Example sentences of "it [verb] [adj] [conj] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Speculation that its soldiers would attack the town of Pailin on the Thai border has died down , as it became clear that to hold Pailin would be more of a liability than an asset . |
| 2 | The key to the seeding argument is Article 24 of Fifa 's World Cup rule book , which in effect allows it to use whatever criterion it thinks fit when allocating seeds . |
| 3 | It looks certain that out-of-contract Rosenthal , who moved to Anfield from Standard Liege three years ago , will leave the Reds , having refused to sign a one-year deal . |
| 4 | It seemed plausible that demand management could be continued in the longer term in peacetime , and it fitted in with many of Labour 's goals . |
| 5 | Luckily it takes more than swirling snow and an Arctic wind to blow Swindon off course these days . |
| 6 | In view of these discrepant results it seems unlikely that coexisting HBV infection plays a significant role in the aetiopathogenesis of alcohol related liver damage , at least in areas of low HBV prevalence such as Britain . |
| 7 | Although it seems unlikely that lay people could get involved with the detailed engineering design of major projects , given proposals for a specific local project their general interest can sometimes expand to include not only a concern for the siting , appearance and general design of the system but also an interest in the more general policy issues : for example , is the proposed project the best investment option ; what are the alternatives ? |
| 8 | For the moment , it seems unlikely that oilseed rape causes more frequent or more dangerous symptoms to those living nearby than do many other crops . |
| 9 | It seems clear that studying intonation in relation to discourse makes it possible to explain much more comprehensively the uses that speakers make of intonation . |
| 10 | Such important parameters as age at maturation and longevity are unknown , though it seems likely that krill breed two or three times in a lifespan of three to five years . |
| 11 | Crime , for Durkheim , could be defined in terms of the conscience collective : ‘ an act is criminal when it offends strong and defined states of the collective conscience ’ ( Durkheim , 1960 : 79–90 ) . |
| 12 | We did use black paper , but it looked terrible and attracted graffiti , so then we thought of fine art . |