Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [verb] it [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Premier made it clear he was not being forced out . |
| 2 | erm Obviously , as it 's being passed on to groups , we ca n't make any decision at the moment on whether we think it 's a good thing or not , we do n't get the opportunity to endorse it all , like today . |
| 3 | But with only ten minutes remaining yet another slip-up handed Lawther the opportunity to make it 3-2 and set up an exciting finish which should never have been . |
| 4 | The ends of the rivets were bent over at right angles on the back of the shield making it possible to calculate that the wooden boards of the complete circular shields were 0.5 to 1.5 cm thick . |
| 5 | The Prince missed it two years ago with the same back trouble . |
| 6 | It is hard work but the variety makes it stimulating and exciting . |
| 7 | It holds more true of some of us than of others , that in the struggle to make it new we are writing the same book all our lives ; and with Dostoevsky this truth is very true . |
| 8 | Had his life been prolonged , the writer thought it probable that he would have left a deeper mark on the science of the profession . |
| 9 | Some of the following may be repetitive to some extent , and the reader is asked to excuse this as the writer finds it difficult to avoid repeating some of his thoughts in a subject so fraught with difficulties of explanation , and covering such a wide field . |
| 10 | No costs are allowed after receipt of such notice of proving anything the admission renders it unnecessary to prove ( Ord 9 , r 16 ) . |
| 11 | The fact was that the board got it wrong and we took the blame . |
| 12 | Early in 1914 , the Board felt it advisable to appoint a House Committee to deal with the day-to-day affairs of the Institution , and the committee met for the first time on 28th April with Mr. W. T. Lansberry in the chair . |
| 13 | The Board made it clear that ‘ if a School Board is resolved upon , the arrangement by which the Company now pay rates upon their cottage property will be terminated , and that the rates will have to be paid by the tenants themselves : On the other hand , if the Board is not decided upon , the Company will combine with the remaining £4,000 of assessment in the Parish with a view of providing a small Infant School at Old Bradwell . |
| 14 | Hankin was promised an interview at the end of the season when the board made it clear he was not blamed for relegation . |
| 15 | Before the new master arrived , the Board found it necessary to appoint a sub-committee to enquire into the truth of a report which had been submitted to them ‘ which , if founded in truth , would affect the character of Mr. William Clark ’ . |
| 16 | On the word , Emma turned her head away , the exclamation saying it all . |
| 17 | So far , thankfully , there is no sign that the technique makes it any more likely that a child will be born with congenital defects . |
| 18 | The abstract quality of symbols such as the Swastika renders it difficult for cerebral intelligence to grasp the full concept and implications of their purpose , which is to awaken the more subliminal centres relating to feelings and intuitive responses . |
| 19 | First of all , the case made it clear that in some circumstances statements of protest alone , however well argued and legitimate , were not sufficient to stop library censorship , particularly if it was widespread and co-ordinated . |
| 20 | In Fowler v Cammell Laird Ltd , 1973 IRLR 72 — although the circumstances of the case make it clear that no injustice was done in holding the dismissal fair — the tribunal was obviously impressed by the fact that the company rules provided for instant dismissal of those convicted of theft on the company 's premises . |
| 21 | The preface makes it clear that interest in the past in Saudi Arabia — as in all countries — is directly linked with present prosperity . |
| 22 | For underdeveloped countries the computer makes it possible to leapfrog certain stages of development by slashing paper bureaucracy , streamlining production and improving health care . |
| 23 | If the contract makes it clear that you will receive a bonus , without specifying a fixed sum , your entitlement is probably to a figure that is reasonable , taking into account sums received in previous years . |
| 24 | And Ma'am that shows you I think er the chairman has it open in front of you . |
| 25 | The Führer has it easy . |
| 26 | Thus , a woman with two small children in the air-raid shelter is said to have commented : ‘ The Führer has it easy . |
| 27 | The buyer found it unsuitable for making into dresses . |
| 28 | The large Fiat saloon parked in the piazza looked ridiculous with a yellow child 's cot strapped to the roof , but this had seemingly been stipulated by the gang to make it easier for them to identify the car . |
| 29 | Alternately alarmed and exalted by Barry Fox 's reports of the progress of CD ( we who are in the know call it that ) I have therefore been following the advertisements of equipment to play CD records . |
| 30 | There is n't a track on it that I feel does n't do what it should do , which is taking a song out of its time and place and whisking it into the present to make it meaningful today . ’ |