paratenic hosts . |
| 30 | It 's very cold here and it is getting late . |