Example sentences of "it [verb] [prep] a [adj -er] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ In our view , a proper analysis of the risks attached to the project would have allowed it to proceed with a greater appreciation of likely achievement . ’ |
| 2 | For example , is there any rust visible and was it broken from a larger object ? |
| 3 | It sounded utterly preposterous but it led to a longer silence . |
| 4 | Perhaps it made for a safer relationship if , instead of arguing to a standstill , the party who felt herself misunderstood took her grievance elsewhere and satiated it in transgression . |
| 5 | Not a bit of it — do not know if W. J. Jakimiuk who was responsible for the Chipmunk 's lovely qualities also devised the Beaver 's agile handling , but I should not be surprised if he did , for it flies like a smaller aeroplane , with light forces and a roll-rate much better than that long high-aspect-ratio wing might suggest . |
| 6 | Surely someone moving toward the light ought to measure it traveling at a higher speed than someone moving in the same direction as the light ; yet the experiment showed that both observers would measure exactly the same speed . |
| 7 | But it looks like a further sign of the Tories ’ concern that they 're drafting him in . ’ |
| 8 | It seemed like a smaller version of the library , the walls covered with books . |
| 9 | It links to a further ESRC supported research project which uses the same database to analyse wage structure and pay determination . |
| 10 | It links to a further ESRC supported research project , using this same database , to analyse unemployment . |
| 11 | Stunning — but this young Chana micropeltes may fade as it grows to a duller red . |
| 12 | This conclusion is not a bad thing , for it leads to a better match between deviance and prominence . |
| 13 | career development and training , where it exists it leads to a happier employee ; |
| 14 | There is an alternative route which is longer and involves slightly more climbing , but it stays at a lower level , never rising higher than 1,600ft . |
| 15 | The taxation needs , it 's not just V A T it varies in the European Community , it where it varies in a wider Europe and the world at a whole . |
| 16 | Listen to a car passing on the road : as the car is approaching , its engine sounds at a higher pitch ( corresponding to a higher frequency of sound waves ) , and when it passes and goes away , it sounds at a lower pitch . |
| 17 | At the same time the outside agencies were quite content to ignore comedy , so leaving the comedians to develop their own cinema and not surprisingly it developed as a purer cinema . |
| 18 | He let the film run again , watching as it cut to a later moment when Fischer had interrupted the meeting to tell the T'ang about the fire . |
| 19 | The untouched paper was left to represent the dense central mass of twigs , and the more open lattice of branches above and below it silhouetted against a lighter background . |
| 20 | If the glider is trimmed for a normal cruising speed , because of the longitudinal stability it will require a forward movement and pressure on the stick to keep it diving at a higher speed . |
| 21 | It called for a further postponement of the legislative elections which had already been deferred to begin on June 21 . |
| 22 | Here , in Mixed Life , he relates that individual experience of Christ in every man to the Christ who transcends individual limitations and is expressed by the whole body of those in whom he is born in time through their knowing and doing : It is precisely because of these " sundri wirchynges " in the lives of individuals dictated by their particular talents and circumstances that discussion of active and contemplative life tends to polarise life-styles which are then also subject to evaluation in which contemplation is more highly esteemed simply because it relates to a greater state of spiritual awareness . |
| 23 | Efforts to internationalise the Sparc Compliance Definition 2 should bear first fruit in the autumn , initially based on X Window X11.5 before it moves to a finer degree of granularity with the proposed X11.6 standard made by SunSoft Inc and the Open Software Foundation . |
| 24 | Ultimately , of course , whether a cause is held to be direct or indirect is a statement about the state of scientific knowledge at the time ; while one variable may provide an illuminating explanation for a puzzle at one point in time , it is likely to provoke further questions about how it operates at a later date . |
| 25 | Unlike offices , the level of income fluctuates although sometimes over a longer period it fluctuates at a higher level than commercial . |
| 26 | It works on a higher power than that used for general cooking . |