Example sentences of "[adj] [vb base] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Okay and if say it crescendoed in bar two you would go like that Say it diminuendoed in bar four you would do that . |
| 2 | Some say it tells ‘ the entire story of architecture ’ , others ‘ the entire story of architectural mistakes ’ . |
| 3 | You know some say it had a trunk |
| 4 | Some say it works . |
| 5 | But some say it 's been too high a price to pay . |
| 6 | Now then somebody 's messed up this look it says sink here , never mind , can you see it here it says sink , it 's a bit wet , this one says float , good boy Mark well done , put your name on the bottom and then we 'll be happy . |
| 7 | Food and Drink : Some like it garam masala |
| 8 | Unless these exist in some measure it becomes virtually impossible to continue any social activity . |
| 9 | It may overlook the fact that science could become a very rebellious offspring ; and , as an apologetic strategy , it could easily backfire if science ( as some believe it has been ) were to be devalued in public estimation through association with polluting and exploitative technologies . |
| 10 | It is considered to have aphrodisiac properties , and some believe it to have been the original ‘ forbidden fruit ’ and that the Seychelles were the site of the Garden of Eden . |
| 11 | The stress this causes varies , depending on what the parents perceive as tolerable , but some find it creates considerable tension . |
| 12 | This last point does n't translate into ideal accuracy and agility , however , for apart from its detached feel it suffers a slow-motion response . |
| 13 | Some use it to scrape algae from the rocks . |
| 14 | But some think it does and have named it Saunders 's tern . |
| 15 | Some think it looks a bit '70s but I disagree ; if it were sandwiched with mahogany , maybe , but for me the maple just adds a nice touch of detail . |
| 16 | " Your grandfather might have heard it called the felty , or the pigeon felty or even the blue felty — and I think some call it fell fo ! " |
| 17 | Some are born great , some achieve greatness and some have it thrust upon them . |
| 18 | More immediately , the war could , on some estimates , increase America 's monthly budget deficit by two-thirds while it lasts . |
| 19 | Miss Whiplash and Bash the Barbarian are still doing battle over the right to reply , and judging by the amount of mail each receive it looks to be about even at the moment . |
| 20 | How much do it cost ? |
| 21 | It 's just like a normal save it overrides |
| 22 | Examples like these make it appear that the performance of manufacturers ' software can always be bettered . |
| 23 | Ormanroyd familiar leggy run of his turns it back to Lewis , Speedy let it run on to Jochim . |
| 24 | These allow it to assess the service provided by every station and take into account local conditions , casualty potential and the availability of crew and ensure that the right boat is in the right place at every location . |
| 25 | Inch by barely perceptible inch it rotates on its axis … |
| 26 | Do n't keep using expressions such as ‘ You know ’ , ‘ Like ’ , ‘ Er … ’ or ‘ Um … ’ — they all make it sound as if you do n't really know what you 're talking about . |
| 27 | If we all want it put a stop to , will the government do something about it , or will it be like you said , Mr. Gerrard ? |
| 28 | So when he saw the 301 project it gave him the idea of using ultra-modern airframe and engine technology and aerodynamics to achieve the same magic numbers with a single turboprop instead of two kerosene-guzzling pure jets . |
| 29 | Mr Honecker and his men , boasting confidently that their economy was so well run it did not need Soviet-style reforms , were banking on the expectation that Mr Gorbachev would fail . |
| 30 | Bullingdon Prison is one of several new buildings designed to replace the Victorian institutions such as Oxford , but with so many people in jail , Oxford and many like it have to remain open . |