Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] it [verb] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is much easier than it sounds but not without snags . |
| 2 | Again , this is easier than it seems and far easier to do than to put into words . |
| 3 | when we us the last two and that one exploded on me I had this and it goes and exploded all over me and went over |
| 4 | My voice was high and it shook and I did n't convince even myself . |
| 5 | Wolff 's algorithm is a clusterer because it forms and names these sets . |
| 6 | The wall is not as steep as it looks and a pleasing sequence of stretches and foot-changes , made all the more enjoyable by more excellent protection , leads to a stopping place just short of the arête . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | We are not sorry that it failed and that , accordingly , Chapter 9 breaks into dialogue . |
| 9 | Living too far away from things : a ) does n't do anything at all , b ) extends the nose so much that it sags and closes down , c ) allows the nose to examine other things which are too close and therefore blunts it again . |
| 10 | This treatment , which originated in Japan , is by no means as violent as it sounds and it can be used , in varying degrees , on anyone from babies to the very old . |
| 11 | On the other hand , for those who regard language with suspicion , especially written or printed language , on the grounds that it misleads and confuses as much as it informs and expresses , eliminating words and sentences exposes a level of communication of unsuspected richness , one in which human beings express their true meanings . |
| 12 | After the Edinburgh summit , that looks much less likely than it did and that can only be good news for Courtaulds . |
| 13 | Hidden behind their line of sight was a precision , a passion , a calling which chilled as it touched and made the other two pause . |
| 14 | when its like that it tries and pulls you down , and this is why there was an accident with a Wessex or something or a Sea King a while ago , where three or four people died , cos it just did n't get enough height and as , as it got to the top it just pulled it straight down to the ground , it could n't , it did n't have enough height to clear the circle |
| 15 | The salt made the ice melt , so the ice took the heat it needed to melt from the cream mixture which got colder until it froze and became ice cream . |
| 16 | The problem with relying on COSE is that no-one 's really sure if it wants or is ready — or knows how — to solve the problem yet . |
| 17 | The physical aspect is going great until it peaks and falls off . |
| 18 | Not only did the BBC believe that it alone knew what was good for the audience , its pretence of impartiality was bogus and it absorbed and suffocated with banalities all differences of opinion : |
| 19 | It was contrary to article 58 because it prevented or restricted companies from other member states from participating in the United Kingdom sea fishing industry by way of agencies , branches or subsidiaries . |
| 20 | Again this is helpful because it contains and defines the conclusion . |
| 21 | I tend to play with the wah on the treble setting all the time which gives you an incredibly trebly sound and it 's really hard to make that sound good because it distorts and feeds back all the time . |
| 22 | This is all very well while it lasts but what happens when the manager disappears ? |
| 23 | Mrs Hollidaye 's voice was comforting as it rose and fell like the wind . |
| 24 | The moon had almost set and the night was now dark , but they could see the water faintly shining as it flowed and could just make out , on the further side , a thin belt of nut-trees and alders . |
| 25 | He did n't care when it happened , as long as it did and that Hana would be alright again . |
| 26 | Indeed it was runner-up in the European Car of the Year Award , which is only right because it looks and feels like a European car . |
| 27 | The plaintiffs ' underlying complaint seems to be that C.M.C. borrowed more than it needed and spent more of the borrowed money than it could afford to spend , with the result that there was a loss for which the plaintiffs have been held personally liable as guarantors . |
| 28 | Now to put that into a phrase I found quite difficult to do er and but some people would n't question it but other people would say well what do you mean by that , what you know you plan for the future so that you can retire will be financially independent but it works and you your money work for you . |
| 29 | Analogue design remains important because it accommodates and defines the basic building blocks of electronics . |
| 30 | I stand listening for a moment — crying could ruin everything — but there 's only the rhythmic suck-suck , suck-suck , suck-suck as it breathes and sucks on the medicine . |