Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb -s] it [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Government insists that a promise of secrecy given to manufacturers prevents it telling 8 million microwave owners exactly what may be wrong with their machines . |
| 2 | Fluoride can be harmful ; the key question is , at what concentrations does it become toxic in the body ? |
| 3 | No I got the cakes Does it look alright Paul ? |
| 4 | Only within the last hundred years has it become evident that a sperm is in no way comparable to the seed of a plant , which is a multicellular reproductive structure containing the embryo of the plant . |
| 5 | It is keen to exploit the so-called personal communications market — supposedly destined to grow from one million world users in 1994 to 100 million by 2000 — and having a finger in both pies means it wins either way . |
| 6 | The existence of successful black sportsmen in Britain is not the recent phenomenon it is often considered to be , though the upsurge in the post-war years makes it appear that way . |