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 .
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