Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] it [is] [vb pp] [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The house is very charming but it 's taken 20 years to get to the present condition . |
| 2 | Similarly , even in that most abstract of arts , music , the playing of a musical instrument can inscribe the peculiar energy of the act of plucking , blowing or striking into its sound such that it is rendered unique or concrete . |
| 3 | Average household size was 2.61 persons in 1991 and it is predicted this will fall to 2.51 by 2001 and 2.41 by 2011 . |
| 4 | It is not possible for ( 3 ) to be false once it is given that ( 1 ) and ( 2 ) are true . |
| 5 | Scrolling through the A2 's patches it soon becomes obvious that it 's crammed full of great sounds , although , as usual , some do need severely sorting out for ouput level , which means that there 's no escaping learning how to program the thing ! |
| 6 | Yes lovely , amino acids , right , it 's one particular amino acid there are eight essential amino , amino acids and it 's one of these and it 's called venial alanine you do n't have to remember that , it 's very difficult to , to remember . |
| 7 | Seems obvious when it 's put that way . |
| 8 | I 'm afraid they feel rather frustrated when it is made clear to them that this is far from the case , ’ he added drily . |
| 9 | There 's a half-moon but it 's obscured ninety per cent of the time by a lot of low , fast-moving cloud producing occasional freezing gusts of rain . |
| 10 | As long as it is considered safe , the more ‘ testing ’ weather conditions can provide an extra element of challenge to a braver set of participants . |
| 11 | The gaps between them are so big that if you plunge your arm through into the mantle , the clam is quite unable to grip it — though the experiment is a little less unnerving if it is tried first with a post . |
| 12 | He confesses he found the book 's success unreal and it 's taken several years to find level ground again . |