Example sentences of "it [adj] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yes , it that a joke Michael ? |
| 2 | ‘ And I 've asked it nary a word till we got here , so as you could hear the story as well . |
| 3 | ‘ I thought it odd an Englishman should visit Vienna at a time like this . ’ |
| 4 | 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 |
| 5 | They 'd gone — oh , call it half a mile . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | So er I remember it half a crown to the pound , but it was more before I remember that |
| 9 | ‘ There are many Myrcans up here , around Talisker , ’ he said , making it half a statement and half a question . |
| 10 | so call it half a box |
| 11 | ‘ Sometimes I am still thinking about it half an hour later . |
| 12 | I 'll give it half an hour , maybe an hour or so , then I 'll call the local paper and ask for Frank 's contact . |
| 13 | Let's make it half an hour , okay ? |
| 14 | She 'll watch it half an hour in the evening before she goes to bed if she gets the chance . |
| 15 | er it 's something even , even though got , because it 's about half an hour di is , is it , is it half an hour difference between here and London ? |
| 16 | Or is it such a mess ? |
| 17 | The upper class has clear distinctive characteristics which give it such a sense of identity : not only its ownership of productive property ( the fundamental and defining feature ) but also its distinctive culture and status hierarchy . |
| 18 | Which makes it such a pity … ’ |
| 19 | Is n't it such a pity that when it comes to the playing of the game he either forgets the rules or makes up new ones . |
| 20 | I ATTENDED four of the evening sessions of this year 's Great British Beer Festival and had a great time — my thanks to all those who worked so hard to make it such a success . |
| 21 | The features of Paray 's performance which make it such a success are relevant to assessing the newcomer on Erato . |
| 22 | ( It was also , of course , disgusting and deplorable : that 's what made it such a success . ) |
| 23 | And to be his was what she wanted — which made it such a nonsense that when , as he caressed his hands over her naked behind and then pulled her to him , that as her body came into contact with the pure maleness of him , she experienced a moment of totally unexpected panic . |
| 24 | Why would you want to make it such a crisis ? |
| 25 | What did they put in the coffee that made it such a diuretic ? |
| 26 | Or was it such a mystery ? |
| 27 | ( In Scotland the Crown at the moment does not have the power to appeal against sentences which it regards as too lenient , although moves are under way to give it such a right . ) |
| 28 | is it such a sell-out then ? |
| 29 | I always worry about whether he 's going to go lame on his off-fore , he gives it such a hammering when he 's madly digging . ’ |
| 30 | On the face of it such an action appears to be a simple case of cowardice in the face of the enemy . |