Example sentences of "this [vb -s] it [adj] " in BNC.

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1 I 've no idea about the mood , I 've no idea what people will think of er maybe large numbers Well one journalist said to me in Blackpool and perhaps this says it all , he said , Michael , you 're the only really popular person here this week .
2 This lays it open to Walter Benjamin 's critique even more than the classic realist novel , for it is still further removed from his concept of storytelling .
3 All this gives it some importance in bringing the workforce to acceptance of the new work disciplines of the industrial revolution .
4 Meanwhile , Figure 3.1 says not ‘ Discard ’ but ‘ Discard in favour of a superior competing theory ’ and , since there are many shades and kinds of competition between rival theories , this leaves it unclear where amending stops and discarding begins .
5 This leaves it open for staff to use their ingenuity , good sense , and professionalism ’ .
6 This makes it possible to believe that God can relate to us , and that he can reach out to us and transform our nature .
7 This makes it possible to present Christianity both as a story and as a part of history , without dogmatism , but also with precision and accuracy .
8 This makes it possible to set up a two-way conversation using only one pair of wires .
9 This makes it possible to use weaving selectively — if the weaving yarn is laid over the needles it will be woven into the fabric , but if there is no weaving yarn a stocking stitch stripe is knitted .
10 This makes it possible only to use one part if there is limited time available .
11 Tutors are appointed as and when required and this makes it possible to set up new classes without too much preamble .
12 This makes it possible to link the Machs with other JTAG devices for easier board testing .
13 This makes it possible for governments of all political persuasions to argue in favour of this policy .
14 This makes it possible to calculate the number of visits performed within the previously claimable hours of 2300 to 0700 and comparisons can therefore be made with historical numbers of claims for night visits and with earlier published research .
15 This makes it possible , for example , to have programmes with soundtracks in two languages or to have two alternative commentaries to the same set of pictures .
16 The rate of accumulation of biomass or NPP is expressed as weight of living matter/unit area/ unit time and recent work by the International Biological Programme ( IBP ) has provided more accurate estimates of NPP on a world scale for both continents and oceans , and this makes it possible to rank biome types according to NPP or present processes .
17 This makes it possible to study samples isolated at high dilution in an inert matrix of a solid such as N 2 or Ar .
18 This makes it possible for anybody to create a professionally polished performance that can then be shown to an audience using either the Mac itself , 35 mm slides or overhead projector foils , backed up with printed handouts and speaker notes .
19 This makes it possible to study subtle processes of coordination : for example , when words are repeated they are generally pronounced less clearly after the first time , but only if they are being used to refer to the same thing .
20 This makes it possible to access any individual frame by calling up that address and displaying its contents .
21 This makes it possible to keep audio output going even when the read head is on the move and the CD-ROM is not being accessed .
22 This makes it possible , for example , to achieve a range of special effects .
23 This makes it one of the most spectacular parts of Britain to visit .
24 This makes it one of the most efficient recycling schemes of its kind .
25 This makes it all sound extremely complex , but it need not be .
26 This makes it awkward for the Fed to act early .
27 This makes it 100 times worse than the Windscale accident and 1000 times worse than the Three Mile Island accident .
28 This makes it impossible for the poor to move to that neighbourhood .
29 It is best not to lie down since this makes it easy to fall asleep .
30 This makes it easy to use each crayon as a fine , crisp ‘ tool ’ as well as a blunter one or rubbed on its side .
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