Example sentences of "it [det] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It all became a kind of tribute to the Falklands which was going on at the time of writing . |
| 2 | Finally it all becomes a kind of folk drama : Moorhouse gives us the truth word by word . |
| 3 | It all becomes a matter of working out how to get something done in the company , and this in itself is a matter of finding the right lever to pull , since all the concentration is on political in-fighting , and only the bare minimum on the actual achievement of a competitive advantage in the real world outside . |
| 4 | It all lay a stone 's throw from the Tower and the docks , and the housing in the surrounding area was punctuated by small workshops , timber yards and warehouses , along with the East London Theatre just across Rosemary Lane , and the Royal Mint to the south-west . |
| 5 | Partly it all feels a bit crazy , and Paul does n't like being crazy . |
| 6 | It all took a lot of investigation , finding paint traces on plaster plugs in the timbers , for example , although some rooms had kept quite clear evidence of both colour and pattern . |
| 7 | It all took a lot of hot water and big pans . |
| 8 | Negotiations went ahead but it all got a bit bizarre because at the time Barry 's manager was called Larry , his road manager was called Gary and his assistant was called Harry — so we had Barry , Larry , Gary and Harry — in fact , I think there were two Gary 's , just to make it confusing . |
| 9 | But it all got a bit too much at one late night plenary session when Graham Thompson was challenged about his language . |
| 10 | At the time , with a human hand almost brushing his head , it all looked a lot different . |
| 11 | He was endowed , alas , with a fragile nervous system , so that the strain of it all caused a build-up of neurosis that triggered one heart attack to end his playing career and another dozen years later that ended his life . |
| 12 | The bridge pickup is positively vicious , but if it all gets a bit too much then switch positions 2 and 4 transform the sound into something sweet enough to rot your teeth . |
| 13 | It all seemed a bit pointless — and anyway no-one but a raving lunatic was going to attempt to get airborne in those conditions . |
| 14 | The locals say they believe he was a swine thief , but it all seemed a bit serious to represent merely the chase and capture of a robber who stole pigs belonging to the monks of Jervaulx Abbey . |
| 15 | It all seemed a bit twee ; I wondered somewhat cynically if there would be signs saying Does and Bucks on the dormitory doors . ) |
| 16 | As he sat in his drab room in Hereford Road , it all seemed a bit futile . |
| 17 | I tend to paint very quickly , so the paint is always rather damp as I flit round the paper , putting a colour here and one there , and at first it all looks a bit of a jumble . |
| 18 | It 's just that I 've I mean I want a curtain there as well because otherwise it all looks a bit heavy but I do n't think I could put a blind down there because of the way |
| 19 | Lord of the Field , a winner at the Curragh , is an English entry but to be honest it all looks a bit thin on the ground — a bit like the St Leger . |
| 20 | Lord of the Field , a winner at the Curragh , is an English entry but to be honest it all looks a bit thin on the ground — a bit like the St Leger . |
| 21 | Mm it all looks a bit weird upside down cos I ca n't see out of my no that 's fine . |
| 22 | It all serves a purpose |
| 23 | Mr Kettering going off without the dog and his wife bringing it round to you — it all seems a bit odd if it 's so devoted to him . ’ |
| 24 | ’ It all seems a bit of an anti-climax , ’ I said idly . |
| 25 | Somehow it all seems a bit of an anticlimax after the bold legends of fax 's pioneering days . |