Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun sg] [verb] it [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ In fact , it was only after some debate that the organisers decided to carry on with the event , and some changes had to be made to the canoe course to make it easier for the rescue boats to assist competitors . |
| 2 | Although the Defence Ministry branded it subversive , Shield attracted several middle-ranking officers who had defeated their superiors in the March Congress elections [ see p. 36512 ] . |
| 3 | The straight forward design and short wheel base made it ideal for negotiating the sharp curves of the Welshpool line . |
| 4 | The reversal of the conventional speech/writing hierarchy which is implied in the term archi-écriture makes it impossible to see any use of language , written or spoken , as being determined by presence , intention or representation . |
| 5 | The walk is linear so you 'll need a friendly car driver to make it that little bit easier . |
| 6 | It is hardly surprising that in the aftermath of the First World War , when there was a rising current of anti-militarism , the Boy Scout Association felt it necessary to issue a disclaimer in 1920 : ‘ Our Scouting has nothing to do with SOLDIERING ; it is merely the practice of backwoodsmanship … |
| 7 | These occasions would clearly refer only to the more serious incidents where the Football Association felt it necessary to discipline clubs formally , and many more examples of hooliganism can be found in the newspapers of the period . |
| 8 | In 1936 the Football Association found it necessary to issue a memorandum on rough play , in an attempt to stamp out excessive violence and the ‘ professional foul ’ which is so often identified as the hallmark of the debased traditions of sportsmanship in postwar football . |
| 9 | The close connection between politics and revenue patronage made it difficult for superiors to discipline officers who stepped out of line , and even when an officer was actually dismissed he could , and did , fight to secure his reinstatement by pulling political strings . |
| 10 | Bomber Command got it right two weeks later ! |
| 11 | This action plan makes it evident that many of the organisational improvements recommended are in fact features synonymous with an ‘ openly run ’ school with an ‘ open ’ form of decision-making . |
| 12 | But do allow the cake to cool completely in the tin , covered with a tea towel to keep it moist , then wrap it in foil and keep it tightly wrapped once cut . |
| 13 | Leave to cool , covered with a sheet of non-stick baking paper and a damp tea towel to keep it moist . |
| 14 | The warm spring climate makes it possible to produce early market garden crops before those in other parts of Britain . |
| 15 | SCO has yet to pick an investment banker to take it public . |
| 16 | Memories of the country 's former sadness as a battlefield and burial ground make it depressing for many English ; Bernard and Laura , by contrast , conscious that both their fathers had fought in this part of France in World War I , found this link with their native country comforting . |
| 17 | Answer : ‘ At least a dustbin 's got rubbish in it ’ ) , teachers try to ‘ encourage ’ you ( ‘ You 'll just have to stay in at break time to do it all again . ’ ) |
| 18 | In the period under discussion , the Zande number about half a million and live mainly as cultivators growing maize , sweet potatoes , ground-nuts and some fruit ; the presence of tsetse fly makes it impossible to keep cattle . |
| 19 | We consider that this PABA-UDCA disulphate incubation test makes it possible to express the severity of bacterial peritonitis quantitatively within 90 minutes . |
| 20 | A choppy texturising cutting technique makes it easy to change styles from casual to dramatic |
| 21 | Scotland opened promisingly but Benoit Bellot 's downwind , downfield punting made it difficult for the home side to sustain pressure . |
| 22 | The Democrat campaign slogan said it all loud and clear and President Bush has paid the price for failing to listen . |
| 23 | Individuals have different preferences of course , but a full-length zip makes it easier to regulate body temperature . |
| 24 | In striking down the law Duplantier made it clear that he hoped that his decision would provide the opportunity for the Supreme Court to overturn the landmark 1973 judgement Roe v. Wade which provided the foundation of legal abortion in the US . |
| 25 | Marie Jennings of the Money Management Council thought it unfair to expose people with little knowledge of sales techniques to ‘ offers ’ such as holiday homes and trying out cars . |
| 26 | The arguments listed under ‘ Dynamic aspects ’ indicate how having a favourable position in the current income or wealth distribution makes it likely that you will also have a favourable position in a future income or wealth distribution ( inter- and intra-generationally ) . |
| 27 | ‘ On the sleeve of the first record it was meant to say just Therapy , but I started the logo too far over to the left — and we only had enough money for one sheet of Letraset — I could n't start again , so I just added a question mark to make it fit . |
| 28 | The raiders helped themselves to salami and Christmas cake and fed the guard dog to keep it quiet . |
| 29 | Furthermore , mixing up used disposables with the rest of the household rubbish makes it difficult to recycle them afterwards . |
| 30 | Is it true that Le Pen is to meet a number of Tory Members and , if so , will the Home Secretary make it clear that that would be wrong ? |