Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv] it [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Has n't it turned cold ? |
| 2 | He says because straw is a bulky material it 's expensive to transport — also it 's very inflammable and deteriorates once it gets wet so must be stored in big , dry storehouses . |
| 3 | up like that and as it goes up it gets thinner |
| 4 | Well at least if it pulls out it looks alright . |
| 5 | If it then moves away it allows those behind to follow suit . |
| 6 | At its offices in High Holborn in London , one of the firm 's partners explains why it sets one rate for all its customers . |
| 7 | Yet before it does so it destroys much else , and the devastation at the end of King Lear is a sufficient proof of the destructiveness of hypocrisy , once it is believed , Trusting hypocrites such as these is like offering oneself as a test-bed for the cultivation of some deadly bacillus . |
| 8 | Although Mary very rarely cooks trout , when she does so it tastes delicious . |
| 9 | ‘ Does n't it smell good ? ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Paranoid about anything in particular , or does n't it make any difference ? ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Does n't it feel better ? ’ he husked . |
| 12 | Does n't it seem strange to think about it ? |
| 13 | ‘ Does n't it seem awful , Mum , gas masks for babies ? ’ |
| 14 | I like to see them all up but does n't it look bare when you take them down |
| 15 | erm set of numbers , erm any way he was coming round and I just kept saying well I 'm stuck a minute , he says why , I says it does n't look right he says well why does n't it look right ? , he said well why does n't it look right ? , |
| 16 | erm set of numbers , erm any way he was coming round and I just kept saying well I 'm stuck a minute , he says why , I says it does n't look right he says well why does n't it look right ? , he said well why does n't it look right ? , |
| 17 | I 'd just like to say a does n't it look wonderful , the one gate we 've done a I saw a I saw a train coming last week |
| 18 | Does n't it look any good ? ’ |
| 19 | ‘ Does n't it get dark quickly ? ’ |
| 20 | it does , it suits her does n't it like that ? |
| 21 | ‘ I 'd think fifteen grand was a good reason to call out the dogs , or does n't it work that way ? ’ |
| 22 | Actinic Degradation This is the breakdown of ( mostly synthetic ) flysheets through prolonged exposure to the sun , but no-one really knows why it affects some tents and not others of the same make and model . |