Example sentences of "it [verb] such [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why had it formed such an important part of the terrorists ' plan ? |
| 2 | ‘ It can be a very lonely job , for both man and dog , which is why it involves such a special relationship , ’ Keith explained . |
| 3 | It became such a tame pet afterwards that she could never persuade it to play dead again , even if she grabbed it as though she were a predator . |
| 4 | A hotel is only a house multiplied up which is one of the reasons why it offers such a good opportunity to demonstrate to people at large what can be achieved . |
| 5 | It covers such a wide variety of conditions that it is less specific than a weather forecast . |
| 6 | Because it covers such a wide area . |
| 7 | though that it looks such a flimsy structure , that you know its gon na be shored up with walls . |
| 8 | A single fallen leaf can smother a wide area of seedlings and it is perhaps no surprise then to learn that it has such a large seed , which could not only penetrate this mass but have enough stores to supply a seedling as it grew up through it . |
| 9 | It also protects the plant in a more general way for it has such a bitter taste and is so poisonous that most animals will not eat the plant . |
| 10 | Mining coal can rarely compete on world markets and the use of it has such a damaging effect on our environment . ’ |
| 11 | The importance of early recognition of Crohn 's disease before it has such an adverse impact on linear growth is highlighted . |
| 12 | ‘ At first the idea of writing a wind serenade to precede The Marriage of Figaro was daunting : it has such an exciting overture , it certainly needs no further curtain-raiser — and what if I took a theme from the opera and overdid it , so no wanted to hear it in its proper place ? |
| 13 | Although this is in principle one of the simplest configurations and although it played such an important role in the early history of transition studies , the details of the transition process turn out to be relatively complex and are , quite possibly , not all known . |
| 14 | It seemed such a good morning in many ways that he was prompted to an unbearable hope and said , ‘ Would you ever marry me ? ’ |
| 15 | It seemed such a pointless act of heroism . |
| 16 | Myra 's familiar voice made her want to cry ; it seemed such a long time since things had been normal , with nothing more exciting than new orders to think about . |
| 17 | When we arrived it seemed such a friendly place , there would be 2 or 3 people to meet you at the gates and welcome you in . |
| 18 | It seemed such a childish thing he 'd allowed to upset him ; a silly woman telling fortunes … but silly or not , she had brushed the truth , and hit him where it hurt . |
| 19 | As far as nudity was concerned they quickly accepted it in Josephine 's act as it seemed such a natural part of her but their attitudes were quite prudish when confronted with the nudes backstage . |
| 20 | It is is n't it ? it seems ironic that for me it seemed such a big thing , in case you still need it clear I was William 's nephew . |
| 21 | It seemed such a bizarre exchange after two decades of silence that he repeated her name — ‘ Sue ? ’ — as if it might turn out not to be her after all . |
| 22 | It seemed such an ineffectual reason for insisting on going with him but Steve was so wrapped up in himself and thoughts of seeing Maria Luisa again that he did n't even ask her if it might be painful for her facing Fernando again . |
| 23 | It seemed such an impossible feat to make the best of a bad deal that he made no attempt at it . |
| 24 | I have given this Nayar material at some length because it exemplifies such a large number of the themes which I have been emphasizing throughout this book . |
| 25 | ‘ That was charming of you — it showed such a chivalrous nature . |
| 26 | It sounds such a dead end job . ’ |
| 27 | It takes such a long time to use up a tin , you probably would n't realise . |
| 28 | ‘ But it seems such a terrible waste , ’ Doreen protested . |
| 29 | It seems such a transparent lie . |
| 30 | While there was very little dispute about the incompatibility of marriage with a career ( even at the end of the century only a very.few radical feminist theorists , such as Olive Schreiner , were prepared to argue that all adult women should be engaged in regular paid employment ) , the vote proved a much more contentious issue for feminists as well as non-feminists , because it required such a substantial redrawing of the boundaries between male and female spheres . |