Example sentences of "[subord] it [verb] [prep] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | The essence of the unconscious conflict in paranoia relates more to the parent of the same sex than it does to that of the opposite one . |
| 2 | There were genuine reasons for doubting its accuracy — the issues of joint cost allocation were ( and remain ) problematical — hut the senior management response to it ( they insisted it be withdrawn even from internal circulation ) betrayed a greater devotion to the cause of suppressing criticism than it did to that of searching for the truth . |
| 3 | ‘ It has already been said that the Duchess of York will only make a fleeting visit with princesses Beatrice and Eugenie so it looks like that the two royal outlaws will now just be bringing the children to tea . ’ |
| 4 | The EC could absorb the 16.5 million East Germans , if it came to that , more easily than it could the two countries whose applications already lie on the table in Brussels — Austria with her backward deck-cargo of neutrality , and Turkey , with her GDP well below that of Portugal . |
| 5 | That mining might mean the end of the road for the town , with a population of some 6,000 people , did not unduly worry the man from the Department of Economic Development — Northern Ireland ( DEDNI ) , Ivor Greene , who told the Irish Times ‘ If it was decided that the time was proper for mining to proceed , Ballymoney could disappear but the people would be well compensated if it came to that ’ . |
| 6 | As well as cashing in on the publicity , Hughes hoped the judge might be persuaded to grant Mitchum parole or postpone his jail term — if it came to that — until he had finished the film . |
| 7 | They 'd rather settle for a return of their money , if it came to that . |
| 8 | And so , if it came to that , would George , whose only worry when the tree toppled was who was going to pay for the damage . |
| 9 | She did n't want to die , but if it came to that she 'd rather go out fighting . |
| 10 | I am looking for a 2hr 8min pace and I prepared to take it up if it falls below that . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ We will be studying this programme very closely to see if it crosses over that legal line . |
| 12 | If it crosses over that line , being mad will turn into being a lawsuit . ’ |
| 13 | There must be some height , call it h , such that an animal would just break its neck if it fell from that height , but would just survive if it fell from a slightly lower height . |
| 14 | Notice that a convention is normally followed in which the current at a terminal is regarded as positive if it flows into that terminal . |
| 15 | Now at that point , when she received the letter and read the policy , erm we could have given her a better cover if it applied to that particular vehicle . |
| 16 | All of the family members should be encouraged to put forward their viewpoint even if it differs from that expressed by others . |
| 17 | This claim is not a conscious , spoken claim ; if it gets to that stage , we have already left it too late . |
| 18 | Presumably we shall have a good chew at the clause in Committee , but if it remains in that form we shall certainly be unable to support the Bill on Third Reading . |
| 19 | Very often people are almost haunted by one particular experience and they think to themselves , ‘ Oh no , I could n't stand it if it happened like that again' . |
| 20 | We never see him round here , nor any of the Labour councillors , if it comes to that . |
| 21 | ‘ If it comes to that , ’ Allen said , ‘ if they ca n't find it how shall we ? |
| 22 | I certainly did n't bring enough to buy a new wardrobe — or even a couple of frocks , if it comes to that . ’ |
| 23 | Still have n't , if it comes to that . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ I look like hell ; if it comes to that , so do you . ’ |
| 25 | Pascoe said , ‘ If it comes to that , what 's your name ? ’ |
| 26 | And if it comes to that , how can I be here at all if I have n't been born yet ? |
| 27 | If it comes to that , so would I. ’ |
| 28 | ‘ If it comes to that , ’ Sir Bruce rumbled , ‘ I 've no clear idea why I 'm here myself . |
| 29 | Still have , if it comes to that . |
| 30 | I was pretty far gone myself , if it comes to that , Morpurgo likewise . |