Example sentences of "it [vb -s] [adj] [noun] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | if the return to Conservatism is to be something more than the transient apparition of a spectre from the past , and its voice in national affairs not merely to be a sepulchral warning against the dangers of rash courses , the Conservative leaders must bestir themselves to some purpose … [ the Conservative Party ] must be ready to meet the programme of the Labour Party not simply with a non-possumus but with an alternative which will in some measure satisfy certain of the needs which Labour is concerned to satisfy , and at the same time avoid the perils with which it insists Labour policy is beset . |
| 2 | A child who is continually told it has low status is likely to grow into a low-status adult . |
| 3 | It uses Advanced Micro 's patented programmable macrocell technology and offers up to 16 product terms per output . |
| 4 | And he told reporters before the meeting : ‘ I support the IRA 's right to engage in armed struggle — where it wages armed engagements is a matter for itself . ’ |
| 5 | It says unlicensed minicabs are the most dangerous form of public transport . |
| 6 | It says young people are the future and unless we invest in them , that future looks bleak . |
| 7 | I have been elaborating the point , made much earlier on , that one of the really basic features of human thinking as it affects social action is the polarization of " we " versus " they " . |
| 8 | Amid talk of rebuilding and reorganising resources it appears suitable material is in short supply . |
| 9 | Innocence may be the first casualty of war , as the posters for the film boldly quoted , but it seems good taste is the first casualty in computer-game marketing . |
| 10 | If the CEMREL Research Project ( 1972 ) is any indication of what is expected it seems American teachers are looking for a child 's skill at ‘ showing ’ , and , in particular , ‘ showing ’ emotion . |
| 11 | Conservation charity Plantlife estimates the trade in British wild bulbs is worth £1 million a year ; it believes wild bulbs are exported in bulk to the Netherlands , centre of the international trade , and re-exported for retail sale in the UK . |