Example sentences of "it [verb] [prep] [conj] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That is what it stands for and that is what the Bill embodies . |
| 2 | Yet it looks as if that most precious of ladies may be about to be raped — and what is more , by the very group of her countrymen set up to defend her honour and purity . |
| 3 | ‘ It looks as if that car has come this way , ’ murmured Mary . |
| 4 | ‘ At the moment it looks as if all major roadworks are suspended . ’ |
| 5 | They 're not sure , but they think it looks as if all three bodies were trussed up like parcels . |
| 6 | Second , it seems on this criterion that we shall never have more than the slenderest of reasons to believe that we know something ; for in believing this we are believing that when all the truths are in , our justification will remain , and it looks as if much more is required to support that belief than is required to support an ordinary claim to know . |
| 7 | But because it is Kiev it looks as if many truths , many pasts , will continue to co-exist there side by side . |
| 8 | As we saw in section 2.1 , we can not state the truth conditions of sentences with indexicals without reference to the deictic function of indexicals ; but if we allow truth conditions to be relativized to speakers , addressees , times , places , indicated objects , etc. , then it looks as if many aspects of deixis can be accommodated within truth-conditional semantics . |
| 9 | In this respect it looks as if some Latin American leaders and regimes may understand better what is needed than the more formal and even ossified democracies of the West . |
| 10 | It is certainly true that some of the processes associated with standardization ( on which see Haugen , 1972 ; Leith , 1980 ; J. Milroy and L. Milroy , 1985a ) were well under way around 1600 ( elaboration of function , use of a supra-regional writing system ) , but it looks as if some of them were still at the stage of being localized developments associated with the establishment of consensus on local norms , and this applies particularly to pronunciation , which is the level of language that is least uniform . |
| 11 | It looks as if some music belonging to Act 1 was originally printed , but removed before the books were put on sale . |
| 12 | So it looks as if these are not allergic reactions at all , even though they produce allergy-like symptoms . |
| 13 | The teacher stops the scene as soon as it looks as if any of the " performers " are finding it difficult . |
| 14 | The Marshal roared into the distance for Lorenzini and then said : ‘ It looks as if this might have nothing to do with the kidnapping . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ It looks as if this is going to be one of the best birthdays I 've ever had , ’ he said . |
| 16 | They were n't wiped away , so it looks as if this chap wore gloves . |
| 17 | Sir , There are , we read , schisms in the Church of England concerning rituals and rights , and it looks as if this is beginning to affect authors . |
| 18 | And it looks as if this behaviour is all about encouraging the ducklings to erm , go off on their own , as it were an and to start to run off and look for food . |
| 19 | Valerie is still hopeful that she 'll be able to get the school reopened but at the moment it looks as if this is as close as these children will get to being at Brockweir School . |
| 20 | As she sat down it seemed as if all the growing things drew round , sheltering her . |
| 21 | To Sam suddenly it seemed as if all the stones were listening and the tall rocks leaning over them . ’ |
| 22 | For a while it seemed as if all the woes of Welsh rugby were down to The Gnoll — though this theory was eventually disproved by the World Cup . |
| 23 | It seemed as if all the magical power in the world was being trapped in the centre of the storm that would last three days . |
| 24 | It seemed as if all the vitality of France were flowing up this narrow artery . |
| 25 | It seemed as if that was going to be in doubt as well for a moment , but then he swung the door wide in a parody of a silent welcome . |
| 26 | For a moment or two it seemed as if that was what would happen . |
| 27 | It seemed as if some supernatural force was intent on operating the branch . |
| 28 | Now it seemed as if this ‘ law of parallelism ’ could be extended to the whole history of life on earth . |
| 29 | It seemed as if this man would always somehow have the power to strip her of her narrow protective veneer to expose her vulnerability . |
| 30 | For a long time , it seemed as if these were merely the ranting of a bitter exile . |