Example sentences of "[noun sg] [v-ing] it [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The third set of pupils improved the blade and handle of the fettling knife in the sponging department making it easier to use and prolonging its usefulness . |
| 2 | You could , of course , have the cement , sand and gravel delivered , and hire a mixer , but you would still find it hard work shovelling it all in and out . |
| 3 | The aim is to produce more economists who can handle practical affairs seriously ; more generalists--aware in a rough way of what non economists think--by making it easier to concentrate on particular problems , so that their views may more easily be sought and comprehended ; and more theorists who plan their work in an economic manner . |
| 4 | France : Since a law making it compulsory for employers to offer hepatitis B vaccination to healthcare employees was passed in January 1991 , usage of vaccine has risen nearly four-fold . |
| 5 | Although there are no apparent rhyming schemes there is a regularity in the number of syllables each line possesses throughout the whole piece of work making it easy to read and , again , rhythmical . |
| 6 | At present , crews typically rotate between 999 and routine work making it difficult to designate crews for higher pay . |
| 7 | ‘ All through the day of the funeral , ’ said Sherrin , ‘ the solemnity , the pomp and the processing poured out of the television and Michael , who was sitting at home watching it all , was inspired to address the nation through the character of Byron and to explain the impact on his generation of discovering the greatness of the dead ex-Prime Minister . |
| 8 | But it 's a full time job keeping it that way . |
| 9 | But Nigel did take the time to explain that b that basically this was the , the , the view that the new directive would take place keeping it simple . |
| 10 | panicked by the snow which he had n't been expecting , he threw everything over and he had a job finding it all on the other side . |
| 11 | The Federal Assembly on May 9 passed a legal amendment making it possible to speed up the purging of the security services , including the StB . |
| 12 | The problem with such ladder filters is that , in general , each section loads the preceding one with a different impedance making it difficult to predict the overall performance of the ladder or to design a ladder to meet a given specification . |
| 13 | I mean the foyer when you come in to the building when the place was refurbished that was that we got the consultant 's to look at the into the foyer and what you see as you come into the building is the recommendations of those consultants were talking about having a red foyer making it inviting and friendly that was their recommendation which was adopted . |
| 14 | And to look at the colourful display of begonias , geraniums and fuchsias set against the trees and shrubs , the unusual rockery plants , the miniature acres in their raised beds , linked pools and waterfall , emptying into a small bog garden , and the greenhouse brimming with plants raised from cuttings and seed , you would think the Doughtys spend hours every day keeping it all in trim . |
| 15 | The golden variety of the Orfe is the most commonly available and is the best for the pond , due to its bright colouration making it easy to see . |
| 16 | Like its predecessor , Another Lonely Londoner offers a distinctly bittersweet account of the immigrant experience , in which the racism and the shitty jobs and housing are balanced by the excitement of living in a major metropolis with its siren promise of one day making it big . |
| 17 | Referring to his decision to resign from the Cabinet over the Westland affair in January 1986 , he says : ‘ I made a statement that day making it clear that I was going to continue in active politics in any role the Conservative Party wanted . |
| 18 | She 's a little preoccupied at the moment , just an ordinary person finding it hard to deal with the madness that selling vast amounts of records brings . |
| 19 | Tightness throughout the abdomen making it impossible to cough or strain for fear that something will burst or will tear loose . |
| 20 | And some carers and dependents find it difficult to adapt to a role reversal — the old person of course not wanting to relinquish her dominant role and the carer finding it difficult to cope with becoming the decision maker . ’ |
| 21 | A reduced ampitude of the electrical control activity may result in a marked diminution of the signal to noise ratio making it difficult to extract the true dominant frequency . |
| 22 | The emotional help that we can give is often about unravelling this complex package of emotion into a process that can be gently reviewed and understood by the person feeling it all . |
| 23 | On the word , Emma turned her head away , the exclamation saying it all . |
| 24 | We do n't want an old battle-axe of a nanny having it all her own way . |
| 25 | As might have been expected , the larger exhibitions attracted considerably more visitors than the smallest exhibition , but all three received a generally favourable response from the public , with both the Carlyle and MacLean exhibitions being rated as Very Good or Good by at least 90% of those who saw them , and with 78% of those who saw the Skinner exhibition giving it similar ratings . |
| 26 | Adding these however not only helps stability but also lifts the base clear of the ground making it easier to use the adjuster key . |
| 27 | " The cabinet diplomacy at which ( Bismarck ) excelled in the 1860s was no longer possible in the 1880s ; public opinion was beginning to influence policy making it impossible to turn friendships on and off at will . " |
| 28 | There is also no character-based interface for remote access making it clumsy as a server . |
| 29 | And finally , Holmes noted that ‘ the lamp is liable to accident by falling pieces of coal , by dusty atmosphere clogging the gauze making it red hot , by coal particles igniting on the hot wire mesh . ’ |
| 30 | The Argentinian base at Esparanza in the British sector , displays a notice proclaiming it Argentinian . |