Example sentences of "it a [adj] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She unpacked a self-locating mine , punched in her identifier and gave it a simple verbal instruction . |
| 2 | By and large the world of commerce has come to terms with word processing , be it a simple electronic typewriter , an Amstrad PCW or a full-blown secretarial system running on dedicated PCs . |
| 3 | ‘ But if it 's the giants you 're wanting to fool , then it 'd be the grand old Draoicht Suan , ’ said Pumlumon , and the Gnomes nodded sagely and said that would be it , the Draoicht Suan it would be , the spell that had kept the Trees fast asleep for so many years now , and was n't it a powerful strong spell and Pumlumon the fellow to be spinning it for them all ? |
| 4 | It was of course an argument that carried with it a certain invincible logic . |
| 5 | Is it , is it sort of is it a certain raving dance then or what is it ? |
| 6 | Nor is it a sheer intellectual exercise , a modern form of the Glass Bead Game , as depicted by Hermann Hesse in his novel . |
| 7 | Is it a dark metallic silver ? |
| 8 | Every now and then , one of the tall waves thundering in from the open ocean carries within it a dark sinister presence . |
| 9 | Just now , however , the land was dry , the pool a perfect mirror , moss on the statuary below giving it a rich green colour , like a tarnished bronze . |
| 10 | I had a satellite mirror found in a quarry , and took i used this It was a mould for this to get it a perfect parabolic shape . |
| 11 | Is it a major historical turning-point , implying the complete re-fashioning of the economy , of production and of the geography of production ? |
| 12 | In turn this implies that the frequency of light travelling away from a star should grow less in the process , giving it a gravitational red shift . |
| 13 | The smallest breeding auk south of the Arctic , unmistakable in summer , with its grotesque bill and face ornamentation , giving it a solemn clown-like mien , and even in winter when bill smaller and mainly yellow ; no white wing-bar . |
| 14 | Discontent with the outcome of education carries with it a general low esteem for those who dispense this unsatisfactory commodity , the teachers . |
| 15 | After sixteen years of fishing for zander I still find it a magical absorbing pastime . |
| 16 | It 's made from a combination of cream and fruit which gives it a refreshing piquant flavour . |
| 17 | just make it a cosy little bar where you can |
| 18 | On the television screen above it a young Chinese girl appeared . |
| 19 | Was it a political Great Fear , a contagion that spread from city to city , village to village ? |
| 20 | Jim won his club £100 making it a financial clean sweep for Annadale as the previous cash winners were all Striders … |
| 21 | Is it a new editorial policy that New Scientist will investigate the number and source of replies to advertisements within its pages and then print snide remarks about why the unsuccessful applicants should n't have applied in the first place ? |
| 22 | Home attendances are just above 14,000 , which does n't make it a viable working venue for Stan Flashman 's considerable ticket broking expertise . |
| 23 | ‘ Make it a firm narrative line , Masha , ’ Surkov requested . |
| 24 | Essentially , all the invention consisted of was an overhead vacuum cleaner which moved back and forth between the textile machines and which had attached to it a long vertical tube , reaching almost to the floor . |
| 25 | The job with Karr brought with it a private living unit in Bremen : four rooms , including the luxury of his own private bathroom . |
| 26 | In ‘ Life is Just a Little Bowl of Cherries ’ ( 1982 ) , Audrey Walker recycles a tray cloth worked by her mother in the 130s , embroidering over it a classic still life motif : a bowl of cherries . |
| 27 | MCI Communications Corp reports that the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago awarded it a 10-year multi-million dollar contract to provide circuits for the new FedNet communications system will combine the networks of 12 Federal Reserve district banks and three new centres into one network ; FedNet will offer the banks high speed data services and is responsible for circuit installation and maintenance . |
| 28 | She had the manor and with it a great many pleasures which were negative perhaps but no less welcome for that . |
| 29 | He brought her a cup , and with it a small cardboard packet . |
| 30 | Beside them was a five-drawer metal filing cabinet , and next to it a small glass-fronted bookcase . |