Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [conj] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We 'll probably find out in due course but it has been a disappointment . |
| 2 | This ‘ instinctive revulsion from regulation ’ is the foundation of his libertarian heritage and it gives rise to a particular vision of how broadcasting should develop and what its purposes should be . |
| 3 | If a company does not pay a supplier 's bill on time it has the use of that money until it does so . |
| 4 | If a company does not pay a supplier 's bill on time it has the use of that money until it does so . |
| 5 | Etched into Kinder Scout 's northern flanks , the clough provides pleasant rock-hopping as it twists and turns upwards until you enter a fine , hidden amphitheatre which gives good scrambling up rocky steps . |
| 6 | and it immediately dies down and then it 's okay , but there was this tremendous roar and a loud click and it went out . |
| 7 | I mean I 'm gon na try and give , the first two guys and er Mike who came in , they did n't do very well cos they did n't actually mention that bit and it did n't flow from then on , you 've got ta make the point , you know , did you find that er well not did you , that 's bad phraseology , I 'm sure you found this beneficial which of the areas of the five tonight actually interest you the most do that bit and then go in with the fact that you actually mentioned earlier on that you do work on a recommendation basis . |
| 8 | Whisk the evaporated milk until it thickens , then fold into the chocolate mixture with the orange rind . |
| 9 | In the latter half of the twentieth century , belief in Sandys ' nuclear philosophy counted for less than the political opportunity that it provided for ending National Service . |
| 10 | Imagine if your local electrical store allowed you to take a TV home for a month to sample its quality before parting with your money , you would be sure you had made the right decision before it cost you the earth . |
| 11 | Yes I did — when English Lit was over I read my last sentence before she collected the papers , and it said , ‘ Julius Caesar is a filthy no-good rubbishy play because it does n't have enough women in it . |
| 12 | The figure has now been recognised as a late fifteenth-century masterpiece and it has aroused some excitement in the art world , but there is still perplexity as to its author . |
| 13 | M0 is sometimes called the wide monetary base as it includes those assets that are , or could be , used as cash reserves by the banking system . |
| 14 | The electronic collection of Alexander Hamilton 's works will hold out as much interest to the linguist , philosopher , and the political scientist as it does to the historian . |
| 15 | Yet unemployment undoubtedly helped to speed up the Liberal decline and Labour rise since it highlighted the rigidity of the immediate post-war Liberal Party which was clearly unwilling to adapt its policies and ideas on free trade to the new demands of the age . |
| 16 | A long quarter swell built up and for four days and nights the carrack raced along , slipping backwards down each wave as it overtook her , wallowing heavily as the next one came up astern , and making a dazzling white wake that trailed astern like a huge , ragged scar across the aquamarine ocean . |
| 17 | The Women For Socialism Conference was an attempt to build some kind of an alliance or unity between left Labour women and women outside organising in Women 's groups across a fairly broad spectrum and it did n't succeed in the totality of its aims certainly . |
| 18 | The only ‘ clean ’ greyhound in the race , run at Canterbury this month , was the 5–2 favourite and it finished last . |
| 19 | I like the Rivera because I can drive it quite hard at low level and it 's got a nice warm sound . |
| 20 | But earlier this month , the PAC appeared to have abandoned armed struggle when it agreed to attend next month 's renewed multi-party constitutional talks . |
| 21 | Q I have layered , shoulder-length permed hair and it has taken me some time to grow it to this length . |
| 22 | This presupposes a homogeneity of units which can not always be supported in fact , but the individual investigator must take decisions on this problem in each case as it arises . |
| 23 | And as a general outline it 's a strength of the company U K P L C the actual computer market within the U K has worldwide reputation for its quality , technical expertise and it has already got a good er holding in various companies all around the world . |
| 24 | Philippa , whose face was normally as radiant and untroubled as a child 's , had not stopped frowning since Lee had started talking to her that afternoon and it annoyed Conrad to see it . |
| 25 | The hearing will take place on 25 and 26 March , and the committee is empowered to extend Hateley 's statutory one-match ban if it sees fit . |
| 26 | What was funny it made a loud noise but it hurt my ankle as well . |
| 27 | They now supposed that Marian and Allen must be trying to pass the depression to the south , and if this were so there was still ample time to position themselves to cut off that route although it involved going considerably deeper into the forest and into territory where their own danger was greater . |
| 28 | there and perhaps coming on to the Residents ' Association point that made in their proof , that our forecasts actually show that on balance , er er there would be an increase in flow in fact on the on that route as it approaches the A sixty one . |
| 29 | European Community telecommunications ministers yesterday agreed the legislation intended to ensure that voice telephone services are provided in an open and efficient way across the Community , Reuter reports from Brussels : the legislation , which must be reviewed by the European Parliament before it becomes final , would improve access of users to public telephone networks and impose rules or objectives in areas such as prices , contracts and billing ; it would establish the principle that prices are based on cost , rather than cross-subsidy — in many countries , long distance calls subsidise local calls ; France won agreement on changes that would enable tariffs to be adjusted to ensure ‘ cohesion ’ within a state — in order to cover things like service to remote areas ; the ministers are also due this week to debate the controversial plans to liberalise the telecommunications market by 1998 . |
| 30 | ‘ I wanted to be a primary teacher , and you have to teach so many different things at that level that it seemed better to study a broader range of subjects , ’ she says . |