Example sentences of "it a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The infinite possibilities of Masai life , on the face of it a simple desire to wander the earth following the cattle , have been denied . |
| 32 | Emeralds were sometimes used in their natural form as hexagonal crystals , but their comparative softness made it a simple matter to rub them smooth and set them en cabochon . |
| 33 | By and large the world of commerce has come to terms with word processing , be it a simple electronic typewriter , an Amstrad PCW or a full-blown secretarial system running on dedicated PCs . |
| 34 | Zimbabwe 's elevation has about it a pronounced aroma of political engineering . |
| 35 | Another penny would have made it a tidy |
| 36 | ‘ Was it a mere threat when Bodie saved the boy 's life ? ’ |
| 37 | I find it a sad small dramatic irony that Leslie never knew what I did at Bletchley , and , naturally , was unaware even of the existence of Ultra , let alone its significance in his own military enterprises . |
| 38 | I know and you know that Hardy did not think it a sad poem — just a comment and a summing up . |
| 39 | My ladies find it a sad chore since reading Latin does not come easily to them , and after a day spent poring over official parchments my own eyes ache so . ’ |
| 40 | Is not it a sad reflection on the Government that after 12 years they have failed to provide the necessary skills training for our work force to make our industries competitive in world markets ? |
| 41 | Some boards have made it a procedural requirement in their regulations that evidence of title to a property be produced in support of the application for permanent transfer , where the existing licence holder 's consent is not forthcoming , or where there are conflicting applications by prospective transferees . |
| 42 | It has behind it a powerful cluster of motivating forces , accompanied by a theory of motivation which , however inadequate , works sufficiently to keep the system going . |
| 43 | What is clear is that the military origins of nuclear power in this country gave it a powerful boost as an infant technology , and that the umbilical cord has not been severed . |
| 44 | It is necessary to examine the idea of coalitionism and the political forces that made it a powerful alternative before considering its direct impact on the Unionist party . |
| 45 | As the outcome of official action by an organ of the state , the police case comes before the court stamped with a seal of authority which gives it a powerful influence . |
| 46 | ‘ But if it 's the giants you 're wanting to fool , then it 'd be the grand old Draoicht Suan , ’ said Pumlumon , and the Gnomes nodded sagely and said that would be it , the Draoicht Suan it would be , the spell that had kept the Trees fast asleep for so many years now , and was n't it a powerful strong spell and Pumlumon the fellow to be spinning it for them all ? |
| 47 | Now there are various ways in which a policy could be expressed but the policy that 's come up erm from North Yorkshire and the fact that it is deported by the district who would be defining that policy and interpreting it in view of their local circumstances in due course , I think er makes it a powerful factor in arguing why it should be included in the structure plan as to whether such a policy may or may not be necessary . |
| 48 | Personally , I reject the Oxford claim that English Literature begins with Anglo-Saxon , and would not make it a required subject . |
| 49 | ‘ Generally frozen pasta has whole egg in it , giving it a softer , smoother texture which goes well with cream and lighter tasting sauces . ’ |
| 50 | UEFA yesterday confirmed the 1996 European Championship finals in England will involve a record 16 nations , making it a three-week competition . |
| 51 | Or her , ’ she would add scrupulously , being among other things a feminist ) , but in practice this does n't seem to affect her behaviour very noticeably — she seems to have ordinary human feelings , ambitions , desires , to suffer anxieties , frustrations , fears , like anyone else in this imperfect world , and to have a natural inclination to try and make it a better place . |
| 52 | Although ‘ Rastaman Vibration ’ did not get universally good notices on release in 1976 , time has offered it a better response . |
| 53 | Just because it 's a Number One does n't make it a better record than anything else that 's out that week . |
| 54 | And while his mother may have forgotten Dublin and his father , who had given his life to make it a better place for his children to live in , Patrick had not . |
| 55 | On the contrary , the miners ' wives seemed desperate to keep the spirit that had seen them through the long months , the solidarity and friendship and , above all , the feeling that together they could do something to change the world and make it a better place , not only for themselves , but for all those suffering injustice . |
| 56 | Whether it was give it a better flavour or no , I do n't know but we never used the saltpetre . |
| 57 | But is it a better job do you think ? |
| 58 | The historical process of transforming the world , making it a better place , recovering a pre-lapsarian global Eden in its pristine simplicity , will end up with people selling it to each other by the dollar , pound or yen . |
| 59 | As the season goes on our baits make it a better swim . |
| 60 | Make it a better day II by Tim Wilson , Royston |