Example sentences of "[noun sg] it [verb] [prep] [adj -er] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 But what was very enthralling about the jury service argument was the effect it had on older people themselves .
2 Actually what is now taken to be the normal and basic meaning of the English word " family " is far removed from the meaning it carried in earlier times when the economic basis of English society was different .
3 The coal industry in West Germany is under attack from many quarters because of the costly protection it enjoys from cheaper imports .
4 And the way that the Government has reduced the provision it makes for higher education erm is that it is has so far erm kept us with the same amount of resources while expecting us to take more students .
5 Although its development from infancy to early adulthood has been much examined , the part it plays in later life has been largely neglected .
6 Repeated use is perceived as necessary in order to survive , yet at the same time it contributes to further decline .
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