Example sentences of "[subord] it [verb] [adj] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nigel bought a pulley , and the offending object was banished — hoisted skywards , where it hung immobile except when lowered , which became mainly for the amusement of visiting children who nevertheless were informed that any bad behaviour would be punished by hauling them up twenty-five feet into space and leaving them . |
| 2 | Although this has clearly been recognised as a ground of challenge for abuse of power ( see Anisminic , for example ) , it is difficult to find examples where it stands alone as the ground for attacking the decision . |
| 3 | They 've made him lie with his hands behind his head , which is a trick they probably picked from a Miami Vice afternoon repeat , except it looks stupid when the guy 's hairy legs are sticking out from the tail of his shirt . |
| 4 | A harsh restructuring of basic industries , particularly steel and shipbuilding , took place under the Socialists ' rule , although it relied less than in Britain on the power of the ‘ market ’ and more on the intervention of the state . |
| 5 | Although it bid less than TSW , the latter 's business plan was deemed unviable by the Independent Television Commission with a £16.1m bid . |
| 6 | In promulgating the new Constitution Ganilau expressed the hope that elections would be held in 1991 , although it remained unclear whether the opposition Labour Party would participate . |
| 7 | The programme carried a myriad of possibilities — although it promised more than it delivered on more than one occasion . |
| 8 | Mr Wilson added that he was still pursuing the wider issues of the case until it became apparent whether the case of Ian X was unique . |
| 9 | until it reached sea-level where I knelt |
| 10 | I wonder if it looked better if it was a bit bigger . |
| 11 | In the U K we seem to keep the equipment for twenty years and then complain if it goes wrong before we have to throw it away . |
| 12 | And if it goes more than that , I said , it can go , I said . |
| 13 | And we 'll see , we 'll ask her what she fe , what it feels like on her skin to see if it feels better than soap . |
| 14 | It 's got Gene Simmons written on it , it 's got a cool name , and if it feels good when you play it , that 's valid enough . |
| 15 | What if it offered more than Medau ? |
| 16 | She would be drinking coffee as if it cost less than water , wearing alligator shoes made to fit her pretty feet , and watching at Tommaso 's side a parade of half-naked girls with bracelets round their legs , whirling to a drummer 's flying hands , while a group of handsome , grinning soldiers stood by . |
| 17 | It is probably true to say that if young British-born Caribbeans from London have a conversation lasting longer than a few turns , then it will contain London English even if it contains Creole as well . |
| 18 | However , our test formula shows that , given an equal number of constituency and of list seats , a party with an average of only 31.2% of the constituency vote and the same percentage of the list vote ( y ) would not have even one excess seat unless it won more than 62.4% ( x ) of the constituency seats . |
| 19 | The church 's spokesman , Bishop Joseph Duffy , said : ‘ We feel obliged to state that the wording proposed is basically flawed because it guarantees less than the total exclusion of deliberate abortion . ’ |
| 20 | But the rise of the PLO made the whole issue more dangerous and complex , partly because it became unclear whether the majority of people in the West Bank wanted either Jordan or the PLO back , and partly because Jordan 's East Bank population was 40 per cent Palestinian . |
| 21 | It gives a terrific boost to the volume of your hair , and it can also be used for styling a few special details , because it stays pliable while you create them . |
| 22 | APT is impressive , not least because it comes nearer than any rival to retaining essential qualities of open outcry , a feat unmatched by American exchanges which profess the greatest attachment to traditional trading . |
| 23 | Thus Verkehrsberuhigung was described as ‘ an unfortunate word ’ , because it means more than making the traffic quiet , it means making surrounding areas better . |
| 24 | The Prime Minister gave his go-ahead at a meeting with the Chancellor , Treasury Chief Secretary Michael Portillo , Social Security Secretary Peter Lilley and Employment Minister Michael Forsyth , after being told that doctors , especially in inner city areas , sign people on for the benefit because it pays more than dole money . |
| 25 | The Prime Minister gave his go-ahead at a meeting with the Chancellor , Treasury Chief Secretary Michael Portillo , Social Security Secretary Peter Lilley and Employment Minister Michael Forsyth , after being told that doctors , especially in inner city areas , sign people on for the benefit because it pays more than dole money . |
| 26 | I mustered the courage for a go at hot foil printing , and while it looked easy when done by a pro , I have a feeling Klondyke wo n't be offering me a job on the strength of my efforts . |
| 27 | The reader is invited to study this closely , since it illustrates more than the possible treatment of a pencil . |
| 28 | And hey Jon , I bet your '90s cred soars when you tell folks you cut your hair after it caught alight while you hung out at Ice-T 's barbecue , right ? |
| 29 | It has also been argued that the small mouths of the giants simply could not have downed enough food to support a warm-blooded metabolism , particularly plant food that needs a lot of processing before it becomes available as energy . |
| 30 | and then when it does that when the solenoid comes back |