Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] it [vb -s] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If that proves to be the case it seems unlikely that he would even be able to claim compensation . ’ |
| 2 | However , since the notion of a continuum persists in the literature it warrants some further discussion . |
| 3 | To the west it gets narrow quickly , then there 's a big bulge where the river runs in , at Tandown Primary School , then it ends fairly sharply . ’ |
| 4 | Suppose that in the future it becomes possible to predict others ' behaviour more efficiently by observation and computation than by the always hazardous venture of trying to fathom the mysteries of the human heart . |
| 5 | Yeah but if you put it in the dark it goes all starry . |
| 6 | Over the piece it shows more beauty and riches than reality can master . |
| 7 | If it gets into the predator 's nose it can injure the tissues there and if it enters the mouth it causes violent vomiting . |
| 8 | Now go and have a look in the hall it looks beautiful ! |
| 9 | Its part is written a perfect fifth higher than it plays and as long as its notes are on the stave it sounds well . |
| 10 | The moment it becomes unprofitable to do so , there is no doubt in my mind that the tree-farmers will abandon these forests . |
| 11 | At the moment it seems that Labour is poised to pick up a good swathe of its targets — but not , yet , quite enough of them to put Mr Kinnock safely into Downing Street . |
| 12 | Perhaps they will one day , but at the moment it seems some way off . |
| 13 | Whatever the outcome it seems absurd that having supposedly wiped the poll tax off the political agenda , ministers are still saddled with it , Darlington council is still saddled with imposing it and , worst of all , ordinary people are still saddled with paying it . |
| 14 | ‘ Even from the outside it looks cosy , ’ Paula observed , keeping up a cheerful note . |
| 15 | From the outside it looks uninhabited facing on to the icy , wind-ravaged sidewalks as anonymously as any of the disused warehouse and industrial buildings that litter the once-thriving district . |
| 16 | The governing body will be able to select the grade it considers appropriate for the post . |
| 17 | And it does , once you 've actually heated the water it keeps hot for so long it 's amazing . |
| 18 | I 've never shirked anything when it comes to a tangle of heads and bodies in the box and when I punch the ball it stays punched . |
| 19 | In one the cat is shot , while in the other it remains alive . |
| 20 | If they do happen to pick up the wrong isomer erm , these isomers by the way , you 'll find things put in front of them like you often find a little d or a little l in front of the name it means dextarosatory rotated to the right and leverosatory |
| 21 | On paper this hardly looks a version competitive with those listed above ; in the event it has much to offer , which only shows how dangerous preconceptions can be . |
| 22 | But on the whole it seems true to say that the minors and the ladies were at their lord 's disposal , and that they had little chance of resisting what he did ; but that none the less the lords were limited by custom , and even a king would be expected to consult his counsellors when he disposed of an heiress , as Henry I promised to do in his coronation charter . |
| 23 | On the whole it seems difficult to believe they are very important . |
| 24 | On the whole it seems likely that the Channel Tunnel will have a minor regional impact in its own right although it could bring short term benefits to depressed areas through , for example , the awarding of Tunnel-related contracts . |
| 25 | None of the remaining small proprietors of Empingham had other holdings in Rutland , and on the whole it seems unlikely that their interests extended beyond its boundary . |
| 26 | I welcome the Bill , even though on the surface it hands considerable powers from Parliament to Ministers . |
| 27 | From the top it provides magnificent views of the city 's famous skyline . |
| 28 | I mean at the end of the day it becomes subjective , like choosing wallpaper . |
| 29 | Erm , if you turn over the page it says seventy eight percent of female claims have been on the diagnosis of cancer , and it gives you a breakdown of the condition and the age when diagnosed . |
| 30 | He said oh I do n't mind cleaning he said but , he 's like Derek , I mean I , ooh I can soon clean well he 's a good , you know , cleaner I mean the bath , whenever he , blimey if ever he cleans the bath it looks ten times better than when I I do it . |