Example sentences of "[coord] it [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The rod , in order to pick up a long length of sunken line , should be a minimum of 11ft long , and a maximum of 12ft or it becomes unwieldy . |
| 2 | Do n't leave it any longer or it becomes hard to control . |
| 3 | For present purposes it is sufficient to note that the expression embraces the period of two years prior to the onset of insolvency in the case of transactions at an undervalue and of preferences given to a person connected with the company , provided that at the time of the transaction the company was unable to pay its debts or it became unable to pay its debts by reason of the transaction . |
| 4 | For it cuts up the grass like farmyard manure , it chops it up you see and it rots quick and makes the grass grow quicker . |
| 5 | The points of choice have to be put to other people and it takes patient consultation before everyone can agree about the management plan for a school in which social , academic , moral and community developments all have their place . |
| 6 | In a ground loop there are very high inertia forces on the fin and it takes expert knowledge to detect quite serious damage in these areas , particularly with T-tailed types . |
| 7 | All these mistakes are only too easy to make , and it takes constant effort to keep oneself up to the mark . |
| 8 | The main advantages are : the bridge is fixed with the arm in the ‘ down ’ position ( perfect for playing country bends in tune , or for keeping strings in tune should you break one ) ; it 's impossible to strip the thread by screwing the arm in too tightly ; you can choose to load your strings through the block or just through the bridge ; and it feels good , like a light Stratocaster trem , with none of the fudginess of more complex units . |
| 9 | ‘ Who does that belong to ? ’ he asks , and I squeeze my legs together as though to resist him , and it feels good ; so good that my back arches . |
| 10 | I 've devoted so much time and energy to creating Tessa and it feels marvellous that it 's actually come off , ’ she says taking a big puff on her roll-up . |
| 11 | If this occurs on or close to the skin , it can be observed as redness and it feels warm to the touch . |
| 12 | Tim tries massaging my lower back during the contraction and it feels great — he wo n't be at a loose end from now on ! |
| 13 | And it feels great . |
| 14 | Well it , and it feels nice and clean |
| 15 | If you knit with a yarn that is too thick for your machine and it feels hard work to you , it is probably hard work for your machine too . |
| 16 | ‘ It looks as if it 's been made out of a tree and it feels lovely . |
| 17 | You can walk into one house , and it feels cold and empty , walk into another and be struck by an atmosphere of friendliness and warmth . |
| 18 | Then , quite suddenly , the monkey 's body clocked kicked in and it fell asleep . |
| 19 | Some movement , the barely audible sound of a door opening and closing , then the monkey 's body clock got the better of it again and it fell asleep . |
| 20 | So he stopped and then it fell , and it fell short of the hundred pound they wanted . |
| 21 | Software Publishing Corp warns that a turnover shortfall in the second quarter will yield share earnings between $0.15 and $0.17 , compared with $0.32 , on turnover of $43.4m in the year-ago period : second quarter revenues are expected to come in between $31m and $33m , and it blames continued price competition and soft international demand . |
| 22 | The report concluded that the passing of information to paramilitaries did take place , but on a very limited scale , and it recommended procedural and technical improvements . |
| 23 | Its yellow eyes were looking at me ; its mouth opened and it made strange sounds at me . |
| 24 | The theory was a good scientific theory , in the sense described in Chapter 1 : it was simple and it made definite predictions that could be tested by observation . |
| 25 | Its lights flickered at random and it made odd beeping noises . |
| 26 | The new consumer durables ( TV , washing machines , refrigerators ) were much in demand , and it made sound economic sense to enjoy the use and benefit of such things at once and pay for them out of rising real incomes . |
| 27 | Wake , who has taken over from Ron Aitken , said one of BAIE 's strengths was its diversity and it made sound practice , as well as fun , to tap into the network . |
| 28 | It may not be coincidental that two of the long survivors with very low CD4 counts were also the oldest patients in the study , and it remains possible that the genetic background or immune changes responsible for AIDS related sclerosing cholangitis are , with increasing age , more likely to indicate a good prognosis independently of the CD4 count . |
| 29 | At first it was not entirely clear where the word ‘ Hooligan ’ had sprung from — and it remains unclear to this day — or exactly what it meant , other than some kind of novel reference to street violence and ruffianism . |
| 30 | Writing is included because , particularly at the later phases of primary schooling , curriculum guidelines are rare , and it remains unclear as to what might reasonably be expected of children once they have mastered putting words onto paper . |