Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] it [adj] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 That made it 68 for 4 as the rain returned and 14 minutes nett went missing around the tea interval .
2 That made it 38 for 3 .
3 Yet Labour had a double advantage with the electors : its leaders had served with complete loyalty in the coalition , and had thereby secured valuable experience of government , mostly , to be sure , on the home front ; but the party in Parliament had also by its single rebellion in 1943 made it clear to all that it was dissatisfied with the coalition 's progress towards social reform .
4 The Bakufu 's inability to demonstrate military superiority over Choshú0 late in 1866 made it apparent to all that the Tokugawa no longer possessed the force majeure on which their power ultimately depended , and with their opponents allied with each other under the banner of imperial rule the Tokugawa 's fate was sealed .
5 The long period of Conservative government from 1951–64 made it easier for Labour MPs , released from electoral inhibitions , to press for abolition .
6 Swan seemed unwilling to fly very close to these creatures from another world , and this made it impossible for Little Billy to see them clearly .
7 This made it impossible for those who did advance reform proposals , such as Panin under Catherine II and Pahlen under Alexander I , to organize united pressure upon the Tsar to compromise his authority .
8 This made it difficult for modernist aesthetics to become oppositional .
9 Perhaps inevitably , this left it open to attempted incorporation by behaviourist psychology : Burgess and Akers ( 1966 ) provided a translation of differential association into the language of behaviourist ‘ reinforcement ’ theory .
10 This makes it accessible to elementary as well as more advanced students .
11 This makes it easier for more particles to tunnel out , and so the emission will continue at an ever-increasing rate until eventually the black hole radiates itself out of existence .
12 This makes it difficult for foreign firms to sell TVs in France .
13 The incubation period may be up to one year , and this makes it difficult in many cases to decide from whom the warts have been caught ; not only that , but they often seem to have been seeded on the principle adhered to by market gardeners , to give successive crops over a long period .
14 Section 312 Companies Act 1985 makes it unlawful for any compensation for loss of office to be made to a director of a company in connection with the transfer of all or any part of the company , unless the nature and particulars of the proposed payment have been disclosed to the members of the company and have been approved by the company .
15 The three judges each scored it 100–86 for Panamanian Duran who was stopped in the sixth round by Pat Lawler in his last fight in March , 1991 .
16 The second defect is that the suggestion is too strong and is likely to make it impossible for any of us to know anything at all .
17 This may be because of a scarcity of suitable sites , but the great number of individuals present makes it possible for unmated young birds to help their parents in the labour of digging holes just as the young Florida scrub jays help their parents rear new broods .
18 We also know that the Government are not reluctant to make it clear to those working on their behalf exactly what sort of political message they want to receive .
19 Thus Deacon has shown how ‘ the genuinely seeking work test ’ was manipulated in the 1920s to make it difficult for unemployed people to establish their claim to benefit .
20 The difference is he does n't need to do that to get it all in one go
21 The probe does not need to be kept moist making it suitable for all types of field work and the fact that there is no glass present makes it ideal for the food and drink pharmaceutical industries .
22 Two gave it 58–59 to each boxer , but the decisive score was 60–56 to Temple .
23 And all of that makes it easier for those who are leading or in control to change the policies and get acceptance .
24 As the Nehru Cup showed , making each team play the others once each makes it difficult for one side to win most of their matches .
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