Example sentences of "[det] [noun] [verb] it [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Before the scientific revolution of Galileo and Newton , it was obvious that if an object was to move , then it required a force or cause of some kind to make it move . |
| 2 | Only in a few cases is it unclear whether a crater is volcanic or from an impact , and in comparably few cases does it seem more likely that a crater is of volcanic origin . |
| 3 | We shall shortly see that pragmatism is less radical than this description makes it seem , for it recognizes reasons of strategy why statutes should generally be enforced in accordance with their plain and intended meaning and why past judicial decisions should normally be respected in present cases . |
| 4 | Why when he had lavished so much care and time , not to mention a medium-sized fortune on this aeroplane did it let him down so utterly ? |
| 5 | Another director made it sound like a Faustian pact with the devil : ‘ You have to be careful not to lose your soul ’ , he whispered . |
| 6 | The puzzle is , where along this chain does it get fixed that on this occasion the answer comes out " here " ? |
| 7 | This example makes it seem that the consumer price is raised by the full amount of the tax . |
| 8 | The terms of this account make it sound like a common occurrence ; only the rank of the victim was uncommon . |
| 9 | We have made a major contribution to the overall income of pensioners , while all that the Labour party has to offer is inflationary erosion of savings , a failure in home ownership and many other schemes that Labour has offered ; although such proposals make it seem that pensioners are better off , because they are offered with other features , in reality it is a small percentage rise . |
| 10 | How much ice does it cut in the modern industrial society ? |
| 11 | — How much classwork does it give you ? |
| 12 | The first question to ask is how much time does it want to spend on music overall ? |
| 13 | And how much time did it take to make the coffin ? |
| 14 | She felt the light , warm caress of his breath on her cheek as he bent his head and murmured tauntingly , ‘ Just how much heat does it take to melt broken glass ? ’ |
| 15 | The fact that there was no sense of any history of lesbian and gay struggle in any of these articles made it seem incomprehensible why any council would have adopted any policy or set up any unit to serve the needs of lesbians and gays . |
| 16 | Nowhere on either record does it say what these piano reductions are — the composer 's or another hand ? |
| 17 | Staff need to co-operate with each other to make it work — but that is what we do best . |
| 18 | How many necks did it have ? |
| 19 | how many hours does it take to go from Lulworth to Bournemouth ? |
| 20 | How long does it take , how many hours does it take to go from Swanage to Ventnor ? |
| 21 | How many hours does it take to go seven hundred and five miles at forty seven miles per hour ? |
| 22 | And how many bedrooms did it have ? |
| 23 | Better that it 's used to revamp the old chestnut about ‘ how many electricians does it take to change a lightbulb ? ’ in the form of ‘ how many reissues does it take to relaunch a band 's career ? ’ |
| 24 | In how many shapes does it make people shew themselves ! |
| 25 | We have 20 copies for the best replies to the following question : How many DJs does it take to change a lightbulb ? |
| 26 | JOKE : How many therapists does it take to change a light bulb ? |
| 27 | How many weeks does it comprise ? |
| 28 | Fran could n't in all conscience let it happen to Luke Calder now if there was a chance that she could help prevent it . |
| 29 | How many seconds does it take to press the numbers for a phone call ? |
| 30 | And how many men did it need to ring the bells ? |