Example sentences of "[noun] it [verb] [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Suffice it to say that in any extended study of the martial arts it warrants closer examination . |
| 2 | Further , since we see his victims through his eyes it becomes harder to keep our own perspective , and judgement , clear . |
| 3 | It 's said the engine is the same as any injected 1.6 but in this car it feels torquier , much smoother , more eager and quieter , though this could be as a result of top-down wind roar . |
| 4 | But in the circumstances it seemed better to remain silent , particularly with Rohan Saint Yves marching grimly at her shoulder like some gaoler . |
| 5 | She was now in such pain , and moment by moment it got worse . |
| 6 | All of a sudden it sounded friendlier , more reasonable . |
| 7 | From this vantage point it becomes clearer , showing its rounded back to the west and a steep series of crags , cliffs and gullies to the north and east . |
| 8 | Only the bobbing ice raft felt safe , and every day it grew smaller as the waves grew warmer under a sun which rose a blazing orange and filled the sky with streaks of scarlet and gold . |
| 9 | It 's understood a new report will say there 's no evidence it works better than traditional methods . |
| 10 | If one looks at the early development of vertebrae it becomes clearer just how segmental much of our own early development is . |
| 11 | In some ways it seemed longer than that to Lewis and in others only yesterday . |
| 12 | You 're right Craig it goes lower . |
| 13 | In Nasonia it has further been shown that condensation of chromosomes derived from the sperm is abnormal and that they are often fragmented in incompatible crosses . |
| 14 | ‘ Caledonian Mining remains interested in Monktonhall , but Macleod is no longer prepared to talk to the board in case it provokes further misleading comments to the press , ’ the source said . |
| 15 | She had no idea what he was up to , but instinct told her that he was trying to help her , and in this case it seemed wiser to follow her instincts . |
| 16 | Like similar assumptions about fresh air and freedom it needs further investigation , otherwise we shall measure its extent rather than its quality , its coverage rather than its benefits . |
| 17 | It might be a bit awkward when you start off but once you 've done it a bit it gets easier . |
| 18 | In a number of cases it ousted earlier conventions , such as the indiction or year of grace ( see later ) . |
| 19 | In general for specific cases it seems better to replace the word " sensible " with stated limits ( Example 100 ) . |
| 20 | As soon as she left the main tourist route it became quieter and darker . |
| 21 | As the traffic thickened towards the rush hour it got easier , but more boring , to stay fairly close behind him . |
| 22 | Of course it grows colder as you move away from the equator , and it is rarely above 5°C at latitudes greater than 50 degrees , north or south . |
| 23 | Perhaps it is inevitable that the west empathises more with countries whose cultures it comprehends better than those of Africa and Asia . |
| 24 | For this reason it seems best to concentrate upon the Mustakimzade tradition in order to be able to set the Katib Celebi tradition against the background of what is felt to be a more probable account of the origins of the Muftilik . |
| 25 | Although for the upper classes the Pax Romana in the age of the Antonines ( second century AD ) came as a great opportunity to concentrate on and uphold the customs of their local town or district , for humbler men it Provided wider horizons and unprecedented opportunities for travel . |
| 26 | In this way , the Committee was able , quite consistently , to propose what , on the one hand appeared to be a relaxation of the law in the area of homosexuality , whilst on the other hand it recommended stronger sanctions in the area of prostitution . |
| 27 | Towards the end it got better though , and they got the time right , we timed it towards the end and the wording was right , so it got better towards the end . |
| 28 | Well no because we had n't , us , given us any ideas , towards the end it got better , and they were . |
| 29 | Towards the end it got better and they worked , it was a bad start , but it got better towards the end . |
| 30 | Grabbing defeat from the jaws of victory , Haffey let in a shot it seemed easier to save . |