Example sentences of "[adj] [subord] it [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But within this context , Wilkins ' elegant stuccoed facades will be retained , and an important landmark has been saved and will look far more handsome and dignified than it has for many years . |
| 2 | Topics will include Compulsory Competitive Tendering , Local Management of Schools , the Community Charge and National Vocational Qualifications ( probably a lot more interesting than it sounds in black & white ! ) . |
| 3 | ‘ Oh , would n't it be exciting if it landed near us ! ’ cried Hilary . |
| 4 | The result is interesting because it bears on the following problem . |
| 5 | A fair proportion of the cells they recorded from gave rhythmic bursts of high-frequency firing , at the rate of some 4–12 per second , more or less irrespective of what the animal was doing ; this rhythmic activity is interesting because it corresponds with the so-called theta rhythm of the EEG , and may be an aspect of the attentional processes necessary for the learning or remembering of particular activities . |
| 6 | This conceptual inflation tends to reduce the effectiveness of the idea by playing into the hands of critics who maintain that the concept of dependency is unviable because it closes off the theoretical space for explaining growth and development , however limited , where it does occur . |
| 7 | Aintree says puckishly that this arrangement is reliable because it depends on people 's judgement , but it is also a hoaxer 's charter . |
| 8 | How much this would increase the size of the tree structure and the speed of look-up , is not clear because it depends upon the number of words stored . |
| 9 | This remedy is particularly interesting since it applies to public sector suppliers ( such as utilities ) as well as private business . |
| 10 | Moreover , it is anything but unplanned since it depends on considerable state involvement , promotion , and subsidy . |
| 11 | But knowledge develops unevenly ; Dewey 's luck was not so conspicuous when it came to , say , radio engineering , where relatively simple new subjects end up with a classification symbol of twelve digits or more . |
| 12 | You need to ask yourself what is so different when it comes to talking to an audience ? |
| 13 | The United Kingdom , the Kingdom of Belgium and the Hellenic Republic argue , however , that the position is different when it comes to the competence of each state under public international law to define as it thinks fit the conditions upon which it grants to a vessel the right to fly its flag . |
| 14 | Things are somewhat different when it comes to the sales decision : here it seems that many worked out at quite an early stage that the sales strategy ought to take a reservation form ( with perhaps an intermediate section to take account of risk and risk aversion ) . |
| 15 | In practice it is unrealistic as it calls for at least two freshly laundered or new cloths , a paper towel and three water changes . |
| 16 | Many people are extremely generous when it comes to giving money to conservation . |
| 17 | MERSEYSIDE parents are among the most generous when it comes to giving pocket money , a survey has revealed . |
| 18 | However , with social feeling about child sexuality running high as it does at present , we may be well advised to keep quiet about it in public ; while , if we ourselves feel guilt as to our own emotions in any such case , a knowledgeable and understanding senior or colleague may be able to help us — otherwise we would be well-advised to hand the case on to someone else . |
| 19 | Higher than its current rate of 1.8m ( 6.2% ) , but probably not as high as it had to in the mid-1980s . |
| 20 | Without the villus a visitor would see very little in Wilpattu , though occasionally a day-hunting leopard will step out on the road , or a sloth bear stand 6 ft ( 1.8 m ) high as it reaches for the fruit , honey or tree termites on which these fierce-looking predators feed . |
| 21 | Child Slaves is written in prose that pulls no punches and is strident when it has to be , unlike When the Bough Breaks … which is a bit bloodless by comparison . |
| 22 | McIllvanney had offered to let her stay on board Wavebreaker , so long as the boat 's air conditioners were disconnected , but his offer was not as generous as it seemed for Ellen would have been little more than an unpaid security guard and also subject to Bellybutton 's endlessly tedious suggestions , and she far preferred her small hot room in the busy crowded apartment block that smelt of cooking all day and marijuana all night . |
| 23 | So , having consistently been right about why and how the Tories would win , I was wrong when it came to the point . |
| 24 | When taking aim , the fish also has to make allowance for refraction — the bending of light as it travels from the air into the water . |
| 25 | The Princess of Wales is equally quick-witted when it comes to the brief royal encounter . |
| 26 | They are stingy when it comes to overheads : in most discount stores , there are few staff in sight and goods are sold out of the boxes they come in . |
| 27 | Charles was described as temperate in his consumption of both food and drink ( in an age and culture where gluttony and heavy drinking were often regularly practised by those who could afford it ) , and particularly careful when it came to alcohol . |
| 28 | You 'll have to be careful when it comes to choosing a wife . |
| 29 | I 'm sure you 'll work something out with Ian , but Sophie will have to be very careful when it comes to choosing the right person to replace you . ’ |
| 30 | It was said to be 700 years old when it fell in 1896 . |