Example sentences of "it [be] [verb] [adv] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Had it been working properly the horn would have generated a series of honk-honks — or , as the German makers , Lechmann , would have it : tut-tuts . |
| 2 | So either you say there 's no general will or there is something like a general will , but it is not easily recognizable and for either reason you would want to be much more tolerant of the role minorities , either as a way of getting to the truth , or erm as a way of as it were making up the truth as you 're going along . |
| 3 | He could not bear the thought of it being thrown down the well , however dangerous the alternative . |
| 4 | Cleansing , if you like , is the next stage , it 's taking away all trace of the sin , it 's taking away the mark , the residue of the sin , it cleanses us from all sin . |
| 5 | The tattoo was a moment 's impulse and cost just a few pounds , but now it 's taking up the time and resources of the NHS . |
| 6 | Five minutes into the second half , the parry was from the boy was looking for his first goal , and it 's picking up the pieces for his second of the afternoon . |
| 7 | yes , it 's tonight , it 's filling in the application form , but we 're asking you to read the scenario so you know a little bit about the people , and then this is all the information that 's been gathered . |
| 8 | so they 're trying to corner it and it 's munching on grass quite happily , you could see it was watching a minute , but it was watching them away and I think er any minute it 's looking out the corner of its eye and then it 's just gon na go when he sees it getting closer . |
| 9 | Tony Butler says his force needs the support of courts and other agencies if it 's to stamp out the problem . |
| 10 | I 've played through it , recorded with it , connected it up to almost everything but the kitchen sink and every time it 's delivered either the sound I wanted or something very close . |
| 11 | Look , it 's finishing off the rest of honeysuckle , can you see ? |
| 12 | Falls partly because it 's shutting down the ends of the arteries , the arteries themselves can actually contract because they 're muscular walled , yes , the arteries can contract and that tends to shut down and reduce the pressure slightly in that area , right and also the body itself is gon na divert that blood is n't it to the core of the body taking it away from other areas , damaged areas , so how can we help to reduce the pressure any more ? |
| 13 | No , wrong way round Oh it 's brightening up the weather a bit now . |
| 14 | It 's going up the chimney . |
| 15 | ‘ It 's opened up the league , ’ Hamlin said , ‘ and we may not be the only ones to benefit . ’ |
| 16 | Since the Common Market annually produces such vast quantities of wine fit for nothing better than compulsory distillation , it is puzzling why the authorities still require producers of Coteaux Champenois to churn out as much as one or two pieces of this liquid for every marc pressed . |
| 17 | Thus it is explained why the sun reigns supreme for six months of the year , followed by deadly winter until such time as the god of Spring blinds him again . |
| 18 | One view of the overall employment implications of new technology is that it is bringing about the collapse of work . |
| 19 | Once again , it is ramming home the importance of gradual , step-by-step change . |
| 20 | In both cases the camouflage is interfering with the natural elements , but in one case it is attacking the whole shape , while in the other it is blotting out the appendages . |
| 21 | In plain English it is more important , in an administrative context , to be seen to be doing something about a politically generated agenda of problems than it is to examine critically the agenda itself . |
| 22 | The intention of the IB is clear ; it is to clean up the game at all levels particularly the shop window of the internationals . |
| 23 | Attach the arm inside the sarcophagus so that it looks as if it is coming out of the base , and bend it up slightly so that it looks as if it is pushing up the lid . |
| 24 | There are also ideas for making the picture look even more effective and attractive when it is hung on the wall . |
| 25 | In fact I did these in the same way as the neckband , doing the button band first ; after that it is to mark where the buttonholes are to go , it 's just a matter of arithmetic since the needles are numbered already . |
| 26 | Those whose task it is to lay down the law on matters of ethics and morality need to ensure that their views are based on a wide knowledge of human institutions and their history . |
| 27 | This sketch may serve to show what obstacles the prosecuting authorities have experienced in bringing the B.M.F.L. case to trial , and how hard it is to predict when the trial will eventually occur , and what form it will then take . |
| 28 | One social worker who had cared for her own mother for many y ears explains below how important it is to take on the role of carer for the right reasons : |
| 29 | This is not to advocate that Nizan should be judged solely by criteria acceptable to Nizan individually or the communist party as a whole , but it is to put forward the idea that Nizan 's situation as a communist writer in interwar France needs to be given prominence in any assessment . |
| 30 | It follows that if it is raining then the balcony is wet . |