Example sentences of "[v-ing] it [vb -s] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since the article need not be made or adapted for burglary , stealing or cheating it bears a wide meaning . |
| 2 | The maxim that life should not be extended at the cost of worsening it has an obvious appeal : it is also a gross over-simplification . |
| 3 | The style is emotive but the intellectual understanding informing it has an astringent clarity which is very moving . |
| 4 | Finally , there is a nastily cursed item : among a box of silver jewellery ( worth 150 GCs ) is what appears to be an Amulet of Righteous Silver , but in fact the making of the item was botched and anyone wearing it suffers a -20 penalty to all Cl tests to resist the fear and terror effects of certain undead . |
| 5 | The amount of fat we actually need is staggeringly low at 5 grams ( less than a quarter of an ounce ) per day , providing it contains the right kind of fatty acids . |
| 6 | After only a very few years of teaching it becomes the twenty-first or the forty-ninth . |
| 7 | Free pre-school places for those wishing it remains the main plank of Labour 's education policy and would eat up the vast majority of the extra £4 million the party would spend while still staying within Government capping levels . |
| 8 | That 's , my one , I do n't know how you 'd ever get over it , but that 's my one criticism of the thing is that sometimes when you walk in it 's the first thing that hits you and unless people are dancing it creates a cold atmosphere . |
| 9 | In so doing it rejects the classical vision of the company which defines the interests of the company as those of the shareholders , who are the only members of the company . |
| 10 | Manufacturing it requires a prohibitive amount of electricity , unless the electricity comes from cheap renewable sources , like photo-voltaic cells in the Sahara , where the sunlight is guaranteed even if the water to make the hydrogen is not . |
| 11 | Everton boss Howard Kendall is reluctant to allow a quality player to depart , but with the club almost £4 m in debt and gates falling it seems the only way he can gather sufficient funds . |
| 12 | Every day a compromise is effected on the ground that the party making it has a fair chance of succeeding in it , and if he bona fide believes he has a fair chance of success he has a reasonable ground for suing , and his forbearance to sue will constitute a good consideration . |
| 13 | Some interviewers address candidates by their first names thinking it encourages a relaxed atmosphere . |
| 14 | As the year turns all sides are holding their breath and hoping it brings the good news the region needs to hear . |