Example sentences of "it a [noun] [Wh det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now in the House of Lords , she has written her biography and given it a title which could well sum up her life , Fighting All The Way . |
| 2 | The Aztecs , perhaps recognising how odd this was , gave it a name which means " water monster " — axolotl . |
| 3 | Was it a scene which in later years I would look at with nostalgia , even longing ? |
| 4 | Or , imagine that the lights go out as Harry has just begun saying : ( 2 ) Listen , I 'm not disagreeing with you but with you , and not about this but about this Or , Suppose we find a bottle in the sea , and inside it a message which reads : ( 3 ) Meet me here a week from now with a stick about this big We do not know who to meet , where or when to meet him or her , or how big a stick to bring . |
| 5 | But though everyone was near dead of curiosity , he had kept it a secret what he was planning . |
| 6 | The design was n't very clear , but she could just make out a building shaped like a tower , she thought , tracing the outline with her fingertip , and beneath it a flower which might or might not be a rose . |
| 7 | It is not a role which is subordinate to the Twelve — the hon. Gentleman was mistaken in that — but nor is it a function which will be prejudicial to NATO , which is at the core of our defence arrangements . |
| 8 | This image of an undamaged whole brought with it a doubt which Franca found piquant rather than disturbing . |
| 9 | The better view is that the Whigs were for Reform with various degrees of conviction and for a variety of reasons , ranging from that political expediency which saw in it a cause which would get and keep the Tories out , to that of moral principle . |
| 10 | We have a different role , but nevertheless and even , an important one is perhaps in even looking further ahead than the Emergency Planning and therefore I would support er in being brief I would support very much erm Mr 's er motion if you can call it a motion which has been seconded and I hope that other members will will agree that erm we can pass this on to the Chief Executive who obviously will be doing this in any case , but it would give er a a an added er measure if you like er I 'm talking in terms of member involvement in pressing for er a wider look of what has happened after this sad flood has been dealt with . |
| 11 | And we pray that You will prepare the Christians there for Alan 's induction , making it a body which is joyful in worship , and united in witness , working , caring , praising and loving , to the glory of Your Name . |
| 12 | The final power to mention is not a power exclusive to the Court of Appeal , nor is it a power whose exercise disposes of the appeal . |
| 13 | Many people heard that but only Cecilia seemed to have heard that first single clang as Ernest , her brother , in freeing the rope from the cleat , gave it a tug which caused the bell to spring upwards and fall again . |
| 14 | He gave it a stab which only just carried it up the slope and onto the edge of the green . |
| 15 | The procedure is first for the Pastoral Committee of the Diocese to consult the Council for Places of Worship , receiving from it a report which sets out the architectural qualities and historic interest of the building . |
| 16 | Or was it a trophy which had been brought to the island ? |