Example sentences of "[conj] it [verb] [adj] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The court was unanimous in holding that it had such a right . |
| 2 | On June 18 the military-led government announced that it had pre-empted a coup attempt led by the Minister of Public Works and Transport , Col. Abbas Koty . |
| 3 | The only advantage of being dumped by Clive was that it made this a lot simpler . |
| 4 | It is a singularity of the book that it contains such a wealth of excellent and dramatic illustrations and deals with such titanic forces and events , but written in such a flat style . |
| 5 | The recurrent celebration of the martyrs ' feast days catered for the need to make the church 's past present , linked the sacred time of the Christian year into the sacred history of God 's holy people , and so helped to reconcile a triumphant faith which had emerged dominant in society , with the tenacious sense that blessedness lay in being persecuted for his name , and it kept alive a sense that Christ 's kingdom was not of this world . |
| 6 | And it seems such a shame after all , yes . |
| 7 | I 've never been used to doing that and it makes such a lot of difference when you actually speak to the people . |
| 8 | And Geoff , she said Geoff come round last night he said she is in such a muddle and it wants such a lot doing to it ! |
| 9 | If either kind of conjecture fails an observational or experimental test it will be falsified , while if it passes such a test we will say it is confirmed . |
| 10 | Well i by definition it must be if it excludes all A classes for example . |
| 11 | But it seemed such a peach of a way out of trouble . |
| 12 | I used to look forward to commentary on a Sat. afternoon , but it seems such a tie as Ipswich at home can not even produce a goal never mind a win . |
| 13 | Michael sniggered behind Moran as soon as they were on the road together but it drew such a quelling look from Maggie that he went quiet . |
| 14 | OK they 're quite happy for their girls to be academic but daring to be more positive about being ordered outside that because it involves such a lot , having control over your own body , again you know , abortion raises its hairy head again . |
| 15 | huh , huh some one went , do n't because it makes a noise , put it down , no , because it makes such a noise when you pick it up |
| 16 | The verb to love is difficult to define as it covers such a range of emotion . |