Example sentences of "it [adj] [prep] [num] " in BNC.

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1 Thus was it possible for one new Sprinter vehicle to replace at least two old DMU coaches .
2 My love , no longer inhibited by his existence , presented itself with all the understanding required to bring us together again — the gentleness , the words , the small gestures that make it possible for one person to reveal himself to another and two people to share life .
3 Section 101 of the Local Government Act , 1972 , makes it possible for one authority to appoint another as its agent to carry out its statutory duties — this applies to all functions except education , social services and emergency services .
4 Track systems make it possible for one electric source to supply a number of separate fittings without extra expensive electrical work and all the making good , or restoration work , afterwards that this entails .
5 But how was it possible for two different people who clearly knew some basic mechanical principles to have a go and produce answers that were nonsense ?
6 Developments in modern technology may make it possible for three dimensional models of the property to be stored on computer .
7 The new constitution of the Labour Party made it possible in 1918 for members to join local labour parties without being enrolled in an affiliated organization .
8 Yes it 's now going to take two years longer I think than was originally er contended , to what extent is this due to technical difficulties and to what extent is it due to one of our partners and Germany one 's thinking of in particular , wishing to slow the programme down for fiscal reasons ?
9 She showed us the map on the last day before it due in eight o'clock
10 ‘ I have n't got the timing right yet — but I get it right about one night in three and it 's worth it . ’
11 It is a vastly complex process and unless you get it right in one , you will never live to tell the tale , to get it right the next time , in order to ‘ evolve ’ the skill !
12 You can get it right in one operation without having to go through any menus . ’
13 She said : ‘ One of my slogans was , ‘ If the Tories have n't got it right in 13 years , then they never will . ’
14 If they ca n't get it right in 13 years , they never will .
15 If the Conservatives ca n't get it right after 13 years , they never will .
16 In an effort to sharpen the ‘ business nose ’ , Heath has been shunted sideways , to become deputy chairman , while Don Seymour , a businessman , has been installed at the head of the company with the intention of making it profitable by 1984 .
17 Hirst 's combination with Mark Bright is developing and the former Crystal Palace striker 's goal made it eight in 14 games for Wednesday .
18 In ‘ Burbank with a Baedeker : Bleistein with a Cigar ’ we have another central situation whose repetition makes it analogous to one of Harrison 's rituals .
19 Try it FREE for three months and receive a world map and another gift — all yours to keep .
20 SUPERMAN Derek Kaye leapt into action when a trailer loaded with a car ran over his godson — and lifted it clear with ONE hand .
21 I made it clear on 27 November that we intend to bring forward proposals for Sunday trading once the legal position is clear .
22 Pius XI had made it clear in 1930 , subsequent to the success of the Vatican-Italian Concordat of 1929 , that good sons of the church with political power were to look to the church itself for guidance in their statesmanship :
23 Even within the non-union camp , the British idea of a loose grouping of European states in close association with the United States faced opposition from those who argued for a ‘ third force , essentially a cooperative European security arrangement without American participation : General de Gaulle had already made it clear in 1946 that he favoured this path .
24 Is it half past eight ?
25 Or was it half past one , where did I put it ?
26 Was it half past one to dusk .
27 We 've seen it on T V , and now it half past three Come on !
28 Er right , I 'm just having a check to see whether , Scott is it half past ten ?
29 Kuhl made it 3-0 after 57 minutes , lashing home from 25 yards but then came the exciting climax , during which Swindon scored twice .
30 However , John de Wolf made it 3-0 after 52 minutes and from then San Marino were in total disarray .
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