Example sentences of "it [verb] at [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And , although this huge deficit is in large measure a consequence of the fall in tax revenue and the cost of unemployment in the recession , the IFS expect it to remain at this level for some years even if a gradual recovery does take place . |
| 2 | The knowledge which it produces at any time is tentative and always open to challenge by further evidence . |
| 3 | The knowledge it produces at any time is tentative and always open to challenge by further evidence . |
| 4 | Set against the background of inflation this rise is less impressive than it looks at first sight . |
| 5 | The style of the figures is manifestly provincial and need not be so early as it looks at first glance , but it can hardly be after the mid century . |
| 6 | ‘ The scouts say it looks at first glance as if thousands are leaving . |
| 7 | It looks at joint compensation schemes cases in which civil liability principles do not apply . |
| 8 | But the horizon no longer has any black skies , and it looks more forgiving than it has at any point until now . |
| 9 | The North Berwick line enjoys a spectacular claim to fame because it has at some time or other in its history been powered by every possible form of motive power ; horse , steam , diesel and electricity . |
| 10 | Neither do you 'ave to pay a hundred quid like I 'eard it cost at one time . ’ |
| 11 | I watched it grow at each end , slowly , like a negative developing in the reflected light of the zebra . |
| 12 | The amplified muezzins of the town 's mosques spent much of it chanting at full volume . |
| 13 | Just a word about the Oxford goal ; I saw that , I saw erm Andy Melville score it , I was most surprised to hear it overruled at half time . |
| 14 | Would n't have it done at this stage anyway . |
| 15 | When it happens at this stage many mothers receive little sympathy because there may be no visible signs of loss . |
| 16 | And , it 's not a text but perhaps a verse that we could use as a , as a springboard is verse twenty seven , and it says at this point his disciples came and they marvelled that he had been speaking with a woman ! |
| 17 | It seemed at first sight to be a chaos of struggling men and horses , a wild mêlée ; but soon it became apparent to the newcomers that it was in fact more like a whirlpool of activity , with the ambushed English , above whom the royal standard wavered uncertainly , in the centre , whilst their more numerous attackers circled round them , smiting and thrusting but apparently making only moderate impact . |
| 18 | But when Felicity arrived , three days later , it seemed at first glance as if she had lost every atom of her old charm . |
| 19 | It seemed at first glance that Louise was wearing a turban ; she had saved her day 's ration of flour and had made a poultice of it for a boil which had erupted on her temple ; her other boils seemed to be growing slightly better . |
| 20 | I always knew it probably could n't last because nothing goes on forever , but in that time , I had a great time in New York , and it seemed at one point that everyone was there when David was doing the week at the Universal Amphitheatre . |
| 21 | One is to telephone , or write to her beforehand , saying that things have been so hectic at your end recently that it seemed at one point that you might have to postpone your visit for a week or two , but that you are so keen to see her that you are absolutely determined to ‘ make it ’ somehow , even if it has to be just a ‘ flying visit ’ . |
| 22 | It was circling slowly and very low down , almost touching , it seemed at one point , the summit of Big Allen . |
| 23 | So nearly , it seemed at one point . |
| 24 | It seemed at one stage that the dealer was dead — even some of the larger , more old-fashioned companies announced plans to introduce a direct sales scheme at the start of 1993 , although this has yet to happen . |
| 25 | In any case it seemed at this point that the war might be lost , and only a month after finishing the poem he was expressing to Martin Browne grave misgivings about the worth and value of his poetic activities , which often appeared to be futile . |
| 26 | The conclusion we are entitled to draw from these findings is that , in general , female usage tends towards the more ‘ careful ’ end of the stylistic continuum and male usage towards the more ‘ casual ’ , and it seemed at this stage of our research that we had some justification for the claim that in linguistic variation , sex-differentiation is prior to class differentiation and need not be interpreted as subsidiary to class ( as it normally has been ) . |
| 27 | What accountability rests on is that those particular representatives of the local authority have the opportunity to ask any question and have it answered at any time during the three hundred and sixty five days of the year in which we operate , and they are in a specially privileged position to challenge , or question , or talk about , or have answered — any particular point with regard to the work we 're involved with . |
| 28 | Not only was it situated centrally , but it hosted at that time an international exhibition which was considered an attraction for delegates . |
| 29 | ‘ I do n't mind them celebrating Christmas but it 's insensitive to keep it going at that level for that long . |
| 30 | Maggie looked down and saw it moving at some speed ; dust flung up in a stream behind it and it was waiting as they taxied to a halt . |