Example sentences of "a [noun] it [vb -s] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An amino acid is a chemical sub-unit of a protein , and ultimately everything that happens in a cell it produces some kind of protein , so you can see that erm the triplet or produces erm which is one of the , one of the er amino acids and so on and there are also punctuation marks U A A or U A G means stop , as does U G A , so when , when a R N A template running through a gets to a sequence which reads , where was it now , U A A it stops reading because it knows it 's got to the end of the gene . |
| 2 | This gerbil is strictly nocturnal in contrast to some of the more common rodents , and as a result it suffers more predation by the owls than do the others . |
| 3 | As a rule it contains varying proportions of base or less precious metals . |
| 4 | As a forum it involves larger numbers of working-class men and women than any other form of adult education in Britain , and it appeals to them as representatives of a wider movement of working people , banded together into continuing and accountable organisations . |
| 5 | This is a sentiment I strongly agree with , but as an argument it has three problems . |
| 6 | This may not seem too controversial , but when one of the team leaders is an ex-alcoholic it requires tremendous openness to God to go down a risky and unexpected route ! |