Example sentences of "[subord] [conj] it [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When she came back from changing , her haircut was a boy 's , except that it had new-born-looking curls at the nape of her neck , which knocked him out for a bit . |
| 2 | Remorseful Prober is like Naive Prober , except that it takes active steps to break out of runs of alternating recrimination . |
| 3 | The basic problem for the Emperor was that while France needed Britain it was not at all clear to British statesmen that their country had any need of France — except when it suited British interests . |
| 4 | The news and feature material is heavily locally oriented , little in the way of national news except as it affects local area . |
| 5 | Issi Abdul , six , clutches tightly onto his feeding bowl as though it contained liquid gold . |