Example sentences of "[det] [noun sg] it [verb] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Again it is generally definable only through social custom but in this case it has more significance since the breaking of social taboo may have adverse effect on the child . |
| 2 | create the illusion that the ‘ dangerous ’ class is primarily located at the bottom of various hierarchies by which we ‘ measure ’ each other , such as occupational prestige , income level , housing market location , educational achievement , racial attributes — in this illusion it fuses relative poverty and criminal propensities and sees them both as effects of moral inferiority , thus rendering the ‘ dangerous ’ class deserving of both poverty and punishment ; |
| 3 | On this basis it makes more sense for an investor to invest in promise than in reality . |
| 4 | In some way it conveyed utter disbelief . |
| 5 | In this way it facilitated public representation of the relationship between the state , capital , and an emerging working class as one of pre-eminent moral stature . ’ |
| 6 | It had never hurt before in anything but high jump but this time it hurt long jumping . |
| 7 | This self-obsession , the looking inwards and away from the real world , represents a full circle turned in approximately twenty years , and this time it has official sanction and encouragement . |
| 8 | While it declined to say how much money it got this time , its four backers , the Mayfield Fund , Institutional Venture Partners , Menlo Ventures and St Paul Venture Capital , are now into it to the tune of $12.2m total . |
| 9 | 4(5) This Act applies in respect of births after ( but not before ) its passing , and in respect of any such birth it replaces any law in force before its passing , whereby a person could be liable to a child in respect of disabilities with which it might be born ; but in section 1(3) of this Act the expression ‘ liable in tort ’ does not include any reference to liability by virtue of this Act , or to liability by virtue of any such law . |
| 10 | ‘ This Act applies in respect of births after ( but not before ) its passing , and in respect of any such birth it replaces any law in force before its passing , whereby a person could be liable to a child in respect of disabilities with which it might be born ; … |
| 11 | As with the acquisition of any skill it requires conscious effort as each skill is practised to the point where it becomes effortless ( see Skilful behaviour on page 155 ) . |
| 12 | At the same time it offered great entertainment for the onlookers . |
| 13 | Project English encourages learners to explore and experiment with language , but at the same time it provides firm support through a clearly structured syllabus , so that learners feel secure and confident . |
| 14 | At that time it makes good sense to separate males from females . |