Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adj] [conj] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Also , academic life had not exactly left me well-off and it seemed like a good idea to try to earn a slightly larger salary so that I would have something to put towards my eventual retirement . |
| 2 | But everything else about the electoral coverage left me cold because it had such a restricted view of politics as a game with rules that do n't actually touch people . |
| 3 | Not only does this become stale after a while , but it also leaves you bereft when it stops . |
| 4 | Her smile is knowing , roused and playful , but also innocent , because money makes you innocent when it 's been there all along . |
| 5 | I 've changed your body , and I tried to rewire a few of your neurons , but I 've left you alone where it counts . ’ |
| 6 | That does not make them quiescent but it does diffuse their conflicts . |
| 7 | It will do him good if it slumps a little . |
| 8 | Cos then it 's something that 's done him good and it 's learnt him to talk cos he 's had Thomas erm |
| 9 | So you John now Jonathan he 's only fifteen , I know he looks in his twenties , but he 's only fifteen and he 's done a lot of homework so it makes him late and it makes him uncomfortable and he 's fidgety because he knows he 's got to disturb us when he goes out , he does n't does n't enjoy disturbing us , so I have to make that clear to you . |
| 10 | I find it painful because it wastes a lot of effort . |
| 11 | The ITC guidelines make it clear that it does n't see ‘ sanitised ’ violence as innocuous and Ferman expresses greater concern about Lethal Weapon 2 than Reservoir Dogs . |
| 12 | However , the Shetland Islands Council made it clear that it had no intention of grasping the nettle itself , and taking any decision . |
| 13 | Although the offer was not completely rejected by the Palestinian side , they made it clear that it fell short of Palestinian aspirations for a legislative council to take over control of the occupied territories from Israel [ see p. 38837 for Palestinian self-government proposal tabled at the fourth round of talks ] . |
| 14 | Statements by the Iranian government made it clear that it saw ECO as the basis for a future Islamic common market which might ultimately embrace some 300 million people — a quarter of all Muslims — and rival the European Communities in importance . |
| 15 | Ford , however , has made it clear that it wants ultimate majority control of Jaguar — something which the company 's board , led by chairman Sir John Egan , is resisting fiercely . |
| 16 | ‘ It 's unproven technology , and Microsoft has not made it clear that it wants it as a server ’ . |
| 17 | In another change of tack — there was a time when OS/2 was the whole future as far as the company was concerned , Microsoft Corp is switching its signals and is now making it clear that it expects MS-DOS users to prepare to switch to Windows NT . |
| 18 | Heads who are asked where that combination took its origin in their individual histories make it clear that it did not come from training . |
| 19 | Vietnam , supporting the SOC position , rejected the disarming of government forces , and made it clear that it envisaged an SNC with a largely symbolic function rather than real authority . |
| 20 | Since then the firm has managed to bring the amount of zinc in the effluent down to about 20 p.p.m. , but the agency has made it clear that it has to go below that . |
| 21 | The Commission has made it clear that it has no proposals for guide prices on coal contracts or for Community subsidies for coal production . |
| 22 | This , it is proposed , should be reformulated so as to replace the expression ‘ merchantable quality ’ with ‘ acceptable quality ’ and to make it clear that it covers the fitness of the goods for all their common purposes , their safety , durability , freedom from minor defects and appearance and finish . |
| 23 | I find it unpleasant and it gives me an allergy so I 'd rather you did n't from my point of view . |
| 24 | It can , however , make it impossible if it does not attack the problem with sufficient energy and insight . |
| 25 | It can , however , make it impossible if it does not attack the problem with sufficient energy and insight . |
| 26 | That tremendous happening in that man 's life , and it links it with he present and it applies to you and to me and says , this can be our experience as well . |
| 27 | Is n't it terrible that it takes a war ! |
| 28 | But if one starts from the spontaneous inclination itself , the question arises whether it makes sense to call it egoistic before it has been chosen in terms of the agent 's own standards for the beneficial . |
| 29 | Yet The Stock Exchange , while strongly supporting the Cadbury initiative , has made it plain that it does not intend to require compliance with the code as a listing requirement . |
| 30 | The British Shippers ’ Council has made it plain that it welcomes foreign competition as a means to lower rates of freight . |