Example sentences of "it [vb -s] [art] [adj -er] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Friction between the two layers causes some mixing all along the length of the estuary , as does the gradual dissipation of the northern now of sea water as it nears the shallower northern bay .
2 It 's a bit more expensive than the other machines I looked at but it has a bigger hard disk , local bus video and a lengthy warranty .
3 ( The privately rented sector has low values for a number of reasons : it contains a larger non-married proportion , and the form of stock is often considered to be less suitable for childrearing .
4 The piste groomers work around the clock to grind up the snow which , because it possesses a denser molecular structure than the real thing , compacts easily into ice .
5 It recalls the earlier athletic successes of Alexander at Olympia , as described by Herodotus ( v.22 ) .
6 It is said by some to be more tiring physically than a paid job , by others to be less tiring : some women say it takes a greater emotional toll , others that the drain is less than other work .
7 Some have done better than others , but there 's just the physical reality of how long it takes the lower two strings to speak — it 's going to take a few milliseconds for that to happen .
8 He also keeps the following Presto agitato simmering for longer than usual ( track 4 ) , and his restraint pays off handsomely in that it throws the later climactic phases into relief .
9 It expects a further 29 tonnes on completion of the CEGB/SSEB Magnox programme plus an additional 34 tonnes of plutonium from the existing and committed AGR programme .
10 This index compares equal numbers of elements , and it gives a better postcranial/cranial comparison than the preceding index unless there has been preferential destruction of the jaws .
11 It carries a longer maximum sentence of ten years .
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