Example sentences of "it [adj] [prep] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The natural history of the disease also makes it unsuitable for screening by imaging techniques : a normal scan now is no guarantee of a normal heart in the future . |
| 2 | The quality of the printing is very high although the restricted paper width makes it unsuitable for wordprocessing and other serious uses . |
| 3 | The buyer found it unsuitable for making into dresses . |
| 4 | It does , however , have some properties which are less well understood , and which , in the view of some data analysts , can make it unsuitable for analysing some contingency tables . |
| 5 | It is a bizarre tale , and Cobb makes it memorable by hitting just the right note of horror , amusement and disbelief . |
| 6 | You will have to change and dry the blotting paper frequently during the next few days , so either take a good stock with you , or carefully remove one sheet at a time and iron it dry before replacing it . |
| 7 | Erm , but you 're saying , you do n't , you want to get it right without doing that . |
| 8 | She managed to get it right by watching the woman opposite to her . |
| 9 | They suggest that you should start the training when your pet is still a kitten and get it used to walking on a harness ( not a collar that can be slipped too easily ) and lead . |
| 10 | GOLD STRIKE : Linford Christie has struck it rich by winning the 100m final |
| 11 | Robert Service may not have struck it rich in finding Yukon gold , but he made a fortune from his books of verse , which sold into millions of copies . |
| 12 | As we pottered around I mused ; is it not weird that we island-bred British , only recently the greatest maritime nation in the world , have barely a handful of water-borne aircraft , and wherever these few appear certain English observers of this seriously endangered species can not wait to render it extinct by outlawing it — or at least putting every conceivable obstacle , actual or procedural , in its way ? |
| 13 | Then make it waterproof by sealing all the internal corners with a bead of silicone sealer , spread with a wet thumb . |
| 14 | Bede 's account of Eadwine 's successive ‘ conditional promises ’ ( as they have been called ) to accept Christianity — if he should find it acceptable after marrying Aethelburh ( HE 11 , 9 ) , if he should be victorious in the campaign against Cwichelm ( HE 11 , 9 ) , and if his counsellors should advise it after consultation ( HE 11 , 10 ) — carries with it an air of literary artificiality . |
| 15 | he 's getting it wrong , you obviously think the media 's getting it wrong in reporting it ! |
| 16 | Although in poor health since a heart operation in 1990 , Muldoon had made it clear in announcing his resignation on Nov. 17 that the primary reason for ending his 31-year parliamentary career was his intense dissatisfaction with the policies of the National Party government [ see p. 38580 ] . |
| 17 | With equal determination , Annie was making it clear by chatting away happily to Ibn Fayoud and his schoolgirl friend that it would be rude to leave before the dancing had been under way for half an hour or so . |
| 18 | different type of horse that makes it different for shodding |
| 19 | Pius IX had attempted to make it ecumenical by summoning representatives of the Eastern Churches not in communion with Rome . |
| 20 | Stand the cutting in strong light , keeping it damp without drowning it ! |
| 21 | This makes it popular for studying superconductors ( materials that conduct electricity without resistance at low temperatures ) . |
| 22 | I managed the skirt and made a start on the top , I did not find it easy with holding , four colours to change and the pattern to cope with . |
| 23 | It is dual voltage , so it 's easy to use and its large barrel makes it perfect for creating the fuller . |
| 24 | The Retro has 1400 watts of power and comes complete with a detachable concentrator nozzle which makes it perfect for creating those sleek , glossy looks . |
| 25 | It has an extra large barrel which makes it perfect for giving lift , shape and volume to hair . |
| 26 | Finally , the regulationist theories ' emphasis on the nation-state makes it amenable to studying the internal structure of a country . |
| 27 | It was Stok that made it dangerous by sending that cavalry patrol to pick them up . ’ |
| 28 | We always regarded it as a partnership , we just had n't made it official by telling the Institute or the Inland Revenue . ’ |
| 29 | You can link a graphic to each text record which makes it ideal for storing part no 's and descriptions or even staff records with images . |
| 30 | The straight forward design and short wheel base made it ideal for negotiating the sharp curves of the Welshpool line . |