Example sentences of "it [be] [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | How many degrees would it be to go a third of the way round the circle ? |
| 2 | If it were to hold a known instrument off a bed casting then this would need to be declared ; ie " design of a bracket to support instrument off bed " . |
| 3 | The Government could play a part in advocating the recycling of plastics if it were to levy a small charge on each recyclable bottle . |
| 4 | And out of the disorder of the mangled metal work comes a process as flowing and systematic as if it were building a pristine model from scratch . |
| 5 | Although it was clear that Poland would need massive industrialisation if it were to become a modern European nation , it was hampered in its efforts at every level by the legacy of partition . |
| 6 | If it were to become an actual consistent condition , the very purpose of life itself ( which is growth towards perfection through the struggle between opposites or growth towards total ‘ order ’ ) would be cancelled out and the evolutionary process would cease to be of significance . |
| 7 | Now that Labour is going to choose between a Scotsman and a New Zealander for its new leader , it would be less offensive and more appropriate if it were to adopt an All Black thistle as its logo . |
| 8 | The bitterness of Maastricht opponents who also included Tory ex-minister Lord Parkinson and former Commons Speaker Viscount Tonypandy signalled that the European Communities ( Amendment ) Bill is set for a gruelling passage , despite it being given an unopposed second reading . |
| 9 | That that used to be mentioned between us er er a few times , I can remember it being mentioned a few times . |
| 10 | erm , and er , sometimes even pleased to say well I 'll try to get you in purple , but er , nowadays erm , we , we do n't go in for that because there 's , there 's so many er shops now that selling lighting fittings erm and selling nothing else , there is n't one actually in Harlow , but there 's one in Epping and there 's one in Stortford , erm that er , it 's , it 's riding a new car people want to see er a good variety of them , have a look at a lot or a washing machine or anything like that , you want to see many before you buy one . |
| 11 | ‘ I did n't work hard enough at marriage — it 's remained a huge sadness to me ’ |
| 12 | So far it 's inspired a five hundred signature petition , infuriated a councillor , and there 's still no solution in sight . |
| 13 | so it 's keep a high profile on the , on useful things and keep a low profile on the , on the others |
| 14 | Roger Kelly is convinced that there are enough people to invest in the centre : ‘ Five years ago this would have been a pipe-dream , but with the rise of the ethical investment movement it 's become a real possibility . |
| 15 | It 's become a major part of my job . |
| 16 | ‘ It 's become a big problem , bigger than just the problem facing us , ’ said a Williams team insider last night . |
| 17 | It 's become a life-long commitment , although I 'm not complaining . |
| 18 | And in recent weeks it 's become a daily chore , as more and more birds have been brought in from the nearby Gloucester Sharpness canal . |
| 19 | I just think it 's kinda funny , and it 's become an ongoing theme in my work . ’ |
| 20 | Even you must admit that it 's become an exciting and extremely important job over the last few years , certainly as far as Carlisle Flint is concerned ! ’ |
| 21 | It 's terribly unfashionable , so it 's getting a new coat of paint at the Old Fire Station In Oxford . |
| 22 | That 's it , it 's getting a little bit annoying . |
| 23 | The working party on the theology of marriage is finding its task stimulating but arduous and it will surprise no one that it 's taking a long time . |
| 24 | It 's taking a long time to heal . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ Everything official here seems to be tied up in red tape , so although it 's taking a long time I 'm sure the licence is being processed , ’ she declared defiantly . |
| 26 | Alpha Microsystems has written off its Italian and French subsidiaries and will be closing them soon , citing poor margins and continuous losses : as a result it 's taking a non-recurring charge in the second quarter , ended August 30 , and posting net losses of $3m , or 99 cents a share , on sales of $12.9m , up 9% . |
| 27 | It 's made a great thoroughfare in the dining area and broken the dining area up a bit . |
| 28 | She says that it 's made a great difference , the swan can now struggle to it 's feet . |
| 29 | And it 's made a lovely edging for a wooden tray , coated in varnish once the paste is dry . , . |
| 30 | ‘ It 's made an incredible difference , ’ Miranda assured her . |