Example sentences of "[conj] it [be] [verb] [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was a manifesto for change , and although it was given greater publicity by the Tories and the local press than by the Labour Party , it was with this manifesto that Labour increased its majority in Haringey . |
| 2 | I have bought Today 's Horse since the beginning and I am happy to say that it is getting better and better — something which can not always be said for the other horsy magazines , which are often repetitive and patronising . |
| 3 | The Indian government has announced that it is to refuse further World Bank funding for the highly controversial Narmada Dam project [ see EDs 61 ; 64 ] . |
| 4 | Secondly , these falling yields mean that it is becoming cheaper for firms and individuals to borrow by issuing new claims like bonds and equities or going to building societies , by comparison with borrowing from banks . |
| 5 | The theory remains a controversial one but Dr Kinlen told The Scotsman that it is becoming harder to dismiss the findings as no more than chance . |
| 6 | The weight of the evidence is that it is growing stronger and more united and , as I shall go on to argue , this can be best explained within the context of the culture-ideology of consumerism . |
| 7 | A week after Miss Halford was re-suspended the police authority announced that it was bringing further disciplinary charges against her , following allegations that she made abusive late-night telephone calls to Mr Sharples , another senior officer and two members of the authority . |
| 8 | That it was becoming darker , more turbid as time went on , disturbed her . |
| 9 | And it 's getting worse . |
| 10 | So nothing goes through the docks , the income 's still there and it 's getting bigger . |
| 11 | ‘ And it 's getting darker , too . ’ |
| 12 | Making the transition from amateur to professional is an uphill struggle and it 's getting tougher every year , reports Steve Muncey . |
| 13 | Today it has been worse and it is getting worse now . |
| 14 | The disparity between that and even the increased pension rates of £54 and £86 for a single person and married couple is enormous and it is getting worse every year . |
| 15 | This team have only been together for less than a year and it is getting better all the time . |
| 16 | Well , the range in companies in the UK today is about six months to five years , with an average at about three years , and it is getting longer . |
| 17 | ‘ In the States , most of the big races are over a mile or ten furlongs and it is becoming trickier by the season to be absolutely sure you have made the right decision . ’ |
| 18 | It was good , and it was getting better , and no matter what he did , all the old tricks that had always worked so well , the talking in the wings , blocking her when she was on stage , that voice never faltered . |
| 19 | And it was getting colder . |
| 20 | Fire kept flashing in the cave , dazzling her , and it was getting harder and harder to think clearly . |
| 21 | Her husband 's jealous nature made it difficult for her to talk to any of the customers for very long without him questioning her , and it was becoming worse lately . |
| 22 | And it was working better than she could have hoped . |
| 23 | And it was going louder and louder and louder ! |
| 24 | Want to know if it 's spreading , if it 's getting worse . |
| 25 | No I should put your anorak on cos it 's getting cooler . |
| 26 | I though when they won the league they were bad but it is getting worse with each passing day . |
| 27 | Nonetheless I must stand my ground and restate that not only did it happen then , but it is getting worse ! |
| 28 | About 5.5 million public-sector employees have had a 1.5pc ceiling imposed on pay awards by the Government , but it is thought lower interest-rates may have encouraged people to spend . |
| 29 | Boozy Dennett — who earns £600 a week with his dummy Chick — added : ‘ I have been for a walk to have a think and went back , but it 's getting worse . ’ |
| 30 | They 're not very happy , they ai n't been happy for a while , but it 's getting worse , wh is , what is them now is , you know I say things to Colin , and Co I mean , Colin 'll tell me like , you know , you know , over there , and er , he 's latest thing is , they built this little office . |