Example sentences of "it [vb -s] [pron] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That is what will keep us head and shoulders above any of our competitors even if they do wave a BS5750 certificate around as though it guarantees them a divine right to business success . |
| 2 | Now I understand that top level sailors welcome the one-design nature of the Grand Prix , not only because it is potentially inexpensive , but because it offers them an even platform from which to display their skills . |
| 3 | Firstly , I believe , it offers us an interesting way of interpreting images of seclusion and withdrawal . |
| 4 | So I would have thought would be better to buy low sulphur contented diesel rather than analyse it , and in c thirteen , it worries me a little bit , because I believe that the district councils are the drainage authorities with the right about land drainage , and it was taken away from the county council several years ago . |
| 5 | But do tell me — are you saying it matters what a mere woman thinks of you ? |
| 6 | ‘ It shows what a perfect fit we are , ’ says Redland 's fiance director Gerald Corbett . |
| 7 | It shows what a big boy you are , blowing them all out now . |
| 8 | It shows what a fickle business this is . |
| 9 | Based on average portions , it shows you a whole range of foods , from those which are enormously helpful to those which are virtually useless in boosting the fibre content of your diet . |
| 10 | and it costs us a bloody bomb ! |
| 11 | Two , our institute has its own hall and as this is now about seventy years old and was not particularly well built in the first place , you will understand that it costs us a good deal in money and effort to literally keep the roof over our heads . |
| 12 | I am so angry it takes me a long time to find the words . |
| 13 | got a lot of cards and it takes me a long time to do it |
| 14 | It takes me a little time to get calm again . |
| 15 | It takes you a long while to realise what a twit you 've been for so long . |
| 16 | Yes , I was just going to say you can do that with , like if you go , it takes you a long time to do it with prospects , they know you over the years , so you can just walk in . |
| 17 | ‘ You 're at maximum lean angle now with so much grip that when it does step out it throws you a long way . |
| 18 | It tells us a good deal about the relative values of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries that where the Victorians modelled their stations on cathedrals and palaces , Modern Man models his on shopping centres and office blocks . |
| 19 | ‘ I 've never been quite sure what the attraction is except that the job is n't boring and it gives me a private life . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ You know , Frome , it gives me a great deal of pleasure to think of you as head boy here next year . |
| 21 | I 've told you that it gives me a terrific edge in any sale where Kemp 's a bidder . |
| 22 | It gives me a tremendous advantage in that I can moor the punt about 15yds back from the top of the shelf , in the shallower water , out of sight of the bream . |
| 23 | I must say it gives me a certain amount of pleasure too . ’ |
| 24 | It gives me a good feeling . ’ |
| 25 | So er I do n't mind at all being interrupted if anyone has questions as we go along please shout them out it gives me a little breather with me voice and gives a chance to deal with things in the right place if need be . |
| 26 | Seriously , though , it gives me a fresh pang every time I look … |
| 27 | It gives me a bad head . |
| 28 | I can stand in front of the screen , I can look at the simulations , I can stop them whenever I want to stop them and look at them , it gives me ideas about how the buildings might have looked at that time and it gives me a whole range of variations as to as to what can be done in terms of their reconstructions . |
| 29 | It gives me a balanced perspective . ’ |
| 30 | Wisely , Roxburgh wo n't change it , but says : ‘ By including Durrant it gives me an added dimension and an option to our midfield play . ’ |