Example sentences of "it [is] [adj] [subord] [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's better than Coconut Forgery ! |
| 2 | You 'll walk sand and grit into the room by the shoeload ; keep it out of the bed ( it 's worse than biscuit crumbs ) and do n't curse the landlady for not sweeping more often . |
| 3 | But BRIDE Angela 's mum Gladys Smith took one look at the sandwiches and canapes and sniffed : ‘ It 's worse than school dinners . ’ |
| 4 | It is better than mutton broth in August . |
| 5 | However , it is unclear whether survival rates of those with dementia have increased or decreased over the post-war period . |
| 6 | What the legal force and effect of any such directive might be is uncertain ; it is unclear whether health care staff are required to carry out the terms of the directive or whether those who act in good faith with the terms of the directive are immune from civil or criminal prosecution . |
| 7 | But it is more than science fiction or a mathematical trick . |
| 8 | However , it is doubtful whether state pensions policies were the prime cause of this decline since it continued at much the same rate after 1948 as it had done before . |
| 9 | It is doubtful whether fiction writers are public benefactors , or their publishers philanthropists . |
| 10 | Sociolinguists working in the variationist paradigm have concentrated on studying phonological variation , and it is doubtful whether variationist techniques can be applied to grammatical variation at all . |
| 11 | It is questionable whether river moorings provide inexpensive berths for ‘ largely local ’ people . |
| 12 | It is questionable whether demand volume estimates based on lead-lag assumptions will be sufficiently accurately and reliable . |