Example sentences of "is [subord] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it is although it does n't sound like her . |
| 2 | This is the great hall which is which is although it looks finished is actually by no means finished , I was just explaining to Mike we still need a go there , we still need a table there , we need all the windows to be done and we need three thousand pounds for that window . |
| 3 | A similar device can be used by the teacher out of role : " Something big is going to happen in the drama , I promise you , but I 'm not going to tell you what it is until it happens . " |
| 4 | You do n't really realise how precious time is until it starts running out . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ The only way that 's going to happen is if it receives wholehearted support from the clubs , ’ he said . |
| 6 | The real value of this book to you is if it helps you live more confidently as a Christian in school . |
| 7 | It is not a measure of price for no matter how cheap a product is if it does not achieve the desired result it is expensive . |
| 8 | but what I 'm saying is if it happens , |
| 9 | In all then , Telecom would probably have outlaid £14m — allowing for very modest fees on the purchase — before it actually laid one brick , and that is if it got planning permission . |
| 10 | A third reason for being able to open your dog 's mouth easily is if it swallows a bone , or a ball becomes stuck here . |
| 11 | The only maxim that connects it all formulated in California , now available near you is if it feels good , believe it . |
| 12 | The only fly in the ointment is if it starts at seven , it 's going to be a bit of a rush . |
| 13 | The only way that 's going to happen is if it looks like a professional West End production . |
| 14 | The general rule is if it looks bad , it probably is bad , so let's get it right . |
| 15 | let me , the o the other thing we can do is if it 's broken the shop can send it back but the man , the other person pays . |
| 16 | No , the reason why is cos it clashes with the coursework . |
| 17 | All you want that tape for is cos it 's got a microphone in n it ? |
| 18 | My understanding is that it is no secret and that it is public information-that is unless it has received £250,000 or more . |
| 19 | ‘ If so , that is because it suited my uncle 's purpose — he will use Buckingham just as long as it suits him and not a moment longer . ’ |
| 20 | Since opposite charges attract , the reason why the electron does not gravitate towards the nucleus but stays in orbit around it ( even though it is radiating and losing its energy in doing so ) is because it retains a certain energy called ‘ ground-state energy ’ . |
| 21 | This is because it does not develop ordinary vertebrae , but contains instead a central rod of cartilage . |
| 22 | This is because it does not depend on the source from which the language as an object is drawn but on the learners ' engagement with it . |
| 23 | Well , what I think I shall do now is I think I should take this a little further about this union business , I think I should get in touch with Dave , the Editor of the T U C to find out what the exact position of these , this so called union is because it does n't sound like a union to me , it sounds , it sounds like an . |
| 24 | It 's the lower class that tends to stay where it is because it does n't get the representation . |
| 25 | . The reason I throw that in is because it does n't conveniently come under wills anywhere , but it 's relevant to you . |
| 26 | But that is because it does n't come white any more when you wash it . |
| 27 | The reason why it 's quite a good thing to do is because it gets you into descriptive language okay and thinking about how you describe things , adjectives are describing words . |
| 28 | If it asks confidently , it is because it assumes correctly . |
| 29 | This is because it assumes that only one of the candidates in each position is correct , so the assignment of scores to words has to be delayed until the maximum for any given position is known . |
| 30 | Perhaps , they argue , it is because it suffered two sudden floods in quick succession at a time of year — summer — when the invertebrate populations are least adapted to cope . |