Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] it [vb past] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the spirit of affability , may I congratulate the Government on one of the changes that they made some time ago , in which they followed fairly accurately the views expressed in early-day motion 488 , which noted that when ’ the Social Fund cold weather payments scheme trigger mechanism was put to a serious test it collapsed three times under the weight of its own absurdity the scheme is inadequate , inefficiently targeted and wasteful as the cost of advertising and administration are unjustifiably high ; and urges a new saving limit of £3,000 that would create a fully automatic scheme ’ . |
| 2 | In the early twentieth-century it had two churches , one shop , no omnibus or train service , no gas or water supply and no electricity ( the Rectory had a private generator ) . |
| 3 | He then began adding back one food per day and when he included instant coffee it produced another bout of severe depression . |
| 4 | Although the merger gave Roh control of 216 of the 299 seats in the National Assembly it provoked widespread resentment on the grounds that it effectively removed the elected opposition . |
| 5 | But in an increasingly urbanized society it took new forms more apparent to political opinion and more threatening to life and industry ; and there were very many more large populous areas devoid of the most elementary arrangements for disposing of waste or supplying pure water . |
| 6 | A good hotel to stay at : apart from the excellence of its discreet service it had two exits . |
| 7 | In the case of the News International ban it offered clear guidance on how the professional should react . |
| 8 | Quorum , which says some of the blame for Equal 's delay has been on the legal hassle it had last year with Apple Computer Inc , which held up financing and staffing , will position the product as a Mac application adaptor rather than an emulator . |
| 9 | Quorum , who says some of the blame for Equal 's delay has been on the legal hassle it had last year with Apple ( UX No 393 ) which held up financing and staffing , will position Equal as a Mac application adapter rather than an emulator . |
| 10 | Well yesterday because of the long queue it happened that way . |
| 11 | One of the Baltimores was hit by flak and as it spun out of position in the combing box it hit another aircraft , both then spun into the sea . |
| 12 | In the discussion of inter-generational talk it emerged that code switching from English to Creole was relatively infrequent , and was not usually as a response to another speaker using Creole , although it sometimes was . |
| 13 | A future bishop , Launcelot Fleming , went to the lectures and was enthralled ; but the class ran a sweepstake ; if Hoskyns said theme it scored one mark , if he said ultimate theme it scored ten marks . |
| 14 | The pace of change was desultory , and the district only began work on contracting under the impetus of the neighbouring district it provided acute services for . |
| 15 | Farmers Group , the American insurer it bought last year , showed a surplus of £205million in the nine months to September — and should now make more than enough money in the full year to cover the cost of its acquisition . |
| 16 | Farmers Group , the American insurer it bought last year , showed a surplus of £205million in the nine months to September — and should now make more than enough money in the full year to cover the cost of its acquisition . |
| 17 | It was a it was a very big bakery it had three floors and on the bottom floor was that 's where they done the bread and rolls . |
| 18 | In this way , the Committee was able , quite consistently , to propose what , on the one hand appeared to be a relaxation of the law in the area of homosexuality , whilst on the other hand it recommended stronger sanctions in the area of prostitution . |