Example sentences of "[adj] [subord] it [vb past] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Clause was wrong if it meant schools could not have proper and adequate discussion , but if it meant that local authorities should not promote homosexuality then Mr Roberts would support it . |
| 2 | The rise is particularly interesting because it confounded expectations . |
| 3 | In the bad old days of low-carbohydrate diets , many people did , indeed , imagine that those saintly ‘ protein foods ’ were calorie-free — I have even known poor souls pouring down vastly fattening cream under the mistaken impression that it was calorie-free because it lacked carbohydrate ! |
| 4 | To some extent the spending was diversionary because it deflected attention from the cuts that were occurring in the orthodox funding mechanisms for current and capital expenditure . |
| 5 | In a gesture worthy of King Canute they went further : ‘ It may become necessary to consider whether the community as a whole would not be happier and more stable if it abolished divorce altogether , ’ they wrote . |
| 6 | The conjoint condemnation of enlightened reform from above and a radicalism which derived from doctrines of popular sovereignty was useful because it allowed conservatives to discredit any effort to reform traditional society ; it was possible because the generation of 1760 included pious bureaucrats like Floridablanca , esprits forts like Aranda , and cosmopolitan experts like Olavide ; it was made plausible by the Janus-like face of reform itself . |
| 7 | And they tolerated Gustav — gave him a job on the land — as long as it kept Mina happy and she kept them happy . |
| 8 | Beyond that was a stable , with the horse standing there indifferently , uncaring what passed before its eyes as long as it had food . |
| 9 | Ah sure well that , th th that 's , that 's what , but anyway , as long as it created discussion , that was the point of it . |
| 10 | He also undertook not to publish any paperback version of ‘ The Satanic Verses ’ as long as it gave offence . |
| 11 | From a purely selfish point of view , if the policy were to indicate specific areas of the county erm where this policy would er be appropriate and would apply erm and as long as it excluded Craven , then I think |
| 12 | This is a problem in many countries , but in ex-colonial countries in this region prejudice against vocational skills is particularly strong because it formed part of the discriminatory policy of white regimes . |
| 13 | Manchester/Liverpool rivalry aside , the meeting was important because it took place in a magazine which is a vehicle for the Spandaus , Durans and Marilyns of this world to say ‘ Hey look at me . |
| 14 | In July 1990 , the House of Lords held that a byelaw prohibiting entry to the Greenham Common military bars was invalid because it infringed rights of common . |
| 15 | He was n't proud of the ability to go berserk because it meant loss of control . |
| 16 | The Consumer Guarantees Bill 1990 , would have included in the present s14(2) of SGA 1979 and its equivalent provisions under SOGIT 1973 ( as substituted by Sched 4 to CCA 1974 ) and the SGSA 1982 , the following provision which is worth setting out in full since it received Government approval and is likely to be re-introduced in the near future : ( 2A ) For the purposes of this Act , goods are of satisfactory quality if they meet the standard that a reasonable person would regard as satisfactory , taking account of any description of the goods , the price ( if relevant ) and all the other relevant circumstances . |
| 17 | A fire brigade spokesman said they had fed the name of the compound into a computer and the print-out said it could be toxic if it caught fire . |
| 18 | If there is a petition , and winding-up ensues , then s 127 of the Insolvency Act 1986 will void the restructuring , leaving a lender unsecured if it took place after the petition . |
| 19 | At dawn one spring morning a heavily loaded freight train , headed by a pre-war 2 — 8 — 0 locomotive , was running out of steam owing to a badly clinkered fire-bed as it approached Brook End signal box . |
| 20 | Overall severity of gastrointestinal symptoms influenced the final height centile as it had height velocity during the initial years of follow up . |
| 21 | The Oxford Regional Health Authority is admitting it may have been over optimistic when it estimated income from the sale of land . |
| 22 | However , despite being framed as a negative provision , the House of Lords held that the clause was unenforceable as it lacked certainty in that it was not for a fixed period of duration . |
| 23 | The composer Henri Sauguet was astonished to discover that his cat , Cody , became ecstatic when it heard Debussy being played on the piano . |
| 24 | The Myrcan stave was almost invisible as it smashed bones and cracked skulls , hurling the animals into the river , and Darmid 's sword wreaked havoc also . |
| 25 | The wind spun the sea into feathers of spume , the rain solid as it struck Mariana in the face . |
| 26 | Sterling Software Inc has been very quiet since it bought Informatics , but yesterday the Dallas firm agreed to buy Net/Master owner Systems Center Inc , formerly VM Software , Reston , Virginia for $185m in shares . |
| 27 | IBM Corp held detailed salary discussions with two other people , one of them Lawrence Bossidy of AlliedSignal Inc before it hired Louis Gerstner as chairman and chief executive , the Wall Street Journal reckons : it says it could n't get the name of the other candidate . |