Example sentences of "it a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What is more , the cultivation of the idea of emperorship brought with it a renewed interest in the rich sources of the Roman law . |
| 2 | This made it a no-go area for the Hong Kong police and it developed into a warren of opium dens and criminal hideouts . |
| 3 | That 's why the Campaign for Real Ale has named it a regional Pub of the year , an honour the 86 year old landlady is delighted to accept . |
| 4 | In many cases , it does not fit into the administrative systems of the parties , nor is it a usual way of doing business . |
| 5 | And he booked it over the phone , said Is it a standard flat ? which was a silly thing to ask cos to everybody who lives in a house , they 've a standard amount of furniture . |
| 6 | Step-family life is multi-dimensional and multi-faceted , making it a complex arena for parents and children to live in , or practitioners to work in . |
| 7 | Professional Draw is equally at home with creative or technical illustration and the interface shows that a great deal of thought about usability has gone into it , although the sheer weight of features and refinements for precision illustration make it a complex package to master at first . |
| 8 | A number of factors make it a complex task to estimate the degree of success in twenty-five years . |
| 9 | It seems to have been invented by Exekias , and there are a few late black figure and early red-figure examples , but Euphronios is the first to make it a regular vehicle for major work . |
| 10 | Students from Camberwell made it a regular haunt . |
| 11 | Nor was it a regular determinant of foreign relations ; the faction-fighting between Mary of Gueldres and bishop Kennedy was the exception rather than the rule . |
| 12 | This has certainly led to a freeing of the body to give it a greater range of movement . |
| 13 | These agreements not only had the effect of gaining the Indians ' approval of the film but also lent it a greater authenticity . |
| 14 | At the same time there is now a more direct intervention in the nature of a school 's educational work through the introduction of the National Curriculum , bringing with it a greater concern for monitoring . |
| 15 | As it would not fit into the studio , and also to soften the image , and hence give it a greater depth of field , Ray Cusick and Christopher Barry agreed to have all the shots of the model done on film , realising that video would show definition too harshly , making the model look too much like a model . |
| 16 | Because clearly an increase in in in the allocation sends a much stronger signal to potential investors and it carries with it a greater degree of certainty as far as the district council 's concerned , as far as potential investors are concerned . |
| 17 | But the new aircraft will have more powerful engines , combined with the Dowty propellers , to give it a greater load carrying capacity and range . |
| 18 | The tower stands at the point of a great confluence of the coursing magical energies of the vortex , a fact that lends it a greater strength than any creation of mere bricks and mortar . |
| 19 | He holds the bat aloft for comfort , so that his eyes remain level and he concentrates feverishly , believing it a greater crime to be out for 30 than for nought . |
| 20 | He holds the bat aloft for comfort , so that his eyes remain level and he concentrates feverishly , believing it a greater crime to be out for 30 than for nought . |
| 21 | Was it a greater crime to let her drown or to cross the great divide to the women 's section to rescue her ? |
| 22 | This made it a greater challenge later on . |
| 23 | Above the sink was a mirror composed of glass tiles stuck to the wall , and under it a simple glass shelf . |
| 24 | The infinite possibilities of Masai life , on the face of it a simple desire to wander the earth following the cattle , have been denied . |
| 25 | This in turn made it a simple matter to adapt Watt 's engine to provide rotary motion . |
| 26 | Emeralds were sometimes used in their natural form as hexagonal crystals , but their comparative softness made it a simple matter to rub them smooth and set them en cabochon . |
| 27 | Zimbabwe 's elevation has about it a pronounced aroma of political engineering . |
| 28 | ‘ Was it a mere threat when Bodie saved the boy 's life ? ’ |
| 29 | I know and you know that Hardy did not think it a sad poem — just a comment and a summing up . |
| 30 | Is not it a sad reflection on the Government that after 12 years they have failed to provide the necessary skills training for our work force to make our industries competitive in world markets ? |