Example sentences of "it [verb] [adj] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The news was predominantly heartening , as it became plain that investigation of endothelin action is entering a new phase with characterization of the receptors concerned and the advent of selective , potent and orally active receptor antagonists . |
| 2 | It looks nice that way |
| 3 | do n't matter , it just feels clean , I 've had it short and shaped , have a good shape on it and do you know the next time you have it cut I do n't know you want looking at , now the next time you go , go to the Darrow in Milford yeah because you 're in problems and they know you need it because he 'll give you a good shape on it and then you have it shaped once a month or once every three weeks or once a fortnight and keep it looking nice that way and it 's four pounds , four ninety nine , four ninety , four seventy five yeah but just keep it nice and shaped and it wo n't look any different , there ai n't nothing wrong with it mm mm mm no no right , right , right tra la |
| 4 | The Bishop told clergy late last month and before Tony 's death , that it seemed likely that permission given by the Law Lords to stop feeding Tony would soon be acted upon : |
| 5 | But they were withdrawn immediately after the election , when it seemed likely that interest rates would fall , and succeeded by bonds offering a lower return . |
| 6 | Hence , it seemed likely that information on similarities and differences between the five Belfast communities on the one hand and Lurgan on the other could be used for a variety of theoretical purposes . |
| 7 | It was then that the Italian people began to understand what his intentions were ; and when he later referred to the need for the colonies to be protected from aggression , it seemed clear that war in Africa could not be avoided . |
| 8 | It seemed just another episode in the long war of the books between metropolitan , and in this last case global , sophistication and a rooted academic , even provincial , culture . |
| 9 | While the selectors have made just one change this time , it seems certain several heads will roll if Australia go two up at Lord 's . |
| 10 | It seems probable that Kent imported material directly from the Frankish world ; Scandinavian imports to Kent may have come directly or were also channelled through Francia . |
| 11 | IT SEEMS normal these days to print any story with a connection to the Royal Family . |
| 12 | This final scene of the novel leaves the reader free to believe , if he so wishes , that Pip and Estella will eventually marry , but it seems clear that CD 's intention was that we should understand that Pip 's renewed hopes were not to be fulfilled . |
| 13 | It seems clear that Case III is inappropriate if Cases IV or V are also applicable . |
| 14 | As far as acquisition of language is concerned , it seems clear that reinforcement , casual observation , and natural inquisitiveness ( coupled with a strong tendency to imitate ) are important factors , as is the remarkable capacity of the child to generalise , hypothesise and ‘ process information ’ in a variety of very special and apparently highly complex ways which we can not yet describe or begin to understand , and which may be largely innate , or may develop through some sort of learning or through maturation of the nervous system . |
| 15 | Thus it seems clear that arctica is the most numerous species on spring passage . |
| 16 | In view of this , it seems clear that pre-service or initial preparation needs to pay particular attention to training . |
| 17 | It seems likely another match will be ordered because a precedent has been set . |
| 18 | ‘ It seems different this time , they 're very positive . ’ |
| 19 | IT FEELS lonely these days , being an Afghan . |
| 20 | Though the antarctic ice-cap is estimated to contain 90% of the world 's water , only a tiny fraction of it becomes available each year for living material . |
| 21 | A hibernator 's metabolism slows down so much when it becomes dormant that time appears to speed by and the winter is over in a trice . |
| 22 | ‘ Yes , it sounded bad this time . |
| 23 | Officially 20 acres of arable land was regarded as standard , but with some of it left fallow each year , many people must have got by with much less in practice , for in East Anglia , c . |
| 24 | It leaves precious few clues for anyone in search of lines that trace directly back to Gedge 's own life . |