Example sentences of "a [noun] [adj] [conj] it [vb -s] " in BNC.
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1 | I think you need to make that a bit thicker so it divides into two |
2 | And and then er I took it to the station as well , but I could n't get many other voices , they were a bit garbled but it works really well ! |
3 | Unfortunately he 's still a bit dozy when it comes to starting . ’ |
4 | But you might find the cottage a bit draughty if it gets really rough . ’ |
5 | That 's a bit extreme but it gives you the idea . |
6 | New Yorkers , it seems , are a bit soft when it comes to roof-down motoring . |
7 | ‘ Mother 's a bit bossy when it comes to gardening , I 'm afraid . ’ |
8 | In some areas this is called multi-disciplinary which is a good word but it , it 's a bit formal but it does , it 's just as difficult for them , everybody 's been used to w functioning in their own little areas under their own headings , not least of course the bureaucrats who are particularly good at it because it makes life easier . |
9 | Chantelle Goddard the coach says it 's nearly like snow … a bit hard but it gives the youngsters an ideal opportunity to train … |
10 | Here the wise man says , the blessing of God , it makes a person rich and it does not bring sorrow with it . |
11 | In two respects , however , the definition is wider than at common law in that the Act ( a ) renders a species dangerous if it poses a threat to property and ( b ) allows for a species to be considered dangerous if it is not commonly domesticated in Britain , even though it may be so domesticated overseas . |
12 | But with no sign of a slowdown in the housing crisis , Coun Dixon warned : ‘ It is going to get a lot worse before it gets better . ’ |
13 | But with no sign of a slowdown in the crisis , Coun Dixon warned : ‘ It is going to get a lot worse before it gets better . ’ |
14 | But they set their sights a lot lower when it comes to getting Americans to tune in on television . |
15 | So we actually saw it all , erm it 's actually quite a lot bigger than it looks . |
16 | The second pitch is often climbed as a single pitch and is a lot easier than it looks from the top . |
17 | Complicated when it has to be written down to or detailed where there 's a lot of information to be taken in and it 's a lot easier if it 's done that way because people can refer back to it all the time . |
18 | The stitching takes a long time and hurts Stig a lot more than it hurts the rest of us . |
19 | The basic idea can be captured in minutes and the total concept fully realised in , at most , a couple of hours , which is a lot faster than it takes for the same degree of finish to be achieved in any other medium . |
20 | You know the flake is a lot harder than it looks and there 's this traverse … ’ |
21 | ‘ It 's a lot deeper than it looks , ’ she cautioned the children . |