Example sentences of "it [adv] [verb] [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The grammar did not offer total coverage of the language ( it successfully parsed 65% of the corpus it was tested on ) but was intended as a supplement to the results from the Markov analysis of the stenotography . |
| 2 | Although it is the most common form of senile dementia , it rarely affects people under 65 and only one in five of the over-80s. -PA |
| 3 | It overwhelmingly favours people aged 25 to 35 . |
| 4 | Our system is adversarial in style , friendly to class-based , ideological parties , it effectively excludes minorities from the parliamentary arena , and results almost invariably in one-party rule . |
| 5 | Penge U.D.C. asked the Company to pay about £250 for widening the bridge at Anerley Station but it eventually cost £1,750 . |
| 6 | After almost twenty years of delays , confusion and mismanagement , it eventually cost £3.5 billion , about five times as much . |
| 7 | Although quite a large reel in appearance , it only weighs 10.9oz which compares favourably with small sized reels . |
| 8 | Farmers can use it only to graze sheep , in flocks of 200 or so ewes with their lambs in spring . |
| 9 | I 'm glad it was one of my second-hand buys ; it only cost £10 so I suppose I 've had my money 's worth out of it a few times in the garden . |
| 10 | Its latest figures show that on £1.2bn of business it only made £18m profit . |
| 11 | Bible I saw that it only got 68% . |
| 12 | The Packard Bell Elite 1000 comes with plenty of bundled software and sound support , but it only has 2Mb of RAM |
| 13 | Although this may be a couple of years out of date , it only costs £3 and it may give some clues as to the strength of the company . |
| 14 | I went into the students union to buy it today ( as it only costs 28p in there ) and they 'd sold out ! |
| 15 | Remember , it only costs £1 a class and all the money is going to a very worthy cause , so why not enter as many different events as you can . |
| 16 | It only makes people more pessimistic , and is another example of the negativity that has characterised all sides during the election campaign . ’ |
| 17 | At a point where the Rhine is 180yd wide , it suddenly plunges 80ft in three steps , like a giant clumsily walking down uneven stairs . |
| 18 | I think it just excites people now because it 's remote , like the idea of four days of lemon juice to men who have business lunches every day . |
| 19 | Well it just means people , if there 's gon na be three people |
| 20 | It just shows people around here do care about the past and how relevant it is to them today |
| 21 | Try as far as possible not to use it , because it just confuses people . |
| 22 | It already has $150 million of the total allocated , but if this is not spent by the end of the fiscal year on 30 September , the money will revert to the Treasury . |
| 23 | It already has data management centres in the UK and the Netherlands , and will add more . |
| 24 | It normally costs £2.45 for 100ml but we 've got 500 to give away . |
| 25 | It normally costs £9.99 ( cheques payable to but if you quote RUNNING Magazine and your race number , you can get a pack for £8.50 plus p & p . |
| 26 | And although it usually charges £92 a line for connections ( 15 line minimum ) , it reduced its charges last year , and will be charging £26 a line until at least the end of February . |
| 27 | Intercourse , since it usually produced offspring , was only to be tolerated in a controlled and formalized context . |
| 28 | Available from professional salons only , it usually costs £3.95/8oz but we have 50 bottles to give away to readers . |
| 29 | It usually costs £5.95/100ml but we have 50 to give away . |
| 30 | Erm , I think it 's worth saying that er us j just reiterating on what councillor has just said and that is that I think most tenants are very well aware of the right to buy and er er the motion being unnecessary but what happens with the motion is that it possibly attracts people who really in many ways can not actually afford to buy er to take advantage of their rights but who might be persuaded by very persuasive tactics to do so . |