Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb -s] it [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The house is a mobile home , carried about as the caddis walks , like the shell of a snail or hermit crab except that the animals builds it instead of growing it or finding it . |
| 2 | Using still images makes it much easier to initiate discussion of the organisation and use of space : the constraints of the task allow us to focus on specifics ; the stillness makes the work much more open to inspection . |
| 3 | Further problems may arise again on return to Britain as the pressure for places in the more popular independent or state schools makes it increasingly difficult for the expatriate to find suitable educational facilities for children . |
| 4 | This is a only thumb-nail sketch which I hope is fairly accurate , though the complex and confused relationship between the planning and legal aspects makes it extremely difficult to second-guess . |
| 5 | The geographical dispersion of agricultural work among predominantly small units makes it very difficult to organize union activities effectively ( Newby 1972b ) . |
| 6 | The ERM 's history over the past nine months makes it increasingly likely that monetary union , when it happens , will involve only a small group . |
| 7 | They state : ‘ If PES makes it less likely that new monetary programmes with large spending implications will be introduced inadvertently , it also helps to assure departments that their on-going programmes will not suddenly be disrupted ’ ( Heclo and Wildavsky , 1981 , p. 238 ) . |
| 8 | Poisoning of waterways is hideous enough ; but the ability of many organisms to concentrate toxins makes it even more so . |
| 9 | Such political use of the honours makes it all the more imperative that its class system is maintained . |
| 10 | Thai food is far more interesting than Chinese or Indian , for the huge and accessible range of ingredients makes it potentially more elegant and surprising — in Thailand they are said to eat more than 250 raw ingredients in their yam ( salads , and pronounced ‘ yum ’ ) alone . |
| 11 | Yet reticence in sexual matters makes it less than probable that these will be the first mentioned . |
| 12 | Since both sites and nesting material are usually in short supply in a weaver bird colony , he often laboriously unravels his first attempt and using its constituents weaves it all over again in the same place . |
| 13 | We know what he was saying there , the three days gives it away the death on the Friday and the Resurrection on the Sunday , right . |
| 14 | What colours does it then start to turn ? |
| 15 | The formulation of restraints upon State activities through the adoption ( often by consensus ) of Resolutions and Codes of Conduct within international organisations makes it hard for a State to claim non-party status , as it can to a treaty it has not ratified . |
| 16 | The massive destructiveness of nuclear weapons makes it very difficult to justify them as ‘ effective ’ weapons in this sense . |
| 17 | ‘ Having four blank Saturdays makes it hard to get games played , so there could be a one or two week extension . |
| 18 | Added to this , there are several areas where the level of resistance to antibiotics among the gonococci makes it extremely difficult to treat . |
| 19 | Having to work from different angles makes it extremely difficult to maintain an even symmetry throughout the design , and it is therefore not surprising that nomadic rugs sometimes contain motifs of slightly varying sizes ; the fact that so many are perfectly balanced and symmetrical is a glowing testament to the weavers ' skill . |
| 20 | Generation ‘ The fact that Clinton went to Oxford for two years makes it even more likely that there will be a very good , firm and friendly special relationship on a personal level , ’ she said . |
| 21 | Its wide range of properties makes it more flexible than probably any other substance on earth . |
| 22 | Second , the British way of doing things makes it hard for a company to discover the identity of a suspected concert party-goer hiding behind a nominee . |
| 23 | The grant of wide discretionary powers makes it much more difficult to control the exercise of these powers by means of the doctrine of ultra vires . |
| 24 | The performance of modern gliders makes it much easier and more likely for a pilot to fly himself into a potential death trap unless he uses his imagination or has already learned to have a healthy respect for the elements . |
| 25 | Our everyday awareness of these value-laden distinctions makes it all the more necessary to stress that in social anthropology ( and sociology ) ‘ culture ’ is a neutral term . |
| 26 | The fact that Barbara and Sheena are sisters makes it even worse . ’ |
| 27 | If proof were needed that intelligent children 's television is a friend of children 's books , the recent BBC serialisation of The Borrowers provides it amply . |
| 28 | Another of the original apple trees makes it quite shady here even in the heart of summer so the planting is a subtle mix of hostas , ferns and other shade loving foliage plants . |
| 29 | But whose interests does it really serve ? |
| 30 | The smuttier the better , I thinks ; bless you ! the gals likes it as much as we do . |