Example sentences of "[noun sg] it [verb] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was indeed hierarchical : both in theory and practice it made a great difference where a man was born . |
| 2 | In practice it involved an enormous amount of administration also . |
| 3 | Needless to say , being a Finnish car it had a left-hand drive . |
| 4 | The area had been on the periphery of the Kandyan Kingdom , and in the early years of British rule it remained an impoverished backwater . |
| 5 | Successful living in Los Angeles requires controlling the environment , whereas in Bali it requires a total surrender . |
| 6 | This might appear exorbitant , and indeed as a symbolic castration of the Oedipus complex it represents a partial subversion of Lacanian theory . |
| 7 | But in any reference to useful labour it occupies a significant place as a village where the medieval open field system of farming has survived in some degree . |
| 8 | After food is put into the mouth it takes a few minutes ( usually around five ) even to start having any physical effect in satisfying the hungry body . |
| 9 | It acquired and developed the original photocopier technology and in its heyday it had a virtual monopoly and made huge profits . |
| 10 | For a small village it has an absolute wealth of historic treasures and one most impressive modern innovation — Alvingham Pottery . |
| 11 | Despite the vulgar character of such poetry it conceals a genuine sadness . |
| 12 | Because of the translucent water and the high , rocky , almost petrified appearance of the cave 's formation it added a mysterious uniqueness to the beautiful strains of the music . |
| 13 | Like Malvern Mill it had an overshot wheel , of 12 feet in diameter , and although this no longer exists , traces of the machinery do . |
| 14 | The stone they used to build Aberdeen may be built for endurance rather than seduction , but when it catches the sun it offers a lively spirit as well as a safe haven . |
| 15 | As it moved south it took a wide variety of other forms from Kurdish to Hindi . |
| 16 | As it moved south it took a wide variety of other forms from Kurdish to Hindi . |
| 17 | But in the desert it gives a strange moaning sound , low and sensual , accompanied by the singing of the sand as it skates across itself . |
| 18 | Once the system has accepted an in put from the tablet it gives an acknowledging Beep from the computer and prompts for the next command to execute the function . |
| 19 | In winter it makes an early morning crossing , returning in the late afternoon and allowing some six hours 2. shore in Porto Santo . |
| 20 | Remember that the spine is flexible , and that in a normal upright posture it describes a shallow double-S curve . |
| 21 | Remember that the spine is flexible , and that in a normal upright posture it describes a shallow double-S curve . |
| 22 | With dolphins on the rampage it seems a good idea to spend as much time as possible out of the water . |
| 23 | Powered by a souped-up , 80 bhp Mini engine it has a tough steel frame and fibreglass bodywork . |
| 24 | If this was Richard 's first experience of war it bore an ironical similarity to his last . |
| 25 | Unfortunately you chose the ginger beetle , the toffee beetle or something of the sort it had a gingery look to it . |
| 26 | On its Edinburgh site it holds a living collection of around 30000 accessions ; a Herbarium containing some 2 million dried plant specimens from a world-wide range ; and a research library holding 75000 volumes books and over 1500 current scientific periodical titles . |
| 27 | Sainte-Engrâce was until very recently a remote settlement , because the road into the valley was also the only road out ; as a consequence it had a fine tradition for smuggling , since the last thing Basque smugglers ever wanted was good roads along which they might be pursued by excise men far less agile or locally knowledgeable than themselves . |
| 28 | Although it carries a slight risk of giving false positive results , if followed by a rectal examination it gives a good indication of the presence of prostate malignancy , which can be further confirmed by ultrasound and biopsy . |
| 29 | The aim of the meeting it to provide a wide awareness of the problems industry faces and to illustrate how these can be dealt with positively . |
| 30 | Although the only relief claimed is payment of money , in form of process it resembles a fixed-date action ( see below ) . |