Example sentences of "[subord] it [verb] [adj] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sauvignon , that quintessential crisp , dry white variety , is popular in fashion-led Australia where it produces clean dry whites — but with a difference . |
| 2 | This uses large quantities of water that is stored in old pits , where it forms bright blue likes . |
| 3 | Where it counts -achieving spectacular results — everyone works as a team . |
| 4 | Trace is designed principally for high-friction , metalled roads , where it predicts probable cornering forces based on the steering angle , engine speed and amount of grip available . |
| 5 | The Syrah is a splendid grape from the northern Rhone , where it makes fabulous high-priced wines at Hermitage and Cote-Rotie for £10 — £20 a bottle . |
| 6 | However , one problem with using recognition as a method of assessing memory is that although it gives good overall measures of performance it does not make it clear exactly which details of a stimulus were remembered . |
| 7 | ‘ Almost every product on sale in this country is barcoded so it provides immense game-play possibilities . |
| 8 | As religion is the whole way of life so it affects individual social relationships across the ethnic boundaries thereby leading to Pakistanis ’ encapsulation' ( pp. 168–9 ) . |
| 9 | A man who could and would talk the hind legs back on to an injured donkey , provided it had decent proletarian credentials . |
| 10 | The nightmare of officials is that Japan 's fertility rate might keep going down until it hits western German levels — 1.28 at present . |
| 11 | Nzo had said on the ANC 's 78th anniversary on Jan. 8 that the ANC would continue its armed struggle , and would only participate in any process of negotiations if it enjoyed equal political opportunities with all other participants . |
| 12 | Our experience of electronic technology prepares us to accept the idea that unconscious machinery can behave as if it understands complex mathematical ideas . |
| 13 | But , such survival or strength or erm or sporting prowess , will only be selected if i if it promotes ultimate reproductive success . |
| 14 | An ITTO mission to Sarawak in 1990 , led by the Earl of Cranbrook , had concluded that the state could sustain a harvest of 9.2 million cubic metres a year , if it undertook widespread conservation measures [ see ED 41/42 ] . |
| 15 | The very work that solicitors are called to perform , which includes doing certain nasty things to people , can not be expected to make them universally popular , ; so the profession can retain public respect only if it observes high ethical standards , which not all practitioners do . |
| 16 | The bourbon shrub rose ‘ Zéphirine Drouhin ’ is widely grown as a climber because it produces scented pink flowers and its lack of thorns makes pruning easier . |
| 17 | This can be illustrated by the hydration of iron oxide : This reaction is significant in chemical weathering because it aids other chemical processes by introducing water molecules deep into crystal structures . |
| 18 | However , it retreated from this position , partly because it feared strong adverse reaction particularly from its political Right , and also because it had seriously underestimated the number of Arabs in Gaza , at 100,000–150,000 when it was nearer 280,000 . |
| 19 | The system was the last shadow of the original shield in space , pursued partly because it contained exciting high technology , partly because it might possibly offer some worthwhile advantages , and partly because it could be used to show that Mr Bush had not turned his back on Mr Reagan 's dream . |
| 20 | Idi Lala , leader of the exiled MCLN , described the RDC 's decision to stick to a one-party system as " thoughtless and dangerous " , because it ignored recurrent social unrest and mass support for a multiparty system . |
| 21 | Mr Sproat pointed out that currently BR was under no compulsion to make concessions but did so because it made obvious economic sense . |
| 22 | DataEase scores because it combines good all-round capability with genuine ease of use . |
| 23 | ‘ I remember it because it had grey military markings , ’ added Duncan . |
| 24 | Liberal policy was unpatriotic because it recognised other national interests and threatened dissolution of the empire . |
| 25 | Whatever the uncertainties of the precise dates , events and social connections in Rolle 's life it is clear from external and internal evidence that he felt increasingly compelled towards a solitary life because it facilitated contemplative inner life which was for him the reality to be cultivated above all other . |
| 26 | Information Technology ( IT ) is a strategic resource not just because it provides sophisticated operational systems and day-to-day information for management control but also because associated Information Systems ( IS ) provide top level market information . |
| 27 | The change from mythic beings to human beings , while it demeaned individual younger members of the royal family ( ‘ How big is Fergie 's bottom ? ’ ) , did make their personal lives easier in one respect . |
| 28 | In rainforest regions , deforestation is the major agent of environmental change and while it has obvious localised effects , especially in relation to soil erosion and soil degradation , there is growing concern that such large-scale destruction of biomass may have implications for climatic change ( section 5.3.1 ) . |
| 29 | In an explicit warning to Israel , Saddam Hussein said in a radio broadcast on April 2 that Iraq had no need of nuclear weapons , since it had binary chemical weapons capable of destroying " half of Israel " in the event of an Israeli attack . |
| 30 | The latter technique allows the presentation of signed stimuli since it involves brief visual presentations of material . |