Example sentences of "[adj] [subord] it [vb -s] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Learning it is easier if it has some reason behind it ; but such reasons are theoretically based , and will therefore date . |
| 2 | This process is particularly interesting because it involves two types of irreversible physicochemical changes ( problems in a general subject area that has recently seen the award of the Nobel Prize for physics to Pierre-Gilles de Gennes ) . |
| 3 | The noticeable familial disruption occurring in other cases is particularly interesting because it reflects social role expectations of women , where the primary role traditionally is that of homemaker , family manager , and housewife ( Oakley , 1981 ) . |
| 4 | IBM says the Workstation One family obviates the need for this because it combines many features in one product with a common graphical interface . |
| 5 | Ninety to a hundred decibels gets pretty uncomfortable , and a noisy factory can go up to about a hundred and twenty decibels and Environmental Health Officers for example are very concerned about this because it causes long-term problems in people 's ears . |
| 6 | A simple unipolar drive circuit — so-called because it produces unidirectional currents suitable for use with a variable -reluctance type motor is discussed in Section 2.2 . |
| 7 | Salamanca Old Cathedral , so-called because it forms one unit with the much larger New Cathedral , was built in 1120 78 ( Vol . |
| 8 | It is not clear whether it makes any difference if those words are omitted . |
| 9 | It could well be that it was the very fact of the fading of life enjoyment which is experienced with the responsibilities of adulthood and parenthood — and this could have affected the very primitive man just as much as it does modern man — which precipitated the very first of man 's attempts to take control of his future and the progress of evolution , by becoming ‘ civilised ’ . |
| 10 | Stereotyped deviant behaviour is inevitably a social phenomenon , and concerns us almost as much as it does social psychologists or psychiatrists . |
| 11 | The market distrusts people businesses almost as much as it distrusts American companies with their main share listings in London . |
| 12 | ‘ My gown will be lucky if it gets any attention at all ; you forget some of the top designers are taking part . ’ |
| 13 | My tape recorder used to load practically every game I bought , but now I 'm lucky if it loads one game a week ! |
| 14 | A. griegi differs from all three because it has 2 tentacle scales on each pore , by the shape of the oral papillae and the shape of the arm spines . |
| 15 | At the other extreme , ‘ I dislike it ’ turns out to be highly questionable when it implies diminished awareness : |
| 16 | COOK 'S NOTE : This vinaigrette is unusual as it has equal quantities of vinegar and oil . |
| 17 | Of course the type of soil in the area plays an important part in good gooseberry growing , and the good heavy loam of Egton Bridge is ideal as it retains vital moisture . |
| 18 | Modularising is good if it allows greater choice for students , and allows them to specialise in certain parts of a rather falsely unified subject . |
| 19 | Practical English Usage is invaluable because it solves many problems which are frequently not dealt with in coursebooks . |
| 20 | Trapping data into files in this way can be extremely useful because it changes ephemeral data into a permanent list . |
| 21 | It has become fashionable to say that this kind of equality is unimportant because it offers little protection against tyranny . |
| 22 | But the potency with which c-Myc induces apoptosis suggests that deregulated c-Myc expression by itself is likely to be lethal because it kills any cell that encounters growth-limiting conditions , an almost invariable outcome in vivo . |
| 23 | Do not use if deep sepsis is present because it promotes rapid healing which will seal the sepsis ( infection ) in . |
| 24 | Detailed ultrasound scanning has been shown to be cost effective as it detects most cases of Down 's syndrome as well as other life threatening conditions . |
| 25 | It is economical because it allows a high temperature to be maintained in just a small area , and useful as it encourages speedy germination of seeds and rapid rooting of cuttings . |
| 26 | In some respects this is good when it means such topics as non-aqueous solvents are covered , but bad when the reader searches this chapter in vain for information about new solvents . |
| 27 | You can substitute any name you like in place of PENGUIN , as long as it has eight letters or less , but do choose something safe . |
| 28 | From Laruns you might also travel east , up the smaller valley of the river Valentin , which is enormously lush because it gets unusual amounts of rain . |
| 29 | We can speak of an orbital as being full if it contains two electrons , half-filled if it has a single electron , or empty . |
| 30 | Chupp says the correlation of events is important because it lets ground-based observers know what to look for ; it is possible that earlier observations of solar neutrons went unrecognised . |