Example sentences of "it [verb] [adj] [prep] [pos pn] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It represents one of his assignations . |
| 2 | Ben Hogan has said that he wished he had learned the importance of left forearm rotation earlier in his career , as it became one of his keys in his later years . |
| 3 | After the struggles had continued for some minutes it became clear to his ambushers that Putt was not about to die and they dragged him away through the trees to a spot out of sight of the track , where a small fire was burning low . |
| 4 | It became clear from their phrases that this was a boating group come to sail about on the nearby natural lake . |
| 5 | The smell was so bad it made some of his children sick : |
| 6 | It lies voiceless at his feet . |
| 7 | Erm actually it 's about the same , but it looks better in my accounts . |
| 8 | My ethos was I 've got a lot of money , but I 've got to look after the people as far as I can who have helped to produce it and I am going to make it grow bigger for our successors . |
| 9 | He turned to James in amazement and saw that he was enjoying his surprise , as though it confirmed one of his arguments . |
| 10 | Blyth had taken off the hollow plastic leg and left it lying tangled in its straps and the long grass blades . |
| 11 | And it cuts right in my fingers . |
| 12 | ‘ If it concerns one of my clients you must appreciate my position is quite clear . ’ |
| 13 | In one act at the exhibition hangar gave NAM ‘ back ’ its workshop , enabling the restoration of Anson C.19 VL348 to come on apace ; it allowed several of their exhibits the luxury of a controlled environment ; gave the Museum an ‘ all weather ’ visitor capability and made them a suitable location for the RAF Museum to loan them their Airspeed Oxford and North American Harvard — see the August issue . |
| 14 | It subsumes many of our recommendations for literature in our first Report , but does not repeat the list of authors given there nor attempt an equivalent for pupils ages 5 to 16 . |
| 15 | What a terrible indictment on the medical profession if it pillories those of its members who are brave enough to find the research evidence to support what many have suspected but few have challenged . |
| 16 | The whole system is believed to be surrounded by streamers and shells of gas , and if seen from close range would be truly fascinating , though from its distance of 300 light-years it appears single in our telescopes . |
| 17 | As they reached the front door , it flew open in their faces . |
| 18 | It seems alive in my hands . |
| 19 | As honourable members will recall , Sir Thomas was persuaded to this view by in part a conclusion of the treasurer and civil service select committee , that although the existing permissive nature of section forty seven had worked well it seems desirable in his words , to tighten the wording of the act so that there can be no doubt , either from the point of view of the auditor , his client or the regulator , as to the auditor 's duty to report . |
| 20 | It contained two of his screenplays , Valley of the Stratocasters and , confusingly , Decimator . |
| 21 | It felt cold to his fingers . |
| 22 | It 's simple and it means most of my clothes mix and match really well . ’ |
| 23 | The Netherlands had been happy to accept the supranational principle in advance , but insisted on retaining the right to withdraw from the discussions should it prove impossible in its eyes for the ideas to be turned into economic practice . |
| 24 | It reared high above their heads and made the river market into a town of ants , the meaningless scurryings of insects . |
| 25 | The singing , the pomp and the pageantry may have galvanised Welsh emotions , but it did little for their skills or tactical awareness . |
| 26 | In other words , black kids teach each other about the world and about how it works contrary to their interests . |
| 27 | They were both still and quiet , looking at a toad in the rough grass on the bank ; its body was swollen , its legs stiff and straight so that it stood high on its toes , looking like a little table . |