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Example sentences of "it [is] [adj] [subord] the [noun sg] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	Yeah you see it 's bigger cos the bedroom
2	I 'll go and make the sauce , then I 'll have a bath while it 's simmering if the generator 's up to it . ’
3	Surely it 's better than the way 'e 's bin since 'e got back from France ?
4	‘ Fams ’ describes re-starting the Wailers as ‘ rough ’ and it might not be as glorious a gig as playing Zimbabwe 's independence celebrations with Bob , but it 's better than the fate of most reggae elders ; redundancy thanks to computerised ragga .
5	in fact it 's better than the television we 've got
6	At least it 's better than the paraffin we used to have when I was a kid . ’
7	Yes I think , so erm er I , I think really it 's that as the movement gathers pace and landlords , or small landlords and other people who have prospered under the old scheme , try and gain admission they are blocked
8	Even if you got it further it 's wider than the stairway which is only two foot six and the r wardrobe 's three foot .
9	It 's cheaper than the restaurant .
10	‘ It 's necessary because the PM wants it .
11	It 's irritating cos the clip wo n't go on the shirt .
12	‘ It 's perfect because the character is the essence of what she is , ’ said producer Larry Brezner .
13	It 's different if the wind 's offshore because then it can be deceptively close into the shore and further out bigger waves and if you get into trouble you 're lost out to sea .
14	‘ There 's nice to see you back , it 's quiet as the grave in by here on my own . ’
15	Ah but it 's silly because the thing is , th the they 're , well the , th those , th those two rooms look as if a bloody tip has hit it !
16	Wo wo , it 's less than the price of a cup of tea .
17	It 's less than the benefit you 'd receive if you were an invalid or an old-age pensioner and you 'd get more if you were a widow or a student .
18	I know , it 's alright when the sun 's out , but when the sun goes in it 's freezing so I 've had his plastic
19	if you , because it 's more than the Headway can do
20	Now evidence shows that it 's more than the fact that he has something on his mind to distract him from sex — it 's an actual physical phenomenon .
21	Since men are usually a bit taller than their female partners , it 's easier if the man can stand so that he 's a little lower than his partner .
22	In the case of the high head , the stressed syllable which begins the head is high in pitch ; usually it is higher than the beginning pitch of the tone on the tonic syllable .
23	The rate of tax ( the ‘ poundage ’ ) differs ; it is higher where the property values are lower and where the needs for local expenditure are greater .
24	In the low head the stressed syllable which begins the head is low in pitch ; usually it is lower than the beginning pitch of the tone on the tonic syllable .
25	It is one-trial , because it requires only a single peck for the bird to learn ; it is avoidance because the result of the learning is for the bird to stop doing something it otherwise would ; and it is passive because the bird is not required actively to avoid , as it would if it had to escape from some unpleasant condition , but merely to refrain from pecking .
26	He or she will almost certainly want to test the drain to make sure it is watertight when the job is finished .
27	It is uncertain whether the principle laid down in Regal ( Hastings ) covers this situation .
28	It is uncertain whether the development of these ground glass hepatocytes is a benign phenomenon or is linked with the progression to liver damage .
29	It is uncertain whether the consultancy will also work for Rover Europe and Rover International , or how much direct marketing or sales promotion work will be involved , but it is believed Rover wants to use as few external agencies as possible .
30	At the time the debt is issued , it is uncertain whether the debt will be converted prior to the time at which the redemption option may be exercised , and hence whether the premium on redemption will be paid .