Example sentences of "it a [noun sg] [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A deep depression with a centre varying between 968 and 978 millibars moved from the Faroes to the mouth of the Elbe , while behind it a ridge of high pressure built up strongly over the Atlantic . |
| 2 | What they 're doing is actually going a lot further , and supply us all the their ac accounts and details , and they 've actually sort of called it a grant for partial costs of materials , right , so we 're actually |
| 3 | And we call it a day on these things . |
| 4 | But the Wallsend Harrier called it a day at 50 miles with a hamstring injury , leaving Tony Lenagan , of Wigan Phoenix , and Edinburgh 's Dave Wallace to battle it out . |
| 5 | Apart from the blow to one 's pride , the drastic loss of earning brings with it a sense of utter helplessness . |
| 6 | As this suggests , the appeal of such a tune could be seen as a ‘ leftover ’ , an ‘ echo ’ of a bygone era of craftsmanship ; and Adorno recognizes the possibility of this — indeed , he acknowledges that it is precisely in popular music that the category of the ‘ idea ’ ( a relatively independent , memorable element within a totality , a phenomenon more or less abandoned by ‘ serious ’ music ) lives on , and with it a sense of creative spontaneity ( Adorno 1976 : 34–7 ) . |
| 7 | Whilst for some the experience of ageing does bring with it a degree of social disengagement , it is far from being a ‘ natural ’ or inevitable event . |
| 8 | His procession left behind it a trail of communal violence and death . |
| 9 | Give it a rest for several hours after each test . |
| 10 | Ramsey thought it a protection against wrongful ceremony to understand its principles . |
| 11 | With these , the total number of seats controlled by the new government was 67 , giving it a majority of seven seats . |
| 12 | But the site team is determined to make it a winner in another way — as one of the safest sites in operation . |
| 13 | Thus the 1980 Education Act made it a requirement for all schools to provide public information on the curriculum . |
| 14 | Perhaps the best description of his composition has come from the New York Times ’ John Rockwell , who called it a mixture of mathematical clarity and mystical allure . |
| 15 | 'Mill Reserves made it a weekend of double celebration for Shottermill Football Club by clinching runners-up spot , thus ensuring promotion to division two . |
| 16 | It 's er all this is a fascinating theory or is it a question in real life . |
| 17 | But the second one was to actually make it a bit of bloody exercise in marketing . |
| 18 | And you think , Well hang on let's just do it a bit of common sense . |
| 19 | or was it a bit of opportunist entrepreneur ? |
| 20 | The distinction between manners and morals is exemplified by this film , and we can see no possibility of our offering it a certificate for public exhibition . |
| 21 | A bus passed them , bringing with it a flurry of dry dust from the gutter . |
| 22 | It was the party 's ideals of social justice which eventually brought it a measure of middle-class support . |
| 23 | Was it a wash without any water ? |
| 24 | Capital and energy costs together would come out at about $25 per barrel to give it a dose of 2.5 Mrad for 2–3 minutes , which would be highly competitive with incineration . |
| 25 | This will be the first museum of contemporary art in the former DDR and the director-designate , Klaus Werner intends to make it a showcase of international art . |
| 26 | Was it a case of demonic possession ? |
| 27 | To put it another way , is it a case of high pitch giving rise to sexist prejudice , or does the prejudice cause the reaction to the pitch ? |
| 28 | I am arguing for something far more significant than that , and we might call it a case for ecological morality . |
| 29 | The critical approach to knowledge brings with it a state of intellectual freedom , in which the individual is freed from unquestioning faith in any view of the world . |
| 30 | It 's perhaps the only committee , if one dare call it a committee of this council , where the chief officer has n't troubled to come to the budget review and represent the interests of his committee . |