Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] it [vb -s] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has made it quite clear that it believes that the existing legislation can deal with such matters . |
| 2 | Perhaps by then the Government may have some strategy that will provide work for the million or so unemployed that it overlooks while compiling the official figures . |
| 3 | This is much easier than it sounds but not without snags . |
| 4 | Again , this is easier than it seems and far easier to do than to put into words . |
| 5 | It 's completely cordless so it goes where you go , and because it operates on both batteries and mains , you 're not tied to the nearest plug . |
| 6 | But the Committee do not have to agree to this if it thinks that the new information is not important . |
| 7 | when we us the last two and that one exploded on me I had this and it goes and exploded all over me and went over |
| 8 | The novice chase received an entry of 12 and it looks as though a handful of runners will go to post . |
| 9 | They were originally intending to work in Zaire , but the situation is still somewhat unstable and it seems that the time is not quite right for them to go there . |
| 10 | A second retirement followed in 1985 and it looks as though Lauda is going to stick to his word this time . |
| 11 | The mention of Cyprus is interesting because it shows that Egypt was not mere opportunism : the decision to attack Persia in strength on Cyprus had already been made . |
| 12 | I found that interesting because it appears that the Minister does not know how many doctors made a claim that was above the amount of the reimbursement schedule or , if he did know , he was unwilling to tell me , so I must presume that he did not know . |
| 13 | The law , ‘ All planets move in ellipses around the sun ’ , is scientific because it claims that planets in fact move in ellipses and rules out orbits that are square or oval . |
| 14 | Wolff 's algorithm is a clusterer because it forms and names these sets . |
| 15 | This shows that the actualization of the infinitive 's event is not what such sentences express , an analysis supported by Coates ( 1983 : 100 ) , who gives a similar argument for the meaning of can in her discussion of She can swim , and Palmer ( 1977 : 5 ) , who has pointed out that a sentence such as ( 12 ) is impossible because can " is not used to imply actuality in the past " : ( 12 ) * I ran fast and could catch the bus , Example ( 13 ) however is quite acceptable because it implies that the event did not take place , being seen merely as a possibility in the past ( i.e. a potentiality ) . |
| 16 | It becomes interesting when it seems that Jane might hit Tom , or when one of them stops for a moment and thinks . |
| 17 | The wall is not as steep as it looks and a pleasing sequence of stretches and foot-changes , made all the more enjoyable by more excellent protection , leads to a stopping place just short of the arête . |
| 18 | This passage is interesting as it assumes that there would have been no right of recovery in any of the cases to which the section referred although had the Woolwich principle been applicable there would have been recovery , apart from the section , in some . |
| 19 | This complex of elements and activities should be managed such that it ensures that the right product is available at the right price in the right place at the appropriate time to satisfy the needs of target customers in the chosen market segments . |
| 20 | Living too far away from things : a ) does n't do anything at all , b ) extends the nose so much that it sags and closes down , c ) allows the nose to examine other things which are too close and therefore blunts it again . |
| 21 | People know this , they identify with this , they recognise that you 're back-tracking and it looks as though your ke case is hereby weakened . |
| 22 | Most natural minerals are brittle because they are more or less homogeneous but it happens that a few have cleavage planes of about the right strength . |
| 23 | This treatment , which originated in Japan , is by no means as violent as it sounds and it can be used , in varying degrees , on anyone from babies to the very old . |
| 24 | Doing things communicating with people verbally can mean a lot more now sometimes with a lot of bureaucracy you can get sucked in to putting everything down on paper but it does n't mean as much as it does when it 's face to face communication . |
| 25 | But comparing depression to a cold is misleading in so much as it implies that the condition is not only common , but mild . |
| 26 | On the other hand , for those who regard language with suspicion , especially written or printed language , on the grounds that it misleads and confuses as much as it informs and expresses , eliminating words and sentences exposes a level of communication of unsuspected richness , one in which human beings express their true meanings . |
| 27 | This is n't as easy as it sounds because all the DOS 5 files are compressed . |
| 28 | This is not as easy as it sounds as it needs a change to the German constitution which requires a two third majority in the German parliament . |
| 29 | To see this double image as joined to a symbol of the grave ‘ that linked one Vincent to the other ’ is not as far-fetched as it appears when one sees the multiplicity of twinned and fused pairs appearing later : pairs of cottages , trees , and chairs , as well as of people on roads or seated at tables , overlapping or merged or shadowed . |
| 30 | Right now the gossip in the town is that Ingrid is pregnant and it looks as though Olive King is about to become a star … about time too ! |