Example sentences of "[pron] it [vb -s] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A. ingolfiana can be distinguished from other amphiurid genera and certain ophiurinids , to which it bears a superficial resemblance because of the superficial second oral tentacle pore , by the scaling of the disk , the arrangement of the oral plates , the lack of tentacle scales and the erect arm spines . |
| 2 | This is another of those methodological issues which can quickly rise to the point at which it becomes a major issue of principle , and usually a matter of philosophical principle at that . |
| 3 | But no criteria are sufficient actually to explain this distinction , and in order to elucidate its meaning it is necessary to consider it in connection with certain modes of experiencing with which it forms a structural unity . |
| 4 | It represents a relatively small ( but important ) area of zeolite science for which it provides a useful survey and compilation of data . |
| 5 | The blue-flowered garden species of this genus ( N. x faassenii ) , also called catmint , is highly decorative , with its grey leaves and long-lasting flower spikes , but N. cataria is the true herb , of little known but considerable medical use , for which it has a long history , back to Gerard 's day and earlier , though it is not so used nowadays . |
| 6 | Despite recognizing the need for theory to explain market-type control mechanisms within real-world firms , this chapter accepts that some use of direct , non-delegated authority is the necessary , defining feature of a firm , and turns to Williamson 's work for an explanation of the circumstances in which it has a comparative advantage over other control mechanisms . |
| 7 | Like Brahms 's Haydn Variations ( to which it owes a great deal ) , the work was originally published in two versions , one for full orchestra , the other for two pianos with a different final variation . |
| 8 | No I , I would think the black and the white were one , but mind you it goes a long blinking way do n't it ? |
| 9 | ‘ Suffolk folk will tell you it takes a long time to get to know them , and I soon found out it 's true . |
| 10 | Probably the largest on the earth 's surface , to me it bears a passing resemblance to a somewhat distorted version of a face that was popular in Eighties amusement arcades — that belonging to a creature called Pac-Man . |
| 11 | In the centre of them it has a horny beak , shaped like that of a parrot , capable of delivering a shell-cracking lethal bite . |
| 12 | Yes we we envisaged that that bottle it it it has a certain sort of cache about it so we we we expected that that er a lot of sales for that eventually would go through the on trade and er obviously if it 's on trade then er the thing is automatically re-collectable and recyclable . |
| 13 | In 1982 the company gave what it calls a QI award , and preferential treatment , to suppliers that scored 85 or above . |
| 14 | Roger Sippl 's latest venture is now official : ProActive Software Inc has been created to develop and market what it calls a new generation of enterprise-wide customer information resource management systems . |
| 15 | Roger Sippl 's latest venture , ProActive Software Inc , Mountain View , California ( UX No 394 ) , has now launched its first product — what it calls a new generation of enterprise-wide Customer Information Resource management systems . |
| 16 | It is interesting that the Labour party proposes to return to what it calls a fair rates policy . |