Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] it [verb] [pers pn] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Its unique lightweight design is incredibly simple — so simple that it makes you wonder why nobody thought of it before ! |
| 2 | ‘ It 's called feminism , ’ said Henry , ‘ and I hope you never get it , because it is absolutely awful and it makes you swell up to an enormous size and when you have it really badly you go round bonking men on the head and blaming them for everything . |
| 3 | I erm am obviously feeling guilty cos I 'm not feeling guilty but it makes me cough a bit to go to the post office every week and get vastly more disabl disability er invalidity benefit than he gets , vastly more . |
| 4 | In another he found old shoes piled high on rusty tables and there was one room he thought very odd but it made him smile . |
| 5 | It 's er it is n't it is n't everyday language , and I 'm not sure that it helps us express what we really want to say . |
| 6 | As with most things in drama , there are many questions which slip between categories , but the attempt to define types of questions is useful if it helps us see more clearly what we are doing and what we could be doing . |
| 7 | The fright we 've given ourselves in recent months will have done us some good if it helps us adjust society back in the direction of common purposes and co-operative disciplines . |
| 8 | Oh I I think I shall have to turn this one up a little Dad says it 's alright being long cos it makes me look taller well I do n't know about that what do you think ? |
| 9 | ‘ The course is good because it makes you think about things like how to lay out a kitchen , ’ Ms Sutherland-Dodd says . |
| 10 | He felt a spasm of hatred so intense , so physical that it made him retch . |
| 11 | The vision of Mrs Thatcher raising her arms at the Tory Party Conference and saying she is ‘ proud to be old ’ is so unlikely that it makes us smile . |
| 12 | You ca n't swing on the buggy handle it makes it too heavy and it makes it tip up . |
| 13 | To me , in a book containing so many emotions , I find dialogue really important because it lets me know exactly how the character is feeling rather than leaving me to make my own assumptions which are often wrong . |
| 14 | Outdoor play is particularly important because it helps them develop in a whole variety of ways . |
| 15 | She was talking to him as if he was grown-up and it made him feel uncomfortable . |
| 16 | ‘ Trying on all those clothes was fun but it made me realise how tiring shopping for clothes really is . |
| 17 | Barbara says although she had a fantastic day , she will probably stick to making her own clothes in future : ‘ Trying on all those clothes was fun but it made me realise how tiring modelling — and shopping — really are . |