Example sentences of "[noun] [adj] [conj] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is a little bit weak and it lacks a bit of punch . |
| 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 | She finds our convent hateful because it cuts her off from the light , the air , and the sun to which she is accustomed . |
| 4 | The language is a bit spicy but it did n't put me off in the slightest . ’ |
| 5 | Unfortunately he 's still a bit dozy when it comes to starting . ’ |
| 6 | It was a bit different as it turned out . |
| 7 | He had a reputation for being a bit slow-witted but it did n't perturb him in the least . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | In the clearest indication possible that it regards the MVS mainframe as doomed , it has produced a colourful flyer that explains that Osiris was an ancient Egyptian king who after painful adventures became a god , and chose to act as an intermediary between the living and the dead , looking after the souls of the departed and giving the living the hope of eternal happiness in the other world ; ‘ In providing a quality solution which integrates open systems with existing System 370 and 390 environments , ’ the company says , ‘ HDS provides the best of both worlds ’ ( the living and the dead , that is ) . |
| 10 | Yes but why did Hitachi Data Systems Ltd choose the name Osiris for its new mainframe Unix combination ( see front ) : in the clearest indication possible that it regards the MVS mainframe as doomed , it has produced a colourful flyer that explains that Osiris was an ancient Egyptian king who after painful adventures became a god , and chose to act as an intermediary between the living and the dead , looking after the souls of the departed and giving the living the hope of eternal happiness in the other world ; ‘ In providing a quality solution which integrates open systems with existing System 370 and 390 environments , ’ the company says , ‘ HDS provides the best of both worlds ’ ( the living and the dead , that is ) . |
| 11 | The removal of the box at Pinmore made his photograph possible as it gave an unimpeded view of the subject . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Just build up of , erm I was talking to our Tom about nosebleeds , Alan was saying that his father used to be a lot like David and he used to get terrible headaches and it used to end up in a really bad nosebleed and he started giving blood regular and it stopped it . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | ‘ Roger , Roger , is n't the human mind ingenious when it comes to plotting the destruction of another being ? |
| 17 | But you might find the cottage a bit draughty if it gets really rough . ’ |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | its er about four feet long and it stands about two feet high , it 's on legs , it takes quite a lot of room up and we need the space . |
| 20 | It is 3.5″ long x 1.5″ wide x 2″ deep and it seems to be made of brown Bakalite ( like the old radios were made of ) . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | It has accumulated a pile of volcanic material 10km thick and it has five times the volume of Hawaii in spite of a long-term rate of volcanic activity less than one-sixth as high . |
| 23 | It is not an exaggeration to say that these kept the campaign afloat when it appeared to be sinking for lack of funds . |
| 24 | Chantelle Goddard the coach says it 's nearly like snow … a bit hard but it gives the youngsters an ideal opportunity to train … |
| 25 | New Yorkers , it seems , are a bit soft when it comes to roof-down motoring . |
| 26 | When I joined the NCT , like most members , I did so because I wanted the best antenatal classes possible and it seemed that I would have the chance to meet new mothers and make new friends after the birth too . |
| 27 | The wind spun the sea into feathers of spume , the rain solid as it struck Mariana in the face . |
| 28 | Erm it 's a few years old but it 's hardly had any use . |
| 29 | Moreover it saved us as a family from being caught in the 1914 — 18 war as my sister and I were eighteen and sixteen years old when it finished and almost all our contemporary male cousins were killed . |
| 30 | It was said to be 700 years old when it fell in 1896 . |