Example sentences of "[conj] it [verb] [adj] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although it seems evident the United States knew of the earlier treaty ( President Cleveland had issued an arbitral award on its interpretation ) , notice on the part of the third party was not mentioned as relevant by the Court . |
| 2 | Although it seems unlikely the residents will be allowed to keep the flat other accomodation may be found . |
| 3 | So far their almost daily antics have included a variety of canny offensives — successfully protecting against unsympathetic judges in rape trials , filling the White House garden with tennis balls covered in facts and figures of women 's oppression plus the odd rude rad fem slogan , and sending Jane Fonda 's husband , TV mogul Ted Turner , a ‘ We Are Watching ’ letter about his refusal to show pro-choice ads on his channel ( although it shows all the antiabortion propaganda ) . |
| 4 | What Lorentz liked about this dramatization of the notorious Düsseldorf sex murderer was that it had all the feel of a newsreel for ‘ there is no acting in the picture … . |
| 5 | The subtle choices involved in pronoun usage in languages which distinguish between familiar and non-familiar pronouns is further complicated by the fact that this use differs significantly from one social group to another and that it changes all the time in a way that reflects changes in social values and attitudes . |
| 6 | ‘ I never used to read poetry at all but I 've just found out that it says all the things I 've often felt but never been able to express . |
| 7 | However , the growth of the Catholic population was such that it became clear the Diocese of Beverley which comprised the whole of Yorkshire needed to be divided . |
| 8 | In my own case , it is the knowledge that a Labour victory has the effect of a firework in a stagnant pool , in that it brings all the scum to the surface : not just the trade union ruffians , who have been biding their time , but the Left-wing teachers , the child abuse and anti-smoking fanatics , the Hunt Saboteurs , all the ugly underside of British life will suddenly have a powerful voice in the nation 's councils . |
| 9 | If I was asked what I felt characterised the walking around Wensleydale , I would say that it has all the expanse and sweep of the bigger dales like Wharfedale but that it also has jewels of villages like West Burton and Askrigg and the fine falls of Hardraw and Aysgarth . |
| 10 | Which means that it assigns all the traffic to the shortest route . |
| 11 | We can indeed simply say that the statement that a particular rule is valid means that it satisfies all the criteria provided by the rule of recognition … |
| 12 | He has raised the reputation of the Chelsea Garden so much that it excels all the gardens of Europe for its amazing variety of plants of all orders and classes and from all climates , as I survey with wonder and delight , this 19th July , 1764 . |
| 13 | This shows that it contains all the genes , not just some of them . |
| 14 | The prime objective of the HCIMA representatives in supporting the accreditation of a particular programme is to ensure that it contains all the components essential to the development of enthusiastic and resourceful hospitality managers who are required to make decisions on a broad spectrum of activities . |
| 15 | ‘ But it is so naive that it seems unlikely the politicians will want to spend much time on it , ’ says Jean Rankine , the museum 's deputy director . |
| 16 | For him the value of representative democracy resides in the fact that it makes possible the selection of effective political leaders , as well as providing a training for them . |
| 17 | One important thing about a ‘ bottlenecked ’ life cycle is that it makes possible the equivalent of going back to the drawing board . |
| 18 | By inclination I belong to the second category , but I have learned that it makes all the difference to lay a firm foundation at the outset . |
| 19 | This is , in fact , real editing in camera , and when you have become accustomed to the routine you will find that it makes all the difference between a good movie and one which is tedious and irritating to watch . |
| 20 | But once it gets wet the weight of the water may well kill it . |
| 21 | In use I found it to be very acceptable ( to quote Prime Minister Major ) and it ran all the DOS and Windows packages I threw at it — and here 's the rub . |
| 22 | With 12 players on call from the World Cup compared to the USA 's six , Canada could rely on experience and it made all the difference , especially among the backs where the Eagles paid a heavy price for dropped passes , missed tackles and errant kicks . |
| 23 | For the first time Janine felt that she had an ally , and it made all the difference to her . |
| 24 | And it stretches all the tissue on this inside , and that 's what makes it sore . |
| 25 | It 's loving-kindness and simplicity , and it lay all the time in your pictures , implicit in every petal and every jug you ever painted . ’ |
| 26 | This principle is not the special prerogative of anthropology , and it transcends all the boundaries of traditional academic disciplines . |
| 27 | Its emphasis is predominantly educational and it employs all the methods , activities and creativity associated with good education ’ ( 5 ) . |
| 28 | and it went all the way round , no problem there . |
| 29 | Anna had come into the world feet first and it took all the experience of Mrs Finklestein and the skill of the young Dr Arlen , who had come back at once with Denis , to turn the baby round without strangling the little thing with its own cord . |
| 30 | She did n't need to turn round to know he was standing there , and it took all the will-power she possessed to finish the task she was working on , knowing he was just a few feet away . |