Example sentences of "it [verb] [prep] [subord] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No wonder Denmark signalled its dissatisfaction with Maastricht and all it stands for if a batsman needs 10,000 words of multi-lingual explanation before he is allowed to take guard . |
| 2 | ( In the Penn country one can tell who is anyone — it depends on whether a woman kisses Lady Curzon or not . ) |
| 3 | Yet he was such a skilful flyer that to an American of the Lafayette Squadron it seemed as if a plane obeyed his thoughts rather than the controls , and at Verdun alone he shot down six German aircraft and a balloon . |
| 4 | TO overstate the attendance is both a good public relations exercise — making it look as if a team is better-supported than it is — and a possible outlet for laundering ‘ dirty money . ’ |
| 5 | Simply plugs into socket and controls any appliance which can be plugged into 13amp socket , to make it look as if a house is occupied . |
| 6 | If your engine is using a lot of oil it sounds as if a replacement or rebuild is required . |
| 7 | It seems as if a disillusionment , the communists are trying you know , trying policies |
| 8 | The interior was probably quite well furnished in the ordinary way , but right now it looked as if a tornado had been through it . |
| 9 | The car was so low it looked as if a giant had tried to stub it out and it was clear that getting out of the bucket seat gave the Greek momentary altitude sickness . |
| 10 | The shelf was full , except for a small gap , where it looked as if a book had been taken out . |
| 11 | There was a time , at the end of summer , a hopeful time , when it looked as if a lot of would-be railway companies would simply vanish , like the mushrooms they were . |
| 12 | And when Biarritz scored a quick try and Blanco landed a sensational penalty from about 60 metres it looked as if a miracle seemed possible simply because so many people passionately wanted it to happen . |