Example sentences of "it [verb] a fairly [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The triangular shape gave the maximum protection of the greatest number of traders ; but whether it represents a fairly general type of early plan — say pre-Conquest — I do not know . |
| 2 | Thus it would seem that the ‘ dawn of civilisation ’ , so often quoted in a context suggesting that it represents a fairly finite occurrence taking a relatively short space of time , did , in all probability cover a very long time indeed , perhaps many thousands of years . |
| 3 | But it looks a fairly straightforward thing . |
| 4 | If it has a fairly low speed , gravity will eventually stop the rocket and it will start falling back . |
| 5 | It has a fairly pronounced slope and a hump in the middle which proved my undoing . |
| 6 | Although the surviving school building as of much later date , it has a fairly complicated history . |
| 7 | So it seemed a fairly straightforward move to go and work for the family firm . |
| 8 | Estelle appeared in the court lists in front of Federal Judge Justice , it seemed a fairly run-of-the-mill event , for several prisoners had filed suits before . |
| 9 | Er the House of lords is not a particularly passionate place but er nevertheless it is capable of strong feelings and er I do n't think it it expressed a fairly clear opinion on this occasion . |
| 10 | As a piece of poetry , it seems a fairly conventional summoning of royal emblems . |
| 11 | er do you know the er , it looked a fairly new building , I do n't know how long it had been going , she 's a member of the something club |
| 12 | Initially it gives a fairly accurate account of the Jones family who are described briefly in The Childhood . |