Example sentences of "[adj] it [vb -s] an [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | As such it presents an authentic record of early aviation in the local area , and although of limited general interest , it fills a gap in the country-wide documentation of aviation history in the UK . |
2 | The basis of all these systems is the alphabetical filing of names of either persons , places , things or subjects , and even when the system is numerical it requires an alphabetical index . |
3 | I am sure it adds an extra frisson , but I ca n't say I 'm keen to try it . |
4 | There 's mi minus four people coming to the party tonight , they 're all crackers , okay but it works , it 's very useful it solves an awful lot of problems like you know getting rockets to the moon and things like that that we could n't do otherwise . |
5 | In some areas the agency model holds good ( for example , county councils serve as agents of the Department of Transport in constructing motorways and trunk roads ) but in general it conveys an exaggerated picture of central domination , particularly as there is a great deal of evidence of continued local discretion in service provision . |
6 | This exchanger is in some respects a ‘ mirror image ’ of Na + /H + exchange in that it possesses an intracellular modifier site which is sensitive to hydroxyl ( OH - ) ions and thus , although reglatively inactive at baseline pH i , is activated by intracellular alkalosis . |
7 | Viewdata — this is somewhat similar to teletext in that it provides an up-to-date reference source on commercial matters . |