Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb mod] [verb] it [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mm that 's a bit let's make it more awkward . |
| 2 | A suitable satellite in high orbit should do it nicely . |
| 3 | Hoomey must have it wrong , she thought . |
| 4 | But the degree of frustration over IBM 's continued non-performance may make it too late for such half measures , leaving break-up of IBM into more manageable units the only option . |
| 5 | Self-delusion could easily once again cloud the judgment of the shadow cabinet and Labour could go it alone at the next election , perhaps with the same misplaced confidence in a ‘ safety first ’ stance that will deliver success if the dangers inherent in new initiatives are avoided and new ideas anathemised . |
| 6 | The programme could make it much easier for geologists to discover deposits of minerals in rocks hidden beneath layers of relatively young sedimentary material . |
| 7 | In 1881 , for example , Lancashire Independent College abolished all preparatory classes as Owens College could do it so much better . |
| 8 | It is not exactly one of the world 's most prosperous economies , although the Opposition used to admire it greatly before it decided to drop its socialist credentials . |
| 9 | Should we tamper with majority rule by giving special voting strength to one economic group , beyond what its numbers would justify , because we fear that straight majority rule would assign it less than its just share ? |
| 10 | Moynihan and his growing body of supporters ridiculed this proposal , and many commentators felt that the administration would find it very difficult to reject Moynihan 's demand for an immediate social security tax cut ( which would benefit all citizens ) whilst pursuing a reduction in capital gains tax which would be of chief benefit to those who were already among the most wealthy . |
| 11 | The next gust of wind would blow it away . |
| 12 | Although intelligence in the horse is an inherited characteristic , our handling of the horse will affect it as much as handling affects different characteristics of temperament . |
| 13 | The rest of the great narrative , right up to the end of the Books of Kings , and the prophetic books of the Old Testament also , will make clear what this decision costs God , and the Gospels of the New Testament will make it even plainer with their accounts of the passion and death of Jesus of Nazareth . |
| 14 | Higg 's ( 1993 ) points out that the phone and photocopying has changed information distribution and e-mail will change it still further . |
| 15 | The typical rationalist will take it as self-evident that a high value is to be placed on knowledge developed in accordance with the universal criterion . |
| 16 | It is a sad matter , but delayed action will make it much sadder still . |
| 17 | A BT client , JP Morgan , has reportedly estimated that a $20m outsourcing deal will save it as much as $12.5m over its five-year life . |
| 18 | County court procedure may be simpler and , although there are some difficult aspects , the unrepresented litigant can handle it more easily than High Court procedure . |
| 19 | The couple themselves may find it no problem , but Grandpa or Auntie may see it differently . |
| 20 | The fact that where goods are designed and manufactured to the buyer 's special order the seller will have greater knowledge of the buyer 's requirements and the buyer will rely on the seller 's skill may make it less reasonable for the seller to exclude or limit liability ; on the other , hand , if goods are manufactured to the buyer 's special order , it may be more reasonable to expect the buyer to insure against losses . |
| 21 | ‘ Another £15 mill should put it right ’ |
| 22 | The applied orientation of 16–19 work might make it more attractive to more students . |
| 23 | No nome could remember it ever being done before . |
| 24 | My granny could speak it well and my great granny she could speak it and read it . |
| 25 | On the assumption that the local authority has acted in good faith , and has followed the statutory procedures correctly , this will require him to satisfy the court not merely that the court itself would regard the accommodation as unsuitable , but that no reasonable council could regard it otherwise than as unsuitable . |
| 26 | The mountainous terrain could make it slow going for the ground rescue teams . |
| 27 | He also continued to affirm that the introduction of divorce would make it more difficult for people to lead ‘ good moral lives ’ . |
| 28 | Cray Research Inc , Eagan , Minnesota hopes that flattery will get it everywhere in Japan , and so it chose Tokyo for the worldwide launch of a range of new models in its C90 line to replace the existing Y-MP machines . |
| 29 | Cray Research Inc , Eagan , Minnesota hopes that flattery will get it everywhere in Japan , and so it chose Tokyo for the worldwide launch of a range of new models in its C90 line to replace the existing Y-MP machines . |
| 30 | Exploiting the glueyness of spider silk , a hummingbird will prod it repeatedly at a selected spot until at last it sticks . |