Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] it [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The vulnerability of minor revenue officials to demotion or removal made it imperative for them to remain on good terms with men of influence able to mar their careers , and shortly after his clash with the provost of Inverkeithing Main made his peace with the Cunningham family . |
| 2 | The pope 's ardent desire for clarification and decision made it possible for judges to be used who were not always the bishops , in close contact with Rome , but abbots and other ecclesiastical officials . |
| 3 | The Bournemouth decision made it clear that the Unity Campaign 's success had been more apparent than real . |
| 4 | sort of , life 's experience make it mean more |
| 5 | If it 's been agreed that the treasurer spends £300 on publicity with £100 each for posters , leaflets and newspaper advertisements , he should be allowed the latitude to spend £150 on newspaper ads and £150 on leaflets if the publicity chairman thinks it necessary , and perhaps nothing on posters . |
| 6 | On this plate was depicted a map of the heavens , and holes along the line of the ecliptic made it possible for a representation of the sun to be moved at intervals of a day or two in imitation of its annual motion . |
| 7 | Although the discovery of the double helix made it possible to understand how information might be stored in DNA , revolutionary advances in areas such as nucleotide sequencing and computing have been needed before people can contemplate recovering the stored information on a large scale . |
| 8 | Why does an unstable demand for money make it difficult to control the supply of money ? |
| 9 | Criticisms within and without Parliament made it clear that this audit model of control was beginning to falter in the post-war period . |
| 10 | Push buttons on deck make it easy to clamp abrasive sheet in place |
| 11 | But France 's own reliance on US financial support made it difficult to resist the Anglo-American policy . |
| 12 | As room status information must be up-to-the-minute , notification slips are circulated immediately to all departments should a ‘ chance ’ arrival or sudden change of room , or any other eventuality make it necessary to inform all departments , so that any action required can be taken . |
| 13 | This was because the terms of the contract between seller and buyer made it clear that the buyer in re-selling the goods was doing so , not for his own account , but as agent for , and on account of , the seller . |
| 14 | The publishing explosion following the development of printing made it necessary for catalogues to give rather more detail : for instance , the edition and date of a book might now be more crucial to the reader , because there were so many variants . |
| 15 | No costs are allowed after receipt of such notice of proving anything the admission renders it unnecessary to prove ( Ord 9 , r 16 ) . |
| 16 | This split made it impossible to unite a broad democratic majority and left the republic divided almost from the start of the regime . |
| 17 | The straight forward design and short wheel base made it ideal for negotiating the sharp curves of the Welshpool line . |
| 18 | Gullivers are looking after the travelling arrangements and the widespread tentacles of the Irish Tourist Board make it certain that golden oldies all over the world have got to hear about the festival . |
| 19 | The latter measure made it worthwhile for the Americans to try and do what the British had failed at , making British films which would go down well in America . |
| 20 | The judgment on the News International ban made it clear that political censorship , at least , could be fought effectively , and the basis for the defence against censorship was the Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964 . |
| 21 | Their long-lived presence made it possible for them to act as a kind of semi-permanent critique of newer cultural trends . |
| 22 | GLC funding made it possible for them to conduct a research project into the lives of young lesbians and gays . |
| 23 | I realised that the detail and the logic of the story made it impossible not to believe Fearnley . |
| 24 | Above : The rounded contours of the AquaWare Richmond suite make it perfect for period or adventurous homes |
| 25 | The abstract quality of symbols such as the Swastika renders it difficult for cerebral intelligence to grasp the full concept and implications of their purpose , which is to awaken the more subliminal centres relating to feelings and intuitive responses . |
| 26 | The fact was that the board got it wrong and we took the blame . |
| 27 | While Nicholson 's experience made it easy for him to contemplate such preparations , the work of the Perkins at King David For indicated that it was unlikely that more than quart quantities of aniline could be prepared safely on the Kennington Road premises . |
| 28 | Their emphasis on the absolute centrality of heterosexual experience made it impossible for them to see that purity feminism had anything to offer , with its emphasis on celibacy , and its view of sex as male-defined , vicious and depraved . |
| 29 | The rain certainly did come down during the night , it was so loud on the window the noise made it difficult to sleep . |
| 30 | Scotland opened promisingly but Benoit Bellot 's downwind , downfield punting made it difficult for the home side to sustain pressure . |