Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] it [adv] [adj] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In other ways , too , the phenomenon was located within a scale of alien values and temperaments , thus stamping it as foreign and ‘ un-English ’ . |
| 2 | The early Eighties were a strange purgatory for Allen , which saw him oscillate between nearly making it very big and slipping into total obscurity . |
| 3 | Of course , matters are not helped by the fact that many men have difficulty in talking about the problem at all , often finding it both distressing and embarrassing . |
| 4 | Linen , when new , had a certain quantity of starch applied , thereby making it slightly stiff whilst remaining pliable ; wrapped in such material a body would be given a neat , crisp appearance and presentable for viewing , the shroud being drawn away from the features for this purpose . |
| 5 | It is also wise to make the most of any planned concessions by using them to achieve a notable reduction in tension , thereby making it more likely that the seller will reciprocate . |
| 6 | This problem of historical relativism is one of the most besetting for anyone who wishes to read an old book without either getting it hopelessly wrong or , worse , assuming that the fact that we are modern and the author of the book ‘ medieval ’ or ‘ old ’ implies the superiority of one or the other . |
| 7 | The King , however , was disinclined to anything other than an exchange of courtesies , once again making it quite clear that any attempt to detach Prussia from the rest of Germany was a fruitless exercise . |