Example sentences of "[noun] and it [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , ‘ Motherese ’ is composed of many different characteristics and it seems reasonable to suppose that there is considerable variation among adults in respect of how far these features are reflected in their speech to young children . |
| 2 | You were asked to phone in , so , erm , so our phone was out of order , so I had a phone card and it had four units on it . |
| 3 | If you , in case A , if you imagine that you 're presented with with a piece of paper or card and it has two symbols on it , right ? |
| 4 | When , for example , a previously repressed anger comes back into consciousness and it becomes safer for a person to acknowledge his hostility , desire is also freed . |
| 5 | Toxoplasmosis infection is caused by a parasite and it affects 50 per cent of us by the time we 're 70 . |
| 6 | Her shoulders sagged in defeat and it became clear to the watching man that she accepted their veracity . |
| 7 | in fact all of our horses main meeting , me mother and Jim they were all up and running and if , they were front runners , you know and they were all finished and James he backed a two hundred to one shot , I says you 're joking , aye it was up there with 'em mind and it finished twelfth , he said well it was a good bet |
| 8 | Staphylococcus aureus and alpha haemolytic streptococci were the most commonly identified organisms and were usually isolated from the biopsy channel of the endoscope and it seems likely that needle tip contamination is the chief culprit . |
| 9 | It is evident that Ollier ( 1981 ) , although making a plea for a more evolutionary geomorphology , does not cite the quantitatively expressed geophysical research and it seems unlikely that geomorphology can contribute in such areas unless it is willing to adopt the methods and language of other practitioners . |
| 10 | The fact that my slimmers felt so much healthier encouraged them to continue on the diet while they were losing weight and it became clear that they had no intention of falling back in to their old habits . |
| 11 | again there is no answer to that question , simply because the answer is so horrific , it does n't bear thinking about , but thank God all maybe safe , all will not be safe , but all maybe safe , God has provided a salvation that is available to all and if we are not safe it is because we choose to reject his s , his offers of mercy , so we thank God that all may be safe , but the solemn fact remains is that all will not be saved , well that leads us on to , to this third proposition , not only that the bible teach that all maybe saved , not only does it teach that all will not be saved , but it is quite clear that some will be saved whom we did not expect to be saved , we can be quite sure about that because judgment does n't rest with us , way back Abraham says perhaps one of the most important statements in his life when he said there in , in , in Genesis chapter eighteen and we actually sang the wo tho the quotation in the song we just sang a few moments ago where he says will not the judge of all the earth be right , judgement is not yours and mine , that 's God 's prerogative and the other song that we 've been , the song that we 've been singing , that song by faber there 's a wideness in God 's mercy lets be honest we are so narrow with our mercy , our gra , our expressions of grace is so limited , but there 's a wideness in God 's mercy and faber says it 's got the wideness of the sea , there 's a kindness in his justice , which is more than liberty , David knew all about that when he was given the option , he said oh I 'd rather fall into the hands of God than into the hands of men , I 'd rather that God dealt with me than that my fellow man dealt with me , because with him there 's mercy , with him there 's grace , with him there is , there is long suffering and there 's compa compassion and there 's love , and faber goes on with the love of God is broader than the measure of man 's mind and the heart of the eternal is most wonderfully kind , now that 's all very well for the song writer to say that in a hymn and it sounds nice and it 's , it sounds good but is there a scriptural authority for this , is it really true , or is it just a nice song that we sing with , it does us good because we feel it 's a nice , there nice thoughts , well , surely we have it in the passage we 've been reading that there is there is a mercy with God , there is a kindness with God in ver in verse thirty of that chapter behold some who are last will be first and some who are first will be last it 's quite clear that some will be saved that we did not expect to be saved , and you can find example after example of this , it was a tremendous surprise to the onlookers when a very sinful woman annoyed to the feed of Jesus , it was a tremendous surprise to the Pharisee who rejected God , although he was such a good man , to find that the , er sorry to be rejected by God although he was a good honest upright man , and to find that the sinner was accepted by God , it was a tremendous surprise to the people when Zacchaeus who named you to be a sinner , an open twist there an evil man was saved by the Lord Jesus , you could save salvation has come to this house , it was a tremendous surprise when the law breaker who was dying on the cross beside the law Jesus was saved and went to be with him , with the Lord in paradise , it was a tremendous surprise to the disciples when Jesus preached the gospel and revealed himself to a gentile woman , who was an adulterer seven times over but he did and she was saved , it was a tremendous surprise to Ananias when the Lord revealed himself |
| 12 | The stated objective of this new contract is to improve the standard of general practice and it proposes substantial changes in the way general practice is structured and financed . |
| 13 | The following two clauses come from Lincoln CAB 's code of practice and it illustrates one approach to the demarcation of responsibilities within a psychiatric hospital : |
| 14 | No matter , since Pied Piper 's stunning ‘ Kinetic ’ throws it into gear and it soars all the way . |
| 15 | This latest book turns the spotlight on the human aspects and it offers excellent entertainment . |
| 16 | My mum dabbed her eyes with her handkerchief and said , ‘ Arnold Bottomley had a seizure when he was on a canal boat and it took four of us to hold him , although he had been so easy-going on other trips , especially the Greek one that I did n't go on . |
| 17 | Apart from the support groups that CRUSE runs , it also produces a large range of literature about the problems of bereavement and it provides practical help in dealing with paperwork and other matters that a bereaved person may never have dealt with before . |
| 18 | Jabberwocky is a poem that was made up in Wonderland and it describes some of the wonderful creatures to be seen there . |
| 19 | Though we did not measure reticulocyte counts in our patients there was no evidence from the blood films of significant reticulocytosis or polychromasia and it seems unlikely that this explanation might have contributed to our results . |
| 20 | Although ( until its last days ) all votes in both houses of the Supreme Soviet were unanimously in favour of government proposals , both specific and general policy criticisms were made in speeches and it seems certain that these were sometimes seriously considered by party and government in formulating future policy . |
| 21 | I have had the advantage of reading those speeches and it seems appropriate that I should set out my conclusions without repeating in detail the facts and points for decision in those authorities . |
| 22 | Yeah the spear the blokes holding his other horse and it reaches right to the ceiling ! |
| 23 | ‘ Then there was a whoosh of flame and it went quiet . |
| 24 | Graphic Communication is a new subject in Scottish schools and it replaces Technical Drawing . |
| 25 | ‘ It only came a couple of inches over the white line , he hit the brakes and it shot one way and then the other , ’ he said . |
| 26 | ‘ With the Hendrix show the work goes right across the range and it covers all the bases . ’ |
| 27 | Extreme reductionism is usually a sign of restricted outlook and it seems safe to say that sociobiology will not remain long in so puritanical a stage . |
| 28 | spri spring , er two springs at the bottom and just a flat bar and it has four keys with springs on the top and like , you just go |
| 29 | I wanted to meet Marius Durance — I 've always especially admired his work and it seemed crazy to be so close and not come face to face with him . |
| 30 | However , final planning permission may delay the start of work and it seems likely that the club 's Pizza Express National League team will continue to play their home matches at Feltham at least until Christmas . |