Example sentences of "it [be] [verb] [adv] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Peggy Sue naturally has six different kinds of bread options for toast , while the choices of preserves to go on it are enumerated practically to the power of 10 . |
| 2 | In simpler creatures , granules of it are distributed evenly throughout the egg ; in a frog 's egg , it is concentrated at one end ; and in a bird 's egg it initially fills the greater part of the shell . |
| 3 | Nor can it be had simply as a possession : it must be ‘ leapt into ’ repeatedly and afresh . |
| 4 | Alternatively , will it be used primarily by an individual , teaching himself/herself the language as he/she works with a language assistant ? |
| 5 | Anglican chant is a distinctive way of singing the Psalms and it would be a pity if it were lost altogether in the parishes . |
| 6 | Even such a perfect match would count for little if the fish had to wave its fins in order to maintain its position in the water , or if it were to move independently from the weed . |
| 7 | As will be seen , literature and the discipline which was based upon it were seen primarily as a means of transmitting personalities , on the model of the Dictionary of National Biography . |
| 8 | The old studio system which had produced good writers , good directors , good stars , good movies , was breaking up and bits of it were sliding all over the ancient and sacred lots . |
| 9 | Monte Samana is his , I know that now , and he deserves his profits , because he has made a holiday place that sits on the side of the hill as though it were set there by the Spaniards themselves , the Andalusians and the descendants of the Moors . ’ |
| 10 | A sacrifice of analytical rigour may not be that important if the concept which has been thereby given life is never used , and it is clear from Lord Greene M.R 's judgment in the Wednesbury case that he conceived of it being utilised only in the extreme ( and hypothetical ) instance of ‘ dismissal for red hair type of case . ’ |
| 11 | Although this is not accepted widely among the medical profession , there are many reports of it being used successfully for the treatment of hyperactive children . |
| 12 | Older hippy brothers started the ball rolling , since when it 's bounced everywhere from the realms of rock ‘ n ’ roll to the spark plugs of ‘ C86 ’ . |
| 13 | When unlocking a trolley , make sure it 's pushed close to the trolley in front before inserting the coin . |
| 14 | " The one she 's wearing is getting very tight across the — well — it 's getting tight in the wrong places . |
| 15 | When the fox is caught , they say , it 's killed swiftly with a single bite to the back of the neck . |
| 16 | That night , she 'd said , ‘ If you 'd come out the Quindale way you 'd never 've got through ; it 's flooded right across the road from Briar Farm to the old water tower , three feet deep , burst water main , ’ and Luke had said , ‘ Yeah , ’ and gone out to the kitchen to raid the fridge . |
| 17 | In the afternoon the weather is really hot , the way it always is when you go back to school , after it 's rained non-stop for the summer holidays . |
| 18 | Erm whether it 's to do just with the words , like for dictionaries usage y'know or whether it 's to do with erm how language is strung together , functional use of grammar or whether it 's to do with units and repertoires and bigger units or whether it 's to do even with ideologies or yeah |
| 19 | and that 's where the back door is , in the other bedroom you 've got a ventilator you know but it 's not actually facing into the bedroom , it 's facing outwards towards the bathroom , you know and the stairs |
| 20 | ‘ Why somebody 's left an 'ole choc-ice on the floor , and it 's run all over the place . |
| 21 | if there 's no fucking cellar key it 's stopping outside on the promenade ! |
| 22 | See , it 's indicated there on the plan running into the Thames . ’ |
| 23 | It 's sinking right to the bottom is n't it ? |
| 24 | The company that bottles the water says it 's acting completely within the law and is simply responding to customer demand . |
| 25 | A cascading arrangement of evergreen branches and fresh and dried flowers looks perfect above a fireplace , but make sure it 's kept away from the fire |
| 26 | They 've nae room for it , here at Kelvingrove , so it 's kept all over the west of Scotland hidden away . ’ |
| 27 | With Rover works in the region employing thousands in Cowley and Swindon , the company says it 's looking forward to an upturn later in the year , they say jobs are n't at risk . |
| 28 | Of course erm it 's perhaps , perhaps it 's looking slightly to the er historical future it it 's er it it was bad news in one sense because erm there came to be a view taken in Europe that wars between the great powers would be short , sharp wars . |
| 29 | And it 's called apart from a chemical reaction , but it measured by something called synergy . |
| 30 | Maybe it 's tucked away on a high shelf somewhere . ’ |