Example sentences of "it [to-vb] a [adj] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even those who thought that spatial perception would stand in for technical ability at age thirteen felt that the match between the specific ability and general intelligence was too close to allow it to generate a specialised educational form . |
| 2 | Neither Weiskrantz nor Dean argues that the whole brain is organized in modules , but they do maintain that there is sufficient evidence for modularity in enough systems for it to form a useful working hypothesis . |
| 3 | For each stage , the partial remainder is shifted left , and the divisor is subtracted from it to form a new tentative remainder . |
| 4 | The advantage of a body clock is that it can prepare an animal or plant and enable it to predict a future environmental condition and so be ready for the event when it takes place . |
| 5 | It is all very well to point out how much food is munched by an animal in order for it to develop a nice juicy back leg or plump shoulder , but what is rarely taken into consideration is the amount of fertile soil and poorly paid labour required to produce the well-fleshed habitués of vegetarian eateries . |
| 6 | Others believe it to have a strong cultural component ; and point out that there are many cultures in which it is not apparent , sexual interest and behaviour increasing continuously in the pre-adolescent years . |
| 7 | Continued criticism of LDDC policy led it to introduce a belated social housing initiative in 1986 aimed at providing new and refurbished housing for rent and shared ownership . |
| 8 | One scuffed heavy shoe is braced against the floor , the other dangles in space , with the turn-up riding high above it to reveal a thick grey sock crumpled around the ankle . |