Example sentences of "in [art] [adv] [adj] [noun pl] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the most recent mills it was made of steel ; but more commonly it was a piece of springy willow wood collected from a convenient pollard . |
| 2 | Given the setbacks encountered in the really big cases it is understandable that the authorities now wish to make some headway as regards the Barclays ( Asia ) and West L.B. accusations which , although dwarfed by comparison with Carrian and B.M.F.L. , were nevertheless concerned with really serious offences : as witness the long sentences imposed on those who have been dealt with on kindred matters . |
| 3 | In the very best hotels it is those who have an instinct for the business who will stand out . |
| 4 | Manufacturing accounts for a relatively small proportion of employment in rural areas , and in the more remote regions it has been estimated that this can be as low as 10–20 per cent ( Gilg 1976 ) . |
| 5 | It 's an allergic condition , usually pretty harmless , but in a very few cases it causes oedema of the larynx — that 's what we 've got here . " |
| 6 | It seemed like a good idea at the time , but that time , I could feel , was running out , and I could see that in a very few years it would have run . |