Example sentences of "[adv] an [noun sg] [conj] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | That is why the production of analgesics is almost as much an art as it is a science . |
| 2 | Previous experience in advertising or marketing is obviously an advantage but it is possible to become a junior account executive without it — although you would have to expect to be something of a dogsbody at first . |
| 3 | I had nothing particular planned , merely an idea that it might be interesting to thrash our way out into the open ocean , though , mindful of the danger of tropical storms , I had no intention of going too far from the safe shelter of a Bahamian hurricane hole . |
| 4 | After the success of the centenary festival it was hoped to hold the sing outdoors again , and for the 101st event in 1987 the committee worked hard to set up the staging and prepare the venue ; but a cloudburst just an hour before it was due to start necessitated a change of plan . |
| 5 | And there is n't really an answer , this is just an assumption that it was . |
| 6 | The official parade was cut back to just under an hour and it was preceded by speeches from workers and politicians . |
| 7 | You think ‘ I 'll take a stat of that , ’ and you find that when it 's considered it 's a fairly minor one , although it 's strictly an offence and it does n't comply … it 's way out of the normal working standards . |
| 8 | Like most such documents it was probably an exaggeration but it marked the approaching end of a peculiarly rich period of vitality in the county . |
| 9 | Thus in Lothian about 250 children — the vast majority not infected with HIV — are likely to suffer the death of one or both parents due to disease related to HIV in the near future ; this figure is probably an underestimate as it represents only the tested population . |
| 10 | I think it were about half past seven , and then about an hour after it started . |
| 11 | There is often an assumption that it 's obvious to any fool that the benefits of attending the school are overwhelming and that image and reputation are constants . |
| 12 | Social tension , as we shall see , is an assessment of social relations that springs readily to the lips of anthropologists but is rarely examined with much psychological sophistication , or even an awareness that it is a psychological phenomenon as well as a social one . |
| 13 | If confusion and resentment are to be avoided the change-over must be simple to understand and must have been heralded so far in advance that it is almost an anti-climax when it finally comes . |
| 14 | Of classical style this piece was certainly an import and it reveals the high quality of the Roman art form . |