Example sentences of "[coord] [adv] it [be] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was usually the active partner , or rather it was usually I who initiated a kiss or an embrace . |
| 2 | Or perhaps it 's just the effect of the Peter Pan collars . |
| 3 | Or perhaps it 's just a way of admitting a preference for empty ferries . |
| 4 | Or perhaps it 's just the mix . |
| 5 | And the novel which got written breathes life into this sentence 's very unpromising warrant for the ‘ truth ’ of what is being told , namely that there are hard facts or perhaps it is just being made up . |
| 6 | Here , too , we have a mystery ; this time a psychological one , or perhaps it is really the province of anthropology , or archaeology , or … |
| 7 | It could be that your lack of confidence concerns home life ; perhaps you hate people coming to see you because your home is not beautiful — or perhaps it is never tidy . |
| 8 | Or perhaps it was just the usual look of her rather weird eyes . |
| 9 | Princess Anne smiled at me as she went by , or Perhaps it was just my imagination . |
| 10 | Or perhaps it was just shock at seeing me without the gag . |
| 11 | Finally the interrogators must have lost their patience , or perhaps it was just the heat of the vodka . |
| 12 | Or perhaps it was just lack of choice , the need for a home of her own and a child . |
| 13 | I can not resist the feeling that the Government 's extraordinary surrender yesterday to German bullying over the recognition of Croatia had something to do with the need to appease German public opinion , which is turning nasty on the whole process — or perhaps it was just sucking up to the right hon. Member for Finchley ( Mrs. |
| 14 | Perhaps the enormity of what he was doing got to him — the difference , perhaps between hardened professional and gifted amateur — or perhaps it was simply that the holes became too tough for him . |
| 15 | Youthful confidence , I suppose , or perhaps it was simply that I felt I had no alternative , there was nothing else I could do . ’ |
| 16 | Glancing from beneath her lashes , Lindsey studied his profile , and found it unnerving , or perhaps it was simply that the confining space of the small car did n't allow much distance between driver and passenger . |
| 17 | It was small , or perhaps it was very big but a long way off . |
| 18 | Or perhaps it was merely an accident that Marcus had picked up those utterances of his ancestors . |
| 19 | It was the only horse so far which was the right size and the right shape — or perhaps it was only the spots that detracted from Jazz 's mount . |
| 20 | Mankind has chosen — or perhaps it was never a choice — a perpetual diet of catastrophe . |
| 21 | This would lead , or so it was widely feared , to a change in labour market behaviour . |
| 22 | All the time she was muttering under her breath , not articulating the words so they could be understood , or so it was even clear what language she was speaking . |
| 23 | Whether or not it 's eventually privatised , it will still need Government support . |
| 24 | I think they can be very useful because a lot of having monarchy brings , you know , American tourists , a big influx into the country , and whether that 's good or not it 's certainly brings money into the country , so that from that point of view it 's quite good to have them . |
| 25 | 1 ( 1 ) This section applies in any case where — ( a ) a tenancy includes a covenant on the part of the tenant not to enter into one or more of the following transactions , that is — ( i ) assigning , ( ii ) underletting , ( iii ) charging , or ( iv ) parting with the possession of , the premises comprised in the tenancy or any part of the premises without the consent of the landlord or some other person , but ( b ) the covenant is subject to the qualification that the consent is not to be unreasonably withheld ( whether or not it is also subject to any other qualification ) . |
| 26 | The use of tests also depends upon certain assumptions about the nature of the data , such as whether or not it is normally distributed , is of roughly equal within-group variability and reflects independent observations . |
| 27 | Whether or not it is properly a part of literary studies may be a matter for dispute , but it undoubtedly constitutes an important position concerning the relationship of linguistics and literature . |
| 28 | Much more tricky than knowing if you 've found a badger sett , is knowing whether or not it is still active . |
| 29 | One of the er matters that er one needs to apply one 's mind to in considering whether or not this land serves a greenbelt function or not , is to look at the land and assess whether or not it is more closely associated with the village or more closely associated with the er agricultural open land beyond the village . |
| 30 | Only if you understand what the clause is supposed to do , can you assess whether or not it is terribly important to your side and negotiate accordingly . |