Example sentences of "it [verb] [adj] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 So get it to go all the way .
2 This disease , it like , it destroys all the brain cells , you know
3 It goes all the way to Kyle of Lochalsh these days turning southwards from Achnasheen , leaving the wild vastness of Wester Ross accessible only by the motor car , a later and more threatening penetration .
4 Teacher : Yes , it goes all the way round the log now .
5 I suppose it goes all the way round does it ?
6 According to its prospectus , it intended to apply for an Act of Parliament empowering it to acquire all the land south of Downing Street , as far as Parliament Square , between St James 's Park and the river .
7 OK they 're quite happy for their girls to be academic but daring to be more positive about being ordered outside that because it involves such a lot , having control over your own body , again you know , abortion raises its hairy head again .
8 It involves such a lot .
9 When Tom produced a half-firkin of ale , saved from his own wedding , it became apparent the celebration was going to carry on far into the night .
10 The collegial atmosphere of the symposium was strained as it became apparent the Japanese and Americans regard the Indian team as reckless , the Indians feel Japanese criticisms are groundless , and the Americans advocate a policy that would leave the site a partial ruin , while others urge comprehensive repairs and reconstruction .
11 Trouble flared a few days before MacQuillan 's death , when it became apparent the inventor was in effect conducting an auction and the price of buying the securely patented new carton had shot alarmingly high .
12 It became such a success that further developments were needed .
13 It became redundant a couple of years ago when the Chipmunk glider tug it was providing spares for was replaced by a Piper Pawnee .
14 However , the growth of the Catholic population was such that it became clear the Diocese of Beverley which comprised the whole of Yorkshire needed to be divided .
15 Soon it became clear the prospecting company was trying to suppress its excitement .
16 Mr MacAskill commented : ‘ It became clear the vote was a confidence issue in the party convener and I felt it was no longer appropriate that I should remain in his cabinet . ’
17 In November 1914 at the Annual General Meeting , it became clear the Club had to abort some costly schemes and , although not blaming the war , it must have been the cause .
18 Years ago it housed all the village activities including lantern slides , then moving pictures when they came into being .
19 A freshly bought loaf , still warm from the oven , smells and tastes delicious — but we would not expect it to taste good a week later .
20 With 12 players on call from the World Cup compared to the USA 's six , Canada could rely on experience and it made all the difference , especially among the backs where the Eagles paid a heavy price for dropped passes , missed tackles and errant kicks .
21 For the first time Janine felt that she had an ally , and it made all the difference to her .
22 In practice , at least in South-East Asia , it made all the difference whether aid was given before or after independence .
23 By purporting to de-interpret them by removing the excrescences of later interpretations it made possible a reinterpretation which allowed mythology to be seen again as something that while still existing on the level of the most civilized and polished communication kept speaking of what it had sprung from — men 's basic needs and desires .
24 This development was important because it made possible the invention of the domestic clock and also the watch .
25 But , for Canterbury , it made possible the appointment of a new prior , and Anselm appointed Ernulf , who was one of Lanfranc 's men , but of a very different stamp from his predecessor .
26 On this night the fire-watchers heard the nose-cone come down , it made such a crash , thought it was an incendiary , and spent the rest of the night searching for it , in vain .
27 It made unlikely the resurrection of the four-party coalition of the outgoing government — the DC , PSI , and the smaller Liberals ( PLI ) and Social Democrats ( PSDI ) .
28 The only advantage of being dumped by Clive was that it made this a lot simpler .
29 In the 1991 Chairman 's report it made clear the fact that the Buckfastleigh Branch having been leased in 1991 to the South Devon Railway Trust , showed only the fare income for the Paignton branch , hence a fall in turnover from the 1990 season , which included the fare income from the Buckfastleigh branch .
30 If the bird keeps struggling , it will be clawed and bitten repeatedly by its captor , but if it lies still the cat may then make the mistake of putting it down on the ground and releasing it from its jaws .
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