Example sentences of "[noun] it [vb -s] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since foxes are basically nocturnal animals it takes a great deal of time and patience to shoot a fox , and also a good shot at close range . |
| 2 | Successful living in Los Angeles requires controlling the environment , whereas in Bali it requires a total surrender . |
| 3 | This might appear exorbitant , and indeed as a symbolic castration of the Oedipus complex it represents a partial subversion of Lacanian theory . |
| 4 | But in any reference to useful labour it occupies a significant place as a village where the medieval open field system of farming has survived in some degree . |
| 5 | After food is put into the mouth it takes a few minutes ( usually around five ) even to start having any physical effect in satisfying the hungry body . |
| 6 | But Prokofiev 's opera owes just as much of its enthralling power to the brilliance of its orchestral writing , and in Edward Downes it has a superlative master of the composer 's idiomatic style . |
| 7 | In rural areas it assumes a greater significance , comprising , in 1971 , 24 per cent of the total housing stock compared with 21 per cent nationally , although this proportion is falling quite rapidly everywhere . |
| 8 | Despite the vulgar character of such poetry it conceals a genuine sadness . |
| 9 | The stone they used to build Aberdeen may be built for endurance rather than seduction , but when it catches the sun it offers a lively spirit as well as a safe haven . |
| 10 | For a considerable distance it is now followed by a main road ( A422 and B4525 ) , but near Culworth it becomes a narrow lane , running through almost deserted country , past Adstone Lodge and Foxley to Cold Higham . |
| 11 | But since passion does not come in bottles it seems a vain hope . |
| 12 | Like Scotland it has a traditional reliance on textiles and alcoholic drinks — 20,000 people work in Beaujolais production alone . |
| 13 | But in the desert it gives a strange moaning sound , low and sensual , accompanied by the singing of the sand as it skates across itself . |
| 14 | Remember that the spine is flexible , and that in a normal upright posture it describes a shallow double-S curve . |
| 15 | Remember that the spine is flexible , and that in a normal upright posture it describes a shallow double-S curve . |
| 16 | With dolphins on the rampage it seems a good idea to spend as much time as possible out of the water . |
| 17 | Powered by a souped-up , 80 bhp Mini engine it has a tough steel frame and fibreglass bodywork . |
| 18 | On its Edinburgh site it holds a living collection of around 30000 accessions ; a Herbarium containing some 2 million dried plant specimens from a world-wide range ; and a research library holding 75000 volumes books and over 1500 current scientific periodical titles . |
| 19 | These days it takes a long time to get into the ‘ left-hand seat ’ or captain 's position in a major airline ; indeed , as time goes on more and more airline pilots have to recognise the possibility of reaching retirement before they achieve command . |
| 20 | WITH so many flops in the West End these days it makes a welcome change to report a success story . |
| 21 | Although it carries a slight risk of giving false positive results , if followed by a rectal examination it gives a good indication of the presence of prostate malignancy , which can be further confirmed by ultrasound and biopsy . |
| 22 | Although the only relief claimed is payment of money , in form of process it resembles a fixed-date action ( see below ) . |
| 23 | In the abstract it has a great deal of force . |
| 24 | In the Atlantic it has a bathymetric distribution of 1410–1700 m . |
| 25 | She said : ‘ I really love Africa it has a special place in my affections . ’ |
| 26 | In small quantities it adds a tangy richness to mince pies and Christmas pudding . |
| 27 | I know a lot of us have done terms for a long term , but to be together closely and observe each other reacting and doing things it gives a better idea of how people think , being in this together . |
| 28 | Now the Presbyterian Church as the Church of Scotland enjoys a unique place in Scottish life and its structures it has a privileged place but I would suggest to you it has also therefore a number of responsibilities and one , I would suggest in this case , is to try and ensure that these local regional teams are in place . |
| 29 | Detroit is shabby , poverty-ridden and struggling to keep its head above water It has a huge crime problem . |
| 30 | But Dickie Arbiter , his spokesman , said : ‘ He is not badly injured he can walk but obviously as with all back problems it hurts a good deal . ’ |