Example sentences of "it a [adj] [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | He holds the bat aloft for comfort , so that his eyes remain level and he concentrates feverishly , believing it a greater crime to be out for 30 than for nought . |
| 2 | He holds the bat aloft for comfort , so that his eyes remain level and he concentrates feverishly , believing it a greater crime to be out for 30 than for nought . |
| 3 | Andrew might also consider it a useful opportunity to further his England captaincy claims , for which he has a growing number of supporters — although he expresses no such wish , since his old school-mate , Will Carling , currently holds the job . |
| 4 | Researchers in this area are likely to find it a useful entry to the literature , and a source of ideas on research needs . |
| 5 | In tropical tanks vegetarian fish , like the larger barbs will also find it a useful supplement to their diet . |
| 6 | Politically , Britain was not prepared to allow WEU to intrude upon Anglo-American relationships , and placed it a poor second to NATO . |
| 7 | The USA had constantly insisted that the Krasnoyarsk radar station should be dismantled , calling it a major obstacle to the conclusion of a START treaty , and had rejected as inadequate a Soviet decision on Oct. 27 , 1988 , to turn the complex over to the Soviet Academy of Sciences for civilian use . |
| 8 | This gives it a passing resemblance to a crab , with which it shares an inability to raise itself significantly above any flat surface on which it finds itself , giving the lie to that universally popular , but inaccurate , graffito , ‘ Please to stand upon the seat , the crabs in here can jump six feet ’ . |
| 9 | The horns and its clean , tapering head also give it a close resemblance to the dainty Kerry cattle of Ireland and individual Gloucesters often look almost exactly like the Kerry about the head . |
| 10 | Although the younger woman has been taken to be a likeness of his sister Wil by many biographers , misled by an ambiguous comment of Vincent 's , Tralbaut sees in it a close resemblance to Kee . |
| 11 | The leaves of this tree are rather common fossils , striped with longitudinal veins that give it a superficial resemblance to the leaf of an iris . |
| 12 | The spiny anteater , too , has a long pointed snout , but its spines give it a superficial resemblance to a hedgehog rather than to another typical anteater . |
| 13 | MANCHESTER UNITED and Leeds were first and second on this day last year — and they kept it a two-horse race to the end in the old First Division . |
| 14 | But is it a similar design to this one Catherine ? |
| 15 | For example , if we have strings of four 6-bit characters : Show how the above translate instruction could process this result string to make it a digit-by.digit sum to a non-binary base . |
| 16 | Was it a good decision to airfreight an order because we 'd messed things up on the plant ? ’ |
| 17 | Is it a good place to work do you like it ? |
| 18 | She knew that they both considered it a good solution to the difficulties existing at present , and this was disturbing . |
| 19 | But modern refinements and materials have brought about a resurgence of the supercharger , making it a credible alternative to the turbo . |
| 20 | ‘ And is n't it a terrible thing to be bringing even more trouble down upon my head ? |
| 21 | This is magical , and gives the rider of any horse wearing it a +20 bonus to all Ride tests . |
| 22 | Most club golfers experimenting with this shot are surprised at just how accurately the ball will roll and soon find it a preferable shot to the wedge . |
| 23 | ‘ Was it a complete surprise to you when Matthew and Inez agreed to marry ? ’ |
| 24 | If we get first division people I 'll do it a different way to him if I had to end up with second division people and the responsibilities they take on board will very much reflect that and the same surely should happen to the field sales force erm their abilities are reflected in in what sort of activities we give them and by looking at the people we have we then put together a team to most accurately attack whatever we want to do . |
| 25 | In the last months of 1989 the people of Central and Eastern Europe take it upon themselves to address the future and make it a different place to be in . |
| 26 | As the following sections show , however , case load problems were not as great as predicted ; and although the development officers continued to feel some lack of back-up services they did not consider it a severe impediment to their implementation of the project . |
| 27 | What was life like here back in forty three , forty four , was it a depressing place to be ? |
| 28 | We are fortunate inbeing able to use the video camera at training weekends and once you have over come the shock of seeing yourself , most students find it a valuable addition to their training . |
| 29 | Is that tear in your pyjamas due to the age of the garment , Martins , or is it a feeble attempt to be provocative ? ’ |
| 30 | To begin with , the Gnomes thought it a fine idea to be part of the traditional Fidchell and Bith of the Bog-Hat told how the Wolfkings had played it during the Winter Solstice with solid gold figures studded with ivory and pearl , which the Gnomes always had the supplying of . |