Example sentences of "[noun] [adj] [subord] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | To ta just to make it look a bit respectable because it 's a church , they 're using that part of it . |
| 2 | ‘ Being a Pisces , I normally love rain , but this shirt 's a bit see-through when it 's wet . ’ |
| 3 | Erm I put that in In practice it 's a bit unnecessary because it is not enforceable . |
| 4 | 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 . ’ |
| 5 | She finds our convent hateful because it cuts her off from the light , the air , and the sun to which she is accustomed . |
| 6 | Unfortunately he 's still a bit dozy when it comes to starting . ’ |
| 7 | After some 10 days we received our order back from Bailey Distribution Ltd with a memo asking for a new cheque made out to them , since they could not transfer the original cheque due because it was crossed . |
| 8 | If you were it probably be a bit different than it actually is dad said to me once that if he , that if he 'd like been in charge of it we 'd of gone to the Leeds and not St Augustine 's |
| 9 | The one on test here is a bit different as it 's a Windows product . |
| 10 | It was a bit different as it turned out . |
| 11 | Mind you the title was a bit funny because it did n't Almost an Angel but if he died and he went to heaven , then he must have been an angel but came back down , he 's still an angel . |
| 12 | The removal of the box at Pinmore made his photograph possible as it gave an unimpeded view of the subject . |
| 13 | It would be better than the ferries , cost travellers no more and ‘ would be toll free before it was ever likely to be publicly funded ’ . |
| 14 | Carried away on a rushing tide of dark enchantment , she quivered as his tongue caressed her skin , his mouth feather-light as it brushed enticingly , back and forth , over her swollen nipples . |
| 15 | But Jay 's spine became electric as Pergolese 's Stabat Mater came through the speakers sure as it had filled the dusk of her dream . |
| 16 | This was Little Gidding , and , as she wrote , ‘ I shall never forget the experience of hearing the words new-minted as it were from the poet 's own lips ’ . |
| 17 | The extension of the LFA has left this gross anomaly unaffected since it brings in land at the lower elevations outside the original LFA boundary . |
| 18 | ‘ Roger , Roger , is n't the human mind ingenious when it comes to plotting the destruction of another being ? |
| 19 | Make up a mortar mix of 1 part masonry cement to 4½ parts of soft sand , keeping the mix dryish so it wo n't slump when slabs are placed upon it |
| 20 | But you might find the cottage a bit draughty if it gets really rough . ’ |
| 21 | Soon , however , she did not have enough time to do this although someone had to relieve the poor beast , and the fresh creamy milk often sat in a gleaming churn in the corner of the kitchen untouched until it went rancid and had to be thrown away . |
| 22 | ‘ We do n't mind doing a bit extra if it 's needed . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ No sooner is the dish empty than it is filled again — and with more food than before ! ’ |
| 24 | And the notion of generalization decrement can also explain the effects of prior exposure to B alone if it is allowed that such training will make the B stimulus less effective and thus relatively unlikely to interfere with the perception of A when the two are presented in compound . |
| 25 | If there is a petition , and winding-up ensues , then s 127 of the Insolvency Act 1986 will void the restructuring , leaving a lender unsecured if it took place after the petition . |
| 26 | Mr Harvey McGregor has said in McGregor on Damages , ( 15th ed Sweet & Maxwell 1988 , para 1588 ) : It may be argued that the benefit of a mother 's personal attention to a child 's upbringing , morals , education and psychology , which the services of a housekeeper , nurse or governess could never provide has , in the long run , a financial value for the child difficult as it is to assess . |
| 27 | It is not an exaggeration to say that these kept the campaign afloat when it appeared to be sinking for lack of funds . |
| 28 | Which which is why really at that th for the development funding they did the did n't particularly want I I P supporting because it is so structured and a lot of it is on a plate in a sense . |
| 29 | New Yorkers , it seems , are a bit soft when it comes to roof-down motoring . |
| 30 | The wind spun the sea into feathers of spume , the rain solid as it struck Mariana in the face . |