Example sentences of "[adj] [subord] it [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | John has two PhDs but I do n't believe he has This sentence is pragmatically anomalous because it contradicts the standard Quality implicature that one believes what one asserts . |
| 2 | This material is particularly interesting because it combines the radical with the species to which it is structurally related . |
| 3 | This diversity is interesting because it exhibits the creative originality of human beings . |
| 4 | The Times story is interesting because it links the report on the Commission 's activities with the Royal Society , a body which had become embroiled in official political-scientific propaganda exercises before , such as the five-year study of acid rain financed by the Central Electricity Generating Board . |
| 5 | Baffling because it is all so new and strange , and exciting because it brings the first hint , the first distant suggestion that for women an independent economic identity is possible . |
| 6 | The man lashed out with a rusted chain but Whitlock managed to roll clear before it struck the ground where he had been lying . |
| 7 | By far the most common escape mechanism for organisms ranging from bacteria to human beings is ‘ habituation ’ , a kind of behavioural boredom by which an animal becomes less responsive as it encounters the same stimulus repeatedly . |
| 8 | The main problem with inkjets is that because the ink is wet when it hits the paper , it tends to spread along the fibres , giving a distorted image . |
| 9 | Apparently , if a baby kicks and is repeatedly given a response to that kick by touch , it can become highly responsive when it enters the world . |
| 10 | It was positively dangerous because it involved the Jews in a game in which they were bound to be discredited . |
| 11 | I consider this tendency to be dangerous because it undermines the great eighteenth-century idea of the unity of mankind , an idea that is so menaced anyway by racism and other movements of the same sort . |
| 12 | Later Macmillan was reputed to have defended his decision in a sentence which is likely to be authentic because it has the Macmillan ring : ‘ I thought we had had enough of Martha and it was time for some Mary. , |
| 13 | Any untoward or awkward transition is immediately noticeable because it destroys the calm dignity that the human body needs if it is to be shown at its best . |
| 14 | Conditioner helps to make split ends less noticeable because it smooths the cuticles down and improves hair appearance . |
| 15 | Contrasting proverbs with ponderous prose offers a way in : " too many cooks spoil the broth " is a far more expressive way of saying : " Over-maximization of the work force is counter-productive because it inhibits the realization of a satisfactory outcome . " |
| 16 | While all these points are important , the last-named is crucial as it influences the way in which new development is linked to the existing village core . |
| 17 | You can just about excuse Porsche for not altering the external shape , but forgiveness is impossible when it concerns the interior . |
| 18 | Other linguists imply even more clearly that there is no difference in meaning between the two versions of the infinitive by claiming that to is meaningless when it precedes the bare infinitive form . |
| 19 | Carbon dioxide from the atmosphere made the water slightly acidic so it corroded the limestone , and where the water had to get through peaty soil before it hit the rock the acidity was stronger . |
| 20 | do n't mind being unpopular if it gets the job done |
| 21 | A rat , put in the tank , swims at random until it locates the shelf , more or less accidentally , and climbs onto it . |
| 22 | A few minutes ' facial sauna , however , is fine because it warms the skin just enough to facilitate absorption . |
| 23 | More importantly , however , the suggested causal account of justification is false because it denies the possibility that a false belief be justified . |
| 24 | The egg needs to be extremely large because it contains the nourishment required to produce a most precocious chick . |
| 25 | Instead , Nijinsky came to the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe after a uniquely testing season — unique because it included the first Triple Crown since 1935 . |
| 26 | Surprisingly this is the first full-length biography of Franklin for more than 40 years , and Ronald Clark 's is particularly valuable because it puts the subject in historical context . |
| 27 | Magnificently preserved in its original calcite in a matrix of chalk , this specimen is unusual because it has the spines still joined to the rest of the animal . |
| 28 | While they were still in the minority one could , on the basis of Rooney 's attitude , accuse them of moral censorship when they opposed those who argued that abortion was unethical because it harms the foetus . |
| 29 | Barthes is here influenced , no doubt , by the founder of deconstruction , Jacques Derrida , who argued that contrary to the traditional view that speech is the exemplary case of language in use , and writing an artificial substitute for speech , writing ought to be privileged because it exposes the fallacious metaphysics of presence , of the autonomy of the subject , which speech encourages . |
| 30 | He said that he was willing to modify parts of the Driglam Namzha programme and admitted that the current mode of representation in the Tsogdu was imperfect since it gave the Nepalese-dominated districts in the south only 16 seats out of a total of 151 . |