Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] it [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now , looks pretty horrendous alright , but if we bum data on S T , S T minus one , S T minus two and P T minus one , all actual variables , if we bung those into the microfit and ask them to form the regression , it would do , right , it would just you 'd get S T equals A plus B that 's T minus one plus C A T minus two plus D A T minus one alright , and B T So before we we 'll call that equation four right , so although it looks nasty alright it 's fairly straightforward , it 's all , all we 're doing is , we 'd be asking the computer to regress S T on constant like how you would yourself T minus one to like values T minus two and like prices okay . |
| 2 | Drain the steak , reserving the marinade and thread a skewer through one strip of steak at 2.5cm/1in intervals , pushing the strip together so it forms concertina-like folds . |
| 3 | Her iron hand was even harder on the pastry , and affected its colour as well so that it looked dark and oppressed . |
| 4 | They made the bed up , so that it looked ordinary . |
| 5 | The top was also a little long , but not so that it looked foolish . |
| 6 | The tapered frame of the original pattern was straightened and made broader so that it became rectangular in design . |
| 7 | The tapered frame of the original pattern was straightened and made broader so that it became rectangular in design . |
| 8 | Martin Luther King had a vision as personal and private as the sleeping child or the cross-legged meditator , but he turned it outward as a prayer for peace so that it became shared . |
| 9 | He undid his tie so that it hung loose around his neck and unfastened the top few buttons on his shirt . |
| 10 | Pus the white foam washer on to the waste outlet so that it sits flush against the underside of the outlet rim |
| 11 | The replacement ratio measures income in and out of work so that it measures net-of-tax earnings minus work-related expenses as compared with out-of-work transfer payments contingent upon the status of being unemployed . |
| 12 | In May , 1991 , the Digital Information Group 's Software Industry Bulletin reported that SelecTronics expects to report a ‘ significant loss ’ for its financial year ended 31 March and that it is restructuring its business so that it manufactures handheld devices only when it has firm orders from its distribution channels . |
| 13 | There was a concerted gasp of shock around the table , and Benedict himself stiffened , his frown deepening so that it cut heavy lines across his forehead and between his brows , marring his looks . |
| 14 | Mrs Stych was unloading savoury rolls and a bowl of chicken salad from the refrigerator and she kicked the door savagely , so that it slammed shut with a protesting boom . |
| 15 | At the meeting the SOC finally ceased its efforts to amend the UN draft plan so that it made explicit mention of " genocide " , in reference to the appalling human rights record of the Khmer Rouge government of the late 1970s . |
| 16 | The shade has a double skin so that it remains cool and the light is well diffused , thus reducing glare and shadows . |
| 17 | Hot air is circulated at a high velocity in the cooking cabinet where it instantly envelopes the food and seals the meat so that it remains juicy . |
| 18 | The small grass lawn at the front was overgrown , the wooden verandah running from the porch along the front of the house had several posts missing , and the catch on the outer porch door was broken , so that it swung open and shut with a groan and a bang in the ever freshening wind . |
| 19 | The distance between the water-level and the cover-glass should be at least 6ins ( 16cms ) , so that it gets sufficient heat and humidity . |
| 20 | As a routine measure , you should open your dog 's mouth each week , so that it becomes used to this procedure . |
| 21 | This is a major system of burrows , all interlinking so that it becomes necessary to work on all aspects of the warren at one time . |
| 22 | Even if you are confident of your ability to manage a compost heap so that it becomes hot enough to cleanse itself of disease spores , there remains the risk of the subsequent compost matter containing thorns which are extremely resistant to decomposition . |
| 23 | Hence the procedure for converting an equation so that it becomes valid in accelerating frames can be expressed pithily as : ‘ replace commas by semicolons ’ . |
| 24 | You should repeat the puppy 's name at every opportunity within its hearing , so that it becomes accustomed to the sound . |
| 25 | Where Federman and Sukenick replace finished story with the process of narrating so that it becomes difficult to say what their novels are ‘ about ’ , Rudolph Wurlitzer pursues a rather different task in his fiction . |
| 26 | Technological hazards are more unpredictable and may be extremely rare , so that it becomes difficult to use probability concepts to quantify risk , especially those which rely on notions of relative frequency . |
| 27 | Another , and perhaps the worst aspect is that the wind has the habit of blowing debris into the net so that it becomes entangled and this too limits its catching ability . |
| 28 | And as if they knew it they sent another flare up into the sky , so that it glowed bright and cheerful as a street lamp above his path of retreat . |
| 29 | so that it stays afloat . |
| 30 | The law is still unclear on the legal rights of human fertilised ova ( zygotes ) and even foetuses , so that it seems unlikely that animals will have legal rights for many years . |