Example sentences of "it [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What struck me , however , was how distant the preoccupations of the audience were from those which could capture a majority in modern Britain , or could govern it successfully if that majority were ever won . |
| 2 | To establish whether or not a claim submitted by a contractor is valid , and to dispute it successfully if it is not , the client must ensure that accurate records are kept on his of her behalf . |
| 3 | The IPG states clearly that it is designed for advice workers , but many instances have proved that clients have used it successfully when left to browse by hard-pressed advisers — an indication of its clarity of exposition and potential as a tool for those members of the public who feel they can cope without personal assistance and someone to listen . |
| 4 | Rolle expresses it metaphorically as speech becomes song . |
| 5 | The worry is that the jury can not be made to abide by directions of this kind , and so it is alleged that , if no evidential weight attaches to the refusal to answer , it would be better to exclude it altogether than to run the risk . |
| 6 | Film wrapping is now available without plasticisers , with the label ‘ non PVC ’ or ‘ contains no plasticisers ’ but , because of the disposal problem such packaging presents , it is better to avoid it altogether if possible . |
| 7 | Another example of law not being especially important is that businesses avoid it altogether when commercial disputes arise . |
| 8 | He had liked it terrifically when he had seen it before but had n't wanted to say : it seemed girlish to him to think anything of an animal . |
| 9 | One of my colleagues , John Savage , put it forcibly when he said in the programme that pure road racing — that is racing on public roads — was at the crossroads because of lack of numbers and I 'm inclined to agree with him . |
| 10 | Anyone who throws a hat into a public arena must be prepared to have it mercilessly though not maliciously trampled upon . |
| 11 | The press of carriages represented an increasing desire of those with money to display it rather than hoard it , determined to keep pace with the fashion : ‘ The dreary bourgeois of Balzac have become vain . |
| 12 | The main reason that he was carrying it rather than wearing it was that it did not belong to him . |
| 13 | The white foamy part of a broken wave is largely made up of air bubbles and the board often digs into it rather than riding over it . |
| 14 | At other places people have often sought to reduce casualties by carrying the toads across the road and putting them into the breeding pond , but as often as not the toads they put into the pond were moving out of it rather than in , so the toads have to run the gauntlet of the road a second time . |
| 15 | It was a fair way off , but those who sensed it rather than heard it , those whose eyes became suddenly afraid , knew that two more would follow . |
| 16 | Where shall ye now get as much money as ye owe ? ’ , and when she was given forty pence she bought herself a furred cloak with it rather than paying off any of her debts . |
| 17 | But Big Black were the sort of band who , having invented a blueprint , worked within it rather than move away . |
| 18 | The Steptoe & Son of ambient soup are back , following their Number One album ‘ UFOrb ’ with , well , a Number One single , Sensual , meandering and long , this is the equivalent of a BBC Sound Effects disc — you use it rather than sit back and enjoy it . |
| 19 | It can be argued , to the contrary , that the more the courts are opened up to arguments based about the interests of the public or of significant sections of it rather than of particular individuals , the more likely are the judges to be drawn into political battles which ought to be resolved in the political arena and not in courts . |
| 20 | This was before the ‘ epidemic ’ had reached its current proportions and , being unsuccessful in their enterprise , they used it rather than throw it away . |
| 21 | In the words of one DCSL : I think the benefit comes from how they tackle it rather than the amount of money . |
| 22 | A any photocopying that needs to be done in great bulk , erm get quotes , and let the company pay for it rather than you paying for it and then pay you back , because I might be able to for instance get an account thingy somewhere |
| 23 | But maybe you can educate people out of it rather than ban ? |
| 24 | Erm that way you 'll have an understanding of it rather than just saying , Well this bit is always . |
| 25 | These motives can be exploited to good effect by skilful MPs who understand the system and work with it rather than try to change it . |
| 26 | Right I 've mentioned questions you 'll notice that we 've got money and retirement mister John from now most of you may have seen the name in various erm very good speaker John you 'll a you 'll appreciate ca n't really say enjoy his talk because he really goes on and gives you a lot of information you 'll appreciate it rather than enjoy it . |
| 27 | And sometimes that means sending a drawing out getting a contractor to price for it rather than him doing it , er using standard books and goodness knows else like Sponds . |
| 28 | Always try to scan a photograph as near to the size you want it rather than use software to re-scale it , optically reducing scanners are a great help here . |
| 29 | So , for the moment , if you want a higher resolution page printer it really is a case of going to find it rather than having it thrust at you . |
| 30 | pointed out how tag questions there 's only certain structures you can put them in , that were going to direct it rather than proper questions say someone who 's asking all proper questions , is he going to use as many tag questions anyway ? |