Example sentences of "[noun sg] it [verb] [adj] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is one of the most ancient of dye plants , its use being recorded 2,500 years ago , and it is such a strong dye that it will produce a deep pink-brown without a mordant — with alum and tin it supplies red and red-brown . |
| 2 | Temperatures were in the high seventies and with the absence of any wind it felt sticky and humid . |
| 3 | The Ridgery was clay on chalk ; heavy land difficult to work where it sloped gently towards the east : in the winter it lay sodden and cold , in summer it dried as hard as brick and there were cracks in it . |
| 4 | In winter it grew dark and fed on the sap in trees , or the blood of animals . |
| 5 | Where the two baselines show no significant difference it means one or more of the following have happened : |
| 6 | When he struck it hard against the trunk of the tree it seemed solid and did not break or splinter . |
| 7 | Even on this hot day it felt cool and clammy to her bare feet , and then , as contrast , came the baking hot flags of the terrace . |
| 8 | Where it licked the Wizards ' Quarter it burned blue and green and was even laced with strange sparks of the eighth colour , octarine ; where its outriders found their way into the vats and oil stores all along Merchant Street it progressed in a series of blazing fountains and explosions ; in the streets of the perfume blenders it burned with a sweetness ; where it touched bundles of rare and dry herbs in the storerooms of the drugmasters it made men go mad and talk to God . |
| 9 | Arthur Price chairman John Price says : ‘ 13/0 certainly looks as bright and as cheerful as 18/8 but after it has been in use for a short while it goes dull and then grey and , after a year or so , stains and pitmarks develop which can not be removed . ’ |
| 10 | That night it freezes hard and next morning after a brief breakfast we thaw out the boat and set off again . |
| 11 | At first this premise may seem difficult to accept , but as he maps the argument it becomes more and more plausible . |
| 12 | Dr Greene came with increasing frequency to the house to examine his patient , and although the baby was large for its gestational age it seemed healthy and active , with a strong , regular heartbeat . |
| 13 | In London not only did satirical intention seem redundant — other people were doing it better — but as a critical reaction to society it seemed inadequate and ultimately reactionary . ’ |
| 14 | I felt very down , but once he began to need my milk it seemed worthwhile and I gradually began to produce a little more at each pumping . |
| 15 | As soon as she left the main tourist route it became quieter and darker . |
| 16 | Example 4:3 Index-linked rent : upwards only YIELDING AND PAYING the annual sum of £ … ( " the basic rent " ) payable quarterly in advance on the 25th of March the 24th of June the 29th of September and the 25th of December in each year and in addition such sum payable on each of the above dates in advance ( " the index-linked rent " ) as bears the same proportion to one quarter of the basic rent as is borne by the figure shown in the General Index of Retail Prices ( " the index " ) for the month immediately preceding the months in which payment of any particular instalment of rent is due to the figure ( which is the figure shown in that index for the month of … ) minus one quarter of the basic rent PROVIDED THAT ( 1 ) if after the date of this lease the index is calculated by reference to a different base date or base figure then the index-linked rent shall be calculated as if that change had not taken place ( 2 ) if the index ceases to be published or if for any reason it becomes impossible or impracticable to calculate the index-linked rent then either the landlord or the tenant may by notice require the rent to be thenceforth reviewed at such times and in such manner as may be agreed between them or in default of agreement be determined by a single arbitrator to be appointed by the President for the time being of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors who shall have regard to market practice prevailing at the time of such notice in relation to new lettings of property of the same type as the demised property ( 3 ) in no circumstances shall the total rent payable under this lease be less than the basic rent |
| 17 | Following the Coopers merger with Deloittes , Pearson had found itself with three firms of auditors — Deloitte & Touche and Arthur Andersen in the US and Coopers & Lybrand in the rest of the world — a situation it found cumbersome and expensive . |
| 18 | Towards the end it got better and they worked , it was a bad start , but it got better towards the end . |
| 19 | In summer it gets dry and it goes like like . |
| 20 | Near its distal extremity it carries one or more tibial spurs . |
| 21 | The last tour I had the whole thing note-for-note worked out and it got a bit boring after a while ; this way it stays exciting and sometimes I pull it off and sometimes I die a death . |
| 22 | Considering the mess Hollywood might have been made of Triumph Of The Spirit ( Rocky in the Death Camps ? ) , we should be grateful this true life biopic about a Greek boxer imprisoned in Auschwitz and forced to fight for his captors ' entertainment has ended up the way it has dignified but dull , lacking any real historical punch . |
| 23 | Like the milt it has wide and ancient associations . |
| 24 | When Kalchu brought it fresh hay and water and even maize porridge it remained aloof and indifferent . |
| 25 | The court can make whatever order it considers appropriate and can impose conditions . |
| 26 | In the meantime it remains unused and sealed off for much of the year . |
| 27 | I mean not just trying but if you if you get chosen to play the violin it means practising and practising and staying with it so that you become a good violin player . |
| 28 | But this time it went wrong and Ms Kennedy , who plays a republican activist in the drama , had to receive treatment for an eye injury . |
| 29 | Bush said that although " there are some things in it I had to gag and digest " , he would sign it " because for the first time it makes significant and long-term cuts in federal spending that should have a positive impact on America 's economic future " . |
| 30 | This time it looks serious and if he is forced to resign then my own position could be in jeopardy . |