Example sentences of "it [adj] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " Is n't it strange the way everyone 's got kittens to dispose of when you do n't want them and none when you do ? " |
| 2 | Yes , it that a joke Michael ? |
| 3 | Turning from the hardware of sea rescue to the people who make it possible the Chairman emphasised that the contribution of lifeboat crews could not be stressed too highly . |
| 4 | As he spoke he began to take a backward step , and for an instant Gentle 's dizzied brain almost thought it possible the man would retreat into nothingness ; be proved spirit rather than substance . |
| 5 | War Vets who were with me on the march-past on Saturday , our thanks to all those who made it possible the R.N. , the R.N.A. , the police , the Sea Cadets , the catering staff in St George 's Hall and the youth band who played such lovely tunes all afternoon . |
| 6 | Was it possible the police version ( which Cobalt had heard and Maurin had repeated ) was correct and the killing was a random attack by a thief on a passer-by ? |
| 7 | Is it possible the job is too difficult for you ? |
| 8 | ‘ And I 've asked it nary a word till we got here , so as you could hear the story as well . |
| 9 | If you get it right the engine will catch just as it slows almost to a halt and , to the accompaniment of a swirling grey cloud of oily smoke stage right , the hiccupping bass thumping will grow into the irregular loping lumpy grumble of a healthy Pratt 986 . |
| 10 | If you get it right the Beaver stops on a sixpence ( but if you get it wrong , normally yielding water can be awfully hard ! ) |
| 11 | So if we get it right the answer should come to ten . |
| 12 | Is it perennial the ones they call them ones that come up every year ? |
| 13 | ‘ I thought it odd an Englishman should visit Vienna at a time like this . ’ |
| 14 | As he yanked it free the saw shot up and scythed into the cable . |
| 15 | the most disappointing aspect of Gloucester 's game was the lack of drive and power from the pack … they were rescued by the boot of Paul Beech … he made it 12 a piece … two games gone and still no tries for the cherry and whites |
| 16 | ‘ She made it clear no decision had been taken and she was going to look at the Tomlinson Report with a totally objective view , ’ he said . |
| 17 | He rose to his feet , making it clear the question was rhetorical , as Gina , feeling as humiliated as if he had actually slapped her face , tried to hide her chagrin by swallowing the remains of her coffee . |
| 18 | At the House of Lords hearing , the QC appearing for the Attorney General made it clear the law lords ' ruling meant no case could be brought against the hospital or medical staff involved . |
| 19 | ‘ It makes it clear the SNP is both national and international . ’ |
| 20 | The notes to this Law make it clear the course of action to be taken : ‘ It is a question for the referee whether or not a series of the same offences by different players of a team amounts to repeated infringement . |
| 21 | Mr O'Hara Labour MP for Knowsley South was unhappy over the ‘ insensitive ’ wording which made it clear the payments were for people not expected to live longer than six months . |
| 22 | ‘ Fascinating , ’ Caroline said , in a tone that made it clear the topic was anything but . |
| 23 | His tone made it clear the job was not one he had enjoyed . |
| 24 | They 'd gone — oh , call it half a mile . |
| 25 | To prevent it happening again , turn the stopcock on and off at least once a year and close it half a turn from fully open . |
| 26 | There , it seems , the talk had become surpassingly outrageous , and by the time the brief visit came to an end , it was assured of its place in the folklore of the Poole family : John Poole was still recalling it half a century later . |
| 27 | So er I remember it half a crown to the pound , but it was more before I remember that |
| 28 | ‘ There are many Myrcans up here , around Talisker , ’ he said , making it half a statement and half a question . |
| 29 | so call it half a box |
| 30 | ‘ Sometimes I am still thinking about it half an hour later . |