Example sentences of "[adj] [adv] [subord] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | THE Chattahoochee river seems tranquil enough as it meanders 385 miles from north Georgia 's mountains past Atlanta , along the Alabama border and across the Florida Panhandle , finally spilling into the Gulf of Mexico . |
| 2 | The law , she thinks , is strong enough as it stands . |
| 3 | In 1960 the Rat Pack — Sinatra , Lawford , Martin , Davis and Bishop — came together to make Ocean 's Eleven , a caper that became a classic only because it featured for the first time the nucleus of the clan . |
| 4 | For the same reasons , a person who has HIV infection should inform their GP of this only if it becomes relevant for diagnosis or treatment . |
| 5 | ( The RSV seems clear enough when it speaks of them looking into the ark ( 6.19 ) , but the Hebrew will not really bear that sense , and would suggest they merely looked at it . |
| 6 | Stress becomes harmful only when it exceeds our ability to cope with the situation , or when it continues unrelieved over a prolonged period . |
| 7 | Racal proved this conclusively when it announced last spring that it was planning to sell off part of the Vodafone mobile telecoms operation . |
| 8 | I managed to roll clear just as it flew off into the air , never to be seen again . |
| 9 | Do n't become despondent just because it seems that your employer is keen to drive a hard bargain . |
| 10 | This is interesting both because it suggests that non-Hebbian forms of potentiation occur in the hippocampus , and because it provides implicit evidence for the existence of a diffusible extracellular messenger ( see text ) . |
| 11 | Okay , now , one of the things , I was gon na say this later but I 'm gon na say this now because it fits in here quite nicely , although as you 'll see I 'll revert to this later , but while we 're doing sex theory I 'll mention it . |
| 12 | Her mocking laughter sounded as clear now as it had done months earlier . |
| 13 | Above : The Scissortail is very popular even though it lacks any bright colouring . |
| 14 | I mention this here because it has sometimes been thought that this type of community is abnormal or atypical . |
| 15 | Any loan from the bank involves a risk of default , and the bank will be concerned about this even though it has sought security from the firm . |
| 16 | Unfortunately , the designer has integrated them in the text , and while this might be admirable for coffee table books or even guide books , it is quite wrong here as it makes them look cramped and mean . |
| 17 | ‘ Piss ’ is one of several four-letter words less acceptable today than it has been in the past . |
| 18 | Ophiolimna is included in this subfamily because it has elongated jaws , a similar arrangement of the oral and adoral shields to the other genera in the Ophiotominae . |
| 19 | If it does indeed prove to be the case that the GCSE becomes outmoded almost before it has begun , for the reasons discussed in this chapter , this will represent a tragic waste of scarce educational resources . |
| 20 | It is not clear however whether it has a neuronal-specific regulatory role , because the data obtained in non neuronal cells were obtained by transient transfections in cells that do not show any hypersensitive sites in this region of the promoter of the endogenous NF-L gene . |
| 21 | The central union federation ( the LO ) is also very strong largely because it plays a significant and continuing role in collective bargaining . |
| 22 | Snake venom is usually clear yellow and is dangerous only if it gets into the bloodstream . |
| 23 | To be fair , the diagram turned up on page 45 and , anyway , the Alpha 2.0 proves straightforward enough when it comes to hooking up to a power amp , combo or mixer . |
| 24 | He believes that Uralmash has a future only if it shrinks to a fraction of its present size and concentrates on making machinery that is likely to be in big demand , such as small bulldozers . |
| 25 | No. 28 was noticeable only because it did not have net curtains , just long , dark purple ones which were almost drawn across the front room window . |
| 26 | Yet it was as impossible now as it had always been , and she groaned . |
| 27 | On the other hand , neither did the faithful military figure so much here as it did in the political activities of the Smolensk party organization . |
| 28 | What was that like when it started ? |
| 29 | If after a bite or sting the conscious level is impaired or if swelling is severe and rapid especially if it affects the mouth and throat or if breathing becomes difficult . |
| 30 | ‘ Reality is bendy enough as it stands , ’ he said . |