Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] it [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Figures from the Central Statistical Office suggest that some of the changes implemented by Conservative governments helped to reverse the trend in redistribution of income from the rich , so that it became redistribution to the rich . |
| 2 | If the locational data are available in x , y order then , if you are familiar with BASIC or FORTRAN , or some other high-level language , it is relatively easy to write a program to reverse the order of the x , y pairs and to convert the y coordinate so that it measures distance down from the top of the page rather than distance up from the bottom . |
| 3 | The second method for regeneration to be initiated is by a time clock , so that it takes place at a convenient time such as during the night . |
| 4 | Those policyholders without index-linked policies have had to frequently increase their sum insured so that it keeps pace with inflation and continues to cover the full cost of rebuilding their homes . |
| 5 | Alternatively the chemical may react with the dirt so that it becomes water soluble and it can be rinsed away . |
| 6 | 8.6.2 replace or modify the Converted Text of the Work so that it becomes non-infringing . |
| 7 | You might think of it like the clock in your hall being set forwards or backwards at the beginning and end of Summer Time , so that it registers nightfall as coming first later and then earlier … ’ |
| 8 | After the second year , the allowance is reduced by one-sixth and that figure is deducted from the allowance each year , so that it reaches zero after seven years . |
| 9 | This publication aims to help you to make sensible decisions and choices about alcohol so that it gives pleasure without putting anyone 's health at risk . |
| 10 | The hipbelt 's purple padding is deeply grooved at the sides so that it makes contact with the body . |
| 11 | The act affected the working of the political system in a number of significant ways so that it makes sense for us to see the constitution in very different terms from those which focused on the balance between King , Lords and Commons . |
| 12 | Waves formed by these northeast winds are responsible for the marked angle at the far point and for the building up of the recurved end so that it faces north-east . |
| 13 | If no sand filter is installed , then for pump-fed filters it should be plumbed in so that it intercepts water before it enters the chamber(s) . |
| 14 | Back at the top I helped Duncan carry the police barrier across the road so that it blocked traffic coming up . |
| 15 | The mystified motorist whose car has gone wrong may know only that it needs repair and that he should take it to a mechanic : his competence to deal with the matter may go no further . |
| 16 | Only , only if it creates inflation . |
| 17 | Labour 's apparent shift towards PR to woo the Liberals , Ashdown 's insistence that he would allow a government to function only if it gave way to PR , all seemed to point to a deal being hatched up behind the backs of the voters to secure power for the opposition parties . |
| 18 | The United States has said it will guarantee ten billion dollars in loans to Israel only if it stops building settlements in the occupied territories . |
| 19 | P.S If this letter does nt get there I 'm gon na give up , so if it does will someone acknowledge it so I know it has'nt been a waste of time . |
| 20 | Reality 's raw challenge , especially if it engaged muscle and pluck , was his more favoured companion . |
| 21 | Especially if it goes smash . |
| 22 | Where a defamatory remark is made baldly , without reference to any fact from which the remark could be inferred , it is not likely to be defensible as comment , especially if it imputes dishonesty or dishonourable conduct . |
| 23 | Processing this , especially if it contains greyscale information , is going to need a significant amount of power which probably explains why the Printware device contains two Motorola 68000s . |
| 24 | Earlier this spring , the Society , which had closed its galleries and ended all public programmes , announced that it would close its library and shut down entirely unless it received emergency public funds . |
| 25 | The voices are few not only because it takes courage to speak out against the tide of opinion , but because few can see the issue in a wider context and take the longer perspective . |
| 26 | He ( among others ) perceived adolescent labour as an obstacle to efficiency not only because it lacked knowledge of employment opportunities and the ability to distinguish between the merits of different occupations , but also because its inherent ‘ adaptability ’ was ‘ wasted ’ ( always a key notion in National Efficiency circles ) by the ‘ haphazard ’ nature of the transition which left too many youths in dead-end jobs and failed to enrol them in any form of further education . |
| 27 | The group as a whole is in the black only because it has income from an American retailing chain Silo and from financial services and property deals in Britain . |
| 28 | The cinema debate screened on Channel 4 between four film-makers from countries not usually represented on the screen ( India , the Philippines , Lebanon , and Brazil ) , which took place under the auspices of Women Call the Shots , was perhaps especially effective in this way , not only because it called attention to the existence of cinematic traditions outside of the ones we usually view , discuss , and study , but also because the four women film-makers involved in the debate took up such diverse positions . |
| 29 | In fact swimming is undoubtedly the b–st possible form of exercise — not only because it develops stamina , suppleness and strength but because the buoyancy of the water removes the danger of straining an otherwise unfit body . |
| 30 | It is an emphatic enclosure : the more so because it permits movement , through its mouth , between outside and inside . |