Example sentences of "[vb -s] it [adj] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is available now , but has not had the take up that Windows has enjoyed — one cynical comment has it that of the less than half million copies actually in use , the better part were given away — and yet it is a very capable operating system with some excellent features . |
| 2 | Then some damned smart lawyer comes along and shoots it full of writs and affidavits . |
| 3 | However , my cocker spaniel rates it top of the list for smell . |
| 4 | American herbs such as this one have a history associated with the original Indian inhabitants of the North American continent including Canada , and it was Oswego Indians in particular who used the leaves as the beverage which gives it one of its common names . |
| 5 | This makes it one of the most spectacular parts of Britain to visit . |
| 6 | The wide availability of Cervelat in supermarkets and delicatessens makes it one of the most popular of charcuterie products and one that will not offend even the most conservative of palates . |
| 7 | An odd aspect of the mountain is that although its relative isolation from other hills makes it one of the most prominent peaks to pick out from other far distant tops , the views are rather more limited than one might expect . |
| 8 | Which makes it one of Britain 's least expensive automatic cards . |
| 9 | Coda Inc currently has seven offices in the US , and saw sales increase 49% to $10.6m , which , Turner reckons , makes it one of the few UK companies to have succeeded in such a notoriously dangerous market . |
| 10 | The reasonable price makes it one of this summer 's best buys . |
| 11 | Firstly , we have ‘ a state of affairs that is so acute as to constitute a danger ’ — and , we would add , a moral challenge of a scale which makes it one of the most pressing social issues of the day . |
| 12 | The sunken city on its north shore makes it one of the few places in the world where it is possible to go hard aground on a Byzantine mosaic . |
| 13 | Though it lacks the tension of Chaucer 's Parliament of Fowls , it is possessed of a wry , self-mocking quality which makes it one of the most attractive works of the age . |
| 14 | ‘ All this , with the bonus of an organic approach , makes it one of the most original books on gardening that I 've seen in a long time , ’ says our kitchen garden correspondent , Adam Pasco . |
| 15 | Set up with the expertise of committed , professional staff , the Democrat 's weekly sales of over 9,000 makes it one of the fastest growing weekly papers in the British Isles . |
| 16 | Edinburgh 's remarkable collection of libraries , including the copyright National Library of Scotland , makes it one of the best-provided cities in Britain for the study of history , while its archival resources and architectural heritage leave it unrivalled for the pursuit of Scottish history . |
| 17 | This makes it one of the most efficient recycling schemes of its kind . |
| 18 | But in a debate often skewed by anecdote and rhetoric , its steady empirical analysis makes it one of the most significant critiques of the underclass to emerge . |
| 19 | This Rheinhessen wine is made from the Siegerrebe — the richest German grape variety — which makes it capable of packing a walloping great punch of sweetness . |
| 20 | Statistical representativeness is not , of course , assured simply by means of large numbers ; a large sample , running into several hundreds or thousands may be selected in a way which makes it unrepresentative of the general population , while a small sample may , conversely , meet more precisely the criterion of representativeness . |
| 21 | The lancelet 's eye-spot makes it aware of the difference between light and dark . |
| 22 | The Hotel Traiano carries the name of one of Rome 's great emperors and within , an understated elegance and classy feel makes it worthy of such association . |
| 23 | If you marinade the meat it makes it full of flavour and very tender . |
| 24 | So he says , ‘ Okay , ’ takes a 1-iron and leaves it short of the bunker , and then knocks his second on to the green . |