Example sentences of "[coord] it [verb] [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you knit with a yarn that is too thick for your machine and it feels hard work to you , it is probably hard work for your machine too . |
| 2 | Its yellow eyes were looking at me ; its mouth opened and it made strange sounds at me . |
| 3 | One shop window in Covent Garden was devoted entirely to a display of this book , and it received coveted reviews in the quality press . |
| 4 | The stated objective of this new contract is to improve the standard of general practice and it proposes substantial changes in the way general practice is structured and financed . |
| 5 | Mixed development met the sociological dictates of urbanity and community ; it met the planning critics of inter-war sprawl ; and it met architectural requirements of variety in materials ( concrete , brick , wood , pebbles and strong colours ) . |
| 6 | The new agreement means that wines and spirits will now be a significant part of PTGI 's portfolio and it offers excellent potential for future growth as tourism develops in Bali , Lombok and Indonesia 's other tourist destinations . |
| 7 | Our Susan and Vera saga in Bewley 's is not that far-fetched and it replaces negative comment in many cases . |
| 8 | I looked up the teletext and it said full squad for Manchester United . |
| 9 | It was inspired by Brendan Foster and it brought international athletics to the town and put it on the map . |
| 10 | Detecting water movements helps many insects of fast-flowing streams to maintain their position , and it alerts aquatic leeches to the approach of animals which might provide a meal of blood . |
| 11 | The sea-blue eyes gazing back at her were coolly assessing , and it took considerable effort on her part not to look away . |
| 12 | And it blew massive holes in Mr Major 's argument that Maastricht means fewer powers for the European Commission — and no common foreign or defence policy . |
| 13 | And these opportunities were very considerable ; later generations might see the eighteenth-century empire as a monument to the constrictions of mercantilism , but at the time people saw it as the largest area of unrestricted trade in the world and it offered excellent prospects for men like the sugar and tobacco merchants of Glasgow . |
| 14 | This was the first practical method of producing colour transparencies , and it utilised minute grains of starch from la pomme de terre . |
| 15 | This was the first practical method of producing colour transparencies , and it utilised minute grains of starch from la pomme de terre . |
| 16 | I find that kind of back-door pressure disgraceful and it caused great concern to many people in my local association . |
| 17 | And it backs increased monitoring of genetic damage in groups of humans , such as workers in chemical factories . |
| 18 | It prolonged the life of mice with leukaemia , and it produced dramatic remissions in some leukaemia patients . |
| 19 | The music was well-made , sometimes boldly scored , and it produced attractive gestures from the start which glisteningly sampled ideas above a deep held bass . |
| 20 | It 's magic , of course , and it brings great benefit to us but it could also have terrible dangers in store for us — just like magic carpets ! |
| 21 | Sailing along at forty five degrees to the wind the sail is in tightly and it needs constant adjustment on the tiller to stay on that right course because the wind is never totally steady . |
| 22 | scale is not linear and it puts enormous weight on being alive and not much on whether you are active or working . |
| 23 | One of the book 's strengths is to link values and research in a forthright fashion , and it provides cogent arguments for the ways in which research can directly involve the subjects of the research in an emancipatory manner . |
| 24 | Apart from the support groups that CRUSE runs , it also produces a large range of literature about the problems of bereavement and it provides practical help in dealing with paperwork and other matters that a bereaved person may never have dealt with before . |
| 25 | Your village or corner shop , on the other hand , usually gives the opportunity for a friendly chat This in itself is worth paying a penny or two more on sultanas , and it provides regular contact with the shopkeeper , who will soon realize that ‘ you hear her better if you see her face ’ . |
| 26 | But it provides guidelines as to what constitutes reasonable behaviour and it carries considerable weight at an industrial tribunal . |
| 27 | In 1891 the Review of the Churches began publication and it included representative editors from not only Nonconformity but from the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of England . |
| 28 | William Boyd 's excellent survey of evacuation in Scotland showed that out of sixty-eight questionnaire returns giving details of journeys in the first wave , fully one-third spoke of their evacuees not arriving at their destinations until 5 p.m. or later ; and it included graphic descriptions of such journeys , including the testimony of one teacher evacuated from Glasgow to Aberdeenshire , whose journey was : |
| 29 | Yet the Commission could only do what member states allowed it to do , and it lost real power to other institutions which protected national interests . |
| 30 | Jones ' book is a witty tale of curious mutations , molecular clocks , and genetic bottlenecks ; and it illustrates biological principles with memorable examples from everyday life . |