Example sentences of "it [adj] [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Like Unix , it started life as a development environment , and like Unix , it had intrinsic features that made it unsuitable as a production operating system . |
| 2 | The question might be phrased as : do you believe it dishonest for a person not to pay a fare which he believes he does not owe ? |
| 3 | Thus paintings were there to reveal a presence behind an appearance — be it that of a madonna , a tree or , simply , the light that soaks through a red . |
| 4 | Today 's methods of birth control make it possible for a couple to choose whether or not to have a child . |
| 5 | Is it possible for a person to move smoothly through the first three levels of understanding and still leave out something essential ? |
| 6 | In other words , is it possible for a person to know his need , to know that if Christianity is true it provides an answer , to know on the basis of sufficient evidence that it is in fact true , and yet believe inadequately ? |
| 7 | How is it possible for a computer to discover things ? |
| 8 | Indeed , both the limiting fraction under Method B and the use of the adjusting items make it possible for a company to report a loss , but still make payments under its PRP scheme . |
| 9 | Government grants , up to 50 per cent of capital investment , make it possible for a syndicate of small haulage contractors to collect goods , carried long-distance by rail , for further distribution by road . |
| 10 | And how was it possible for a man with cardiac problems to win the greatest tennis crown of them all at Wimbledon in 1975 ? |
| 11 | Without Mr Gorbachev as party boss , a rapid realignment of forces would take place , making it possible for a coalition-for-democracy to line up against the coalition-for-clampdown . |
| 12 | How is it possible for a creature to form means — end plans for reaching a desired object , plans within which other objects are represented as instruments to the overall end ? |
| 13 | How is it possible for a creature to perceive apparent movement , or to distinguish visually between replacement , motion , and change ? |
| 14 | As Ruth Aplin , teacher of a class in the final year at Fox Primary , one of the feeder schools to Holland Park , put it , the scheme makes it possible for a class to tackle far more ambitious and varied projects . |
| 15 | … the subscription method democratized literary patronage , and made it possible for a community of wealthy people to contribute to the support of many authors . |
| 16 | On this plate was depicted a map of the heavens , and holes along the line of the ecliptic made it possible for a representation of the sun to be moved at intervals of a day or two in imitation of its annual motion . |
| 17 | Is it due to a need to feel important ? |
| 18 | I like it dry as a bone , " Aunt Tossie was saying . |
| 19 | Once she was certain that the house was asleep she had climbed lightly out of bed , dipping her face into the bowl of washing water on the table near the door and dabbing it dry with a hand towel . |
| 20 | ‘ Tell me , Padre , is it usual for a priest to carry a rifle ? ’ |
| 21 | Bingham must get it right for a match I feel we can get a 0–0 draw or a 1–0 win out of — yes , I 'm serious ! |
| 22 | But he will get it right with a bit more work over the next couple of days . ’ |
| 23 | it 's alright the other one was her affair with the Governor of Tennessee , I 'll get it right in a minute |
| 24 | We 'll get it right in a minute . |
| 25 | Take your graft — the short-handled spade with the curved blade — cut through the surface layer , whether grass or whatever , and remove it intact as a circle some 18 inches ( 45 centimetres ) in diameter . |
| 26 | Yet dynastic memory kept it alive as a concept which still exercised a certain influence over the behaviour of the Plantagenets . |
| 27 | My personal feeling is that this would be a very good service to have in the rural area but I doubt if you will get enough passengers to make it profitable without a subsidy from the County Council . |
| 28 | That case , if it was correct , would make it unnecessary for a lease to be of a certain duration . |
| 29 | ‘ Was n't it odd for a chef and steward to be in the engine-room ? ’ |
| 30 | This could be made slightly less astringent by mixing it 50/50 with a flower water or distilled water . |