Example sentences of "[noun sg] it [verb] [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Video Speed It takes time to create the picture you see on screen . |
| 2 | In a pilot study it allows researchers to test out various lines of questioning , different ways of phrasing questions , gauge the tenor of likely replies , and so on . |
| 3 | When first setting up a fence it takes time to adjust the three wires at the tackle end so that they are under equal tension ( the far end having already been secured to a strong chain link , which in turn is fastened to its anchorage ) . |
| 4 | Despite the pleasure it gave Minton to walk into a friend 's house and find his own wallpaper , purchased without his friend knowing he had designed it , he did not take his interest in this area much further . |
| 5 | Unisys uses this never-before-released measure to express the technological leap it believes Pentium represents . |
| 6 | Unisys uses this never-before-released measure to express the technological leap it believes Pentium represents . |
| 7 | As Donald Davie has remarked , his concept of a minority culture was modelled on the ‘ gathered church ’ of the Dissenters — a communion of saints — and the irreplaceable charm of Scrutiny to the post-war undergraduate lay ultimately in the simple fact that on every issue it made things look simple : ‘ a present of perhaps a dozen authors or books or whole periods and genres of literature which I not only need not but should not read . ’ |
| 8 | As the tool is n't linked to a compiler it allows developers to build applications across different language environments without adhering to specific compiler specifications . |
| 9 | But it 's given you a spreadsheet it takes ages to load it |
| 10 | If it 's an insulator it stops heat getting through and it 'll stop electricity getting through as well . |
| 11 | It points like a finger to heaven and like a magnet it attracts strangers passing by to come closer and investigate its history . |
| 12 | When a haemophiliac wants to become a butcher it makes sense to discourage him . |
| 13 | On each occasion it took time to warm a new ball . |
| 14 | Funded by charity it offers relatives support and a place to stay while they 're children are being treated . |
| 15 | There is continuing speculation it wants Burmah to buy Calor Group , where it has 43 per cent . |
| 16 | This week it introduced HP Distributed Smalltalk , claiming it to be the first complete implementation of the Object Management Group 's Common Object Request Broker Architecture specification for distributed computing . |
| 17 | When she discovered Camilla had acted as Charles 's unofficial hostess at Highgrove functions in her absence it made Diana loathe the place even more . |
| 18 | ‘ My husband and I had decided we wanted a baby it takes time to unthink yourself pregnant . |
| 19 | My husband and I had decided we wanted a baby it takes time to unthink yourself pregnant . |
| 20 | We , ah in school we all got , we all sing this song it goes Jennifer sat in the , Jennifer sat , sat in the shower , eating |
| 21 | The Picture that had so nearly secured its hold faded from the refracting blankness in the instant it took Harry to realize what it was that Kingdom wanted from him . |
| 22 | Of course it made Jews feel more Jewish . |
| 23 | Of course it costs $700 to go . |
| 24 | The Electrophone did not diminish box office receipts — on the contrary it tempted subscribers to flock to the West End to see the ‘ real thing ’ . |
| 25 | Now that we are facing demands to keep the most detailed records of children 's progress it makes sense to involve children in some of this work . |
| 26 | Asked whether , in this increasingly environment-conscious world it made sense to use expensive oak or metal caskets , Miss Vincent said . |
| 27 | For some reason it made Maggie think of silent music , each flicker a celestial note . |
| 28 | Hence we see frogs , newts , slow-worms , toads and so on , where men have seen none , and for this reason it seems women have a greater bonding with slimy things that hang about pools . |
| 29 | But in spite of the way it looked Martin had faked his own death — and done it damned successfully . |
| 30 | Researchers should therefore give more attention to its negative effects on their conduct , especially in the way it requires researchers to make a number of pragmatic compromises which depart from the textbook portrayal of ideal research practice . |