Example sentences of "[adj] it [verb] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What was funny it made a loud noise but it hurt my ankle as well . |
| 2 | Everything looked so propitious it took a few minutes nibbling to realise that the lamb had been cooked to the point of anonymity and the prawns , although big and fat , were so bland they tasted more like good bread rolls than fish . |
| 3 | He would analyse the paper sample , photograph and enlarge each individual letter and then mount them on a comparison chart , and the jury would pass it solemnly from hand to hand and wonder wily it needed a highly-paid expert to come and explain what anyone could see with his own eyes . |
| 4 | Work-wise it followed a similar pattern to the previous day . |
| 5 | Close by reared the immense domed bulk of the Palais de Justice , a complex so large it covered a greater area than St Peter 's in Rome . |
| 6 | Now , in his early thirties , he was surrounded by an aura of such vital confidence that she was sure it attracted a positive response from anyone within his orbit . |
| 7 | I 'm sure it says a written comment must be made for each subject . |
| 8 | If you carry a handbag , make sure it has a secure clasp or zip . |
| 9 | when buying a new model opt for a smaller vehicle which consumes less fuel and make sure it has a catalytic converter fitted |
| 10 | respect in order to ensure that there is adequate visibility from a single point of access from this dual property , it will be necessary to remove a considerable amount of existing hedge to the front of that property , it 's almost inevitable that it will have to come down , because it 's necessary from the visib visibility display point of view , now that will mean that the whole of these properties are clearly visible from the road , and a major part of the present hedging will have to come down , in short this proposal does n't do a great deal for the village , in fact as far as the residents of that end of the village are concerned it does a great deal of damage to the village , I |
| 11 | In the shorthand this would be written 2 H , but being so fundamental it has a special name and symbol of its own , d for the deuteron , the nucleus of the deuterium atom ( symbol D ) . |
| 12 | In short it imposes a uniform structure on the universities ( Wissenschaftliche Hochschulen and Kunsthochschulen ) and polytechnics ( Fachhochschulen ) which together with some extras such as teacher and theological training constitute Germany 's current provision for higher education . |
| 13 | The Ministry , though in general it had a weak set of personnel by Whitehall standards , was imbued with the common cultural attitudes of the mandarinate . |
| 14 | And , again , though this seems elementary it represents a deep truth , and the background knowledge of it will give the eventual manuscript extra power . |
| 15 | Yes that that 's right it had a special name . |
| 16 | In particular it challenges a prevalent tendency to compartmentalise the study of ‘ abnormal ’ issues ( that is , those related to the troubles ) from ‘ normal ’ issues of socio-economic change . |