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 | 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 . |
| 18 | Try it FREE for three months and receive a world map and another gift — all yours to keep . |
| 19 | SUPERMAN Derek Kaye leapt into action when a trailer loaded with a car ran over his godson — and lifted it clear with ONE hand . |
| 20 | I made it clear on 27 November that we intend to bring forward proposals for Sunday trading once the legal position is clear . |
| 21 | 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 : |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | I have chopped up the Info in such a way as to make it Faxable on 2 sheets So I could do that too , at a pinch . |
| 24 | The President gave his blessing on 20 November , and the Council of Ministers made it official on 27 January , 1982 . |
| 25 | Forget the snobbery and mystique that surrounds wine appreciation — our course makes it accessible to one and all . |
| 26 | It turns itself off if you leave it untouched for five minutes , a feature sadly lacking on the GameBoy . |
| 27 | But today Sanjay strikes it lucky at 11.30 . |
| 28 | Cover it to stop the water from evaporating and leave it undisturbed for 3 or 4 days . |
| 29 | The prediction is made more precise by making it equal to 1,290 days and then adding another 45 days ( 12.11–12 ) — to the despair of the modern interpreter , — but probably to the complete satisfaction of the contemporary reader who read the prophecy just when it had been fulfilled . |
| 30 | In effect we must differentiate ( 6 ) with respect to and set it equal to zero . |