Example sentences of "[prep] it [verb] [art] [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The trick of combining lower marginal tax rates with a higher average tax take comes from the stepped progression of the tax system : as incomes rise people 's taxable income rises proportionately faster and larger slices of it attract the higher rates . |
| 2 | She moved towards it to take a better look , glad of the chance to withdraw a little from his disturbing presence . |
| 3 | Although the map does not reveal how far away they are , and thus their three-dimensional layout , statistics derived from it show a higher degree of structure at large scales — supercluster size and upwards — than CDM would predict . |
| 4 | Dittany when dried is greyer than malotira , although the leaves are similarly furry like so much of the vegetation , which needs to conserve moisture in the hot atmosphere , and the tea made from it has a muskier , more soothing quality . |
| 5 | One diplomat observed : ‘ The national colloquium and the discussions leading up to it gave the lower ranking researcher better status , and a feeling of more involvement in his work . ’ |