Example sentences of "it [adj] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The absence of vowels made it possible to confuse two words which are crucial to this problem : " eleph and " alluph . |
| 2 | The earliest clocks of this type were correct only at the equinoxes , and not until much later was it possible to take due account of the seasonal changes in the position of the sun . |
| 3 | Is it possible to disconnect each thing from itself and still arrive at a recognisable record ? |
| 4 | Since the 1970s , developments in the understanding of genetic processes and the manipulation and culture of cells have made it possible to create living organisms that are tailored to meet specific human needs . |
| 5 | I hope that he will find it possible to allow extra ranks to be recruited all the way along the line — not only at the most junior level — to ensure that we do not lose those very able people . |
| 6 | Is it possible to assign one function to each , or are some of mixed function ? |
| 7 | The importance of the law in such matters is in creating a centre of power which makes it possible to enforce moral duties . |
| 8 | In association with Museums and galleries , it will make it possible to mount new kinds of displays and to make the usually unseen collections accessible . |
| 9 | ‘ Because of the influx of television , video , radio , newspapers , and other means of mass communication , ’ they argued , ‘ the world has become a global village , making it possible to carry unhealthy materials from one side to another . ’ |
| 10 | Half television , half microscope , Roberts 's invention made it possible to magnify living tissues up to 25,000 times , against an ordinary miscroscope 's 5,000 times . |
| 11 | Nothing is easier than to obey a master who is perhaps exacting , but who rules over all details of life , assures one 's daily bread , and makes it possible to banish all concern from the mind . |
| 12 | ‘ Look , is n't it possible to tease each other about our politics — ’ |
| 13 | Many young women find it possible to love two men simultaneously . |
| 14 | Is it possible to love two men at once ? |
| 15 | This , it is hoped , will make it possible to devise new ways of understanding ‘ artisanal production , ’ 'pre-industrial society' and the place of ‘ popular culture ’ in the process of industrialisation . |
| 16 | in the day of high technology , is n't it possible to devise some scheme where they can go round and spray camp which leaves an invisible but detective in a way of magnetic or something er marking on the pavements , in New Master this week we 've seen a eruption of white , yellow , green and blue erm spray paint on the pavements , all by different contractors or |
| 17 | ‘ You always did believe it possible to cure other people 's unhappiness , ’ he said . |
| 18 | As there are two types of crank rod assemblies it possible to swap complete assemblies between blocks containing different types ( ie are the blocks different ) ? |
| 19 | Novel methods of analysis made it possible to do chemical separations in minutes instead of days or weeks . |
| 20 | Is , is it possible to do that Mike ? |
| 21 | The use of complex lexical structures makes it possible to use simpler grammars . |
| 22 | The reason why communication is achieved here by lexical means only is of course because the context of shared knowledge makes it possible to use minimal cues . |
| 23 | It is possible to use in a diesel engine , but the main purpose is to make it possible to use unleaded petrol in a vehicle which can not normally use it . |
| 24 | Brown ( 1973 ) provided the first set of guidelines to be widely adopted for the calculation of MLU , thus making it possible to use this measure as a basis for comparing language performance across children . |
| 25 | The detailed demographic studies of Ranunculus repens made by Sarukhán in the field at Henfaes and followed by unpublished studies by Soane made it possible to give quantitative measures to the population dynamics of this species . |
| 26 | And he argues that changing social relations imply the need for more specialist and responsive service delivery , while changing managerial technologies ( particularly information technology ) make it possible to flatten managerial hierarchies by removing many of the middle layers and encouraging the growth of decentralized offices with less professional specialization and a greater ability to deal with individual issues across professional lines . |
| 27 | Is it possible to see private affluence co-existing with corporate poverty ? |
| 28 | ‘ Is it possible to see native birds ? |
| 29 | Is it possible to see some photos of her at home with her horses ? |
| 30 | The warm spring climate makes it possible to produce early market garden crops before those in other parts of Britain . |