Example sentences of "it [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why does n't it have a mark on it for absolute brass monkeys ? |
| 2 | You can claim other defences as well : for example , if you need the blade or point for work , or if it is necessary to carry it for religious reasons or as part of any national costume . |
| 3 | Muslims and Jews want to get rid of it for religious reasons ; Americans want ( wanted ? ) to get rid of it for hygienic reasons and for the hypothetical reduced risk of penile cancer in the circumcised population ; Latins love to play with it , like to keep it , and are taught to mobilise it often ; the British would like to ignore it , not to touch it , and eventually get rid of it when it causes too much trouble . |
| 4 | Back when Abba were in their '50s , around 1975 say , they would have called this sort of record a hustle record and huge black men with names like Fatback would have been playing it for rich white nightclubs . |
| 5 | Gasp as you find there 's one near you — no other computer event can match it for geographical diversity . |
| 6 | Although major developments in the ecosystem were largely external to biogeography until the 1960s , Stoddart ( 1967b , p. 524 ) argued that the ecosystem concept has four main properties which commend it for geographical investigation . |
| 7 | I want to write it for live musicians of both sexes . |
| 8 | Where in previous years these vessels had been purely large fishing vessels loading salted fish into barrels for immediate export to their own ports , now there came great numbers of large factory ships and modern trawlers which could process fish , package it and freeze it for indefinite periods . |
| 9 | It was decided that until the camp arrived Lady Rathcreedan could use it for grazing cattle . |
| 10 | Most people joined it for humanitarian reasons but it was an outlet for all kinds of disgust . |
| 11 | He was angry with it for existing , and terrified by the reminder that one day he might catch it himself . |
| 12 | The more effort that has to be put into these component skills , the less processing space there is for monitoring the procedure — i.e. , taking the message as a cognitive object and scrutinizing it for possible inconsistencies . |
| 13 | And if this 6Mb does exist , would it be possible to recover it for general use ? |
| 14 | It 's mainly for adults , but the Home Office is considering using part of it for young people awaiting trial or sentence.It 's that potential for criminal cross fetilisation that 's worrying the Howard League for Penal Reform . |
| 15 | All that was needed was for someone to take Rowland 's ascetic vision/version of soul fanaticism and commandeer it for political ends . |
| 16 | Gandhi indeed could count on the British conscience for his personal safety , but he could never count on it for political concessions — and it is clear that at some level he understood this . |
| 17 | Whereas the Government press could rely on a government subvention to support it for political or educational ends , private newspapers had to find private capital . |
| 18 | Heated debate over the dam project took place during the 15-day NPC session , with many delegates opposing it for environmental and financial reasons . |
| 19 | ‘ Of course , this villa has no right to be here , ’ Nigel told them , ‘ but since it is we must save it for future generations to enjoy . ’ |
| 20 | If so , please take note of it for future reference . |
| 21 | If there was a very large output , perhaps from some other part of the world , and buyers would offer only a lower price , such as £110 per tonne , the EEC either paid their farmers the difference , of £16 , or bought the surplus grain and stored it for future use . |
| 22 | ‘ Its purpose is to help middle and secondary schools plan their overall curriculum to include an adequate coverage of pupils ’ study needs : the ability to formulate and focus a question , find possible sources , judge their appropriateness , extract the relevant information , reorganize it and prepare it for future use , or reorganize it and prepare it for future presentation to others . |
| 23 | ‘ Its purpose is to help middle and secondary schools plan their overall curriculum to include an adequate coverage of pupils ’ study needs : the ability to formulate and focus a question , find possible sources , judge their appropriateness , extract the relevant information , reorganize it and prepare it for future use , or reorganize it and prepare it for future presentation to others . |
| 24 | If , like me , you love the country , maybe one way you can help preserve it for future generations is to stay away from it . |
| 25 | Having grasped the use of silence you now have to quieten your own brain , stop it muttering away to itself about all the things you need to do and may forget , stop it reacting and getting on its high horse when all it needs to do is to absorb information and store it for future reference . |
| 26 | Then the trustees have to decide whether to distribute it or not ; keep it for future expenses and things like that . |
| 27 | Our commitment to improving the environment and helping to maintain it for future generations can be summarised by these ‘ Green Rules ’ |
| 28 | If an item is coached carefully step by step in the early stages the performers are more likely to remember it for future use . |
| 29 | They could purchase land from owners who refused to sell for development or from builders who wished to retain it for future development . |
| 30 | When you open the file , a file handle ( an integer number ) is returned by the interpreter and you will need to store it for future use . |