Example sentences of "[noun] [subord] it [verb] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He chose a child as his lover because it fed that ego ; he lost her because he never cottoned on to the fact that children are children , no matter how grown-up they might appear . |
| 2 | Divorce has this effect because it suggests that remarriage in the lifetime of one 's first partner is socially and even morally acceptable' ( Irish Times , 6 June 1986 ; also 31 May 1986 ; 14 June 1986 ) . |
| 3 | Although written many years ago , Lady Chatterley 's Lover has just been reissued by the Grove Press , and this pictorial account of the day by day life of an English game-keeper is full of considerable interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant raising , the apprehending of poachers , ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the professional game-keeper . |
| 4 | More or less handmade , a pocket-sprung mattress is expensive but the best bet for couples of differing weights as it gives each sleeper individual support . |
| 5 | Synthetic thread is very strong and should be used with synthetic or stretch fabric as it has more elasticity . |
| 6 | Maturity , however , is not to be simplistically equated with absolute independence although it includes that capacity . |
| 7 | The test runs were also performed on a different machine so it makes little sense to compare timings . |
| 8 | The G M B if it passes this motion we welcoming a proposal to extend majority voting in the Council of Ministers to new areas . |
| 9 | I favour a long-reaching front guard because it has less distance to travel before it strikes the opponent , and it is able to intercept attacks closer to source . |
| 10 | The district committee , the A G E W district committee , er recognized that it was something that er was a confederation exercise because it covered all aspects of the workforce , and therefore you had er engineers and , and the sheet metal workers and electricians and pattern makers , everybody within the confed in Brothers was affected by it . |
| 11 | It is certainly true that it is worth ‘ pooling ’ sovereignty in some areas since it makes more sense to do this than to act independently . |
| 12 | Indeed , he points out that traditionally the IEEE has not been swayed by big name support if it feels another technology is more meritorious . |
| 13 | The town has many picturesque corners and interesting buildings although it sustained much damage by fire in 1799 when the town was fought over by French , Austrian and Russian armies . |
| 14 | Outside , the Chelsea Pensioner pub would have have been doing good business if it had any drinks to sell , but it was purely decorative ; part of garden by Hereford Wyevale Garden Centre called the outer sanctum which won a silver-gilt medal . |
| 15 | There are some newspapers which simply will not use a picture if it has any brand identification whatsoever . |
| 16 | Although he acknowledges that the moisture content is high , he says the extra drying costs are offset by catching the crop before it sheds any ears . |
| 17 | It is important not to soak potatoes , as this leaches out the vitamin , and not to overcook cabbage and other green vegetables , as heat gradually destroys Vitamin C. Rosehip tea is also an excellent source of this vitamin , as is fresh lemon juice , which is permissible on this diet as it contains little sugar . |
| 18 | The CEGB disclosed the escalation in nuclear costs as it announced that operating profits are £603 million lower than expected at £355 million . |
| 19 | The idea has now reached dimensions where it requires some assistance by individuals with stature and/or money to legitimize its growth . |
| 20 | Now we 're told to , you know , beware of having too much fats , too much milk , too much this , that and the other because it creates all sorts of what 's the truth ? |
| 21 | MANY people believe that the Royal Navy is referred to as the Senior Service because it has some sort of superiority to the Army , but the term was not even heard before the 17th Century . |
| 22 | Last month Rainbow Warrior II was seized by the French navy as it led another protest to the atoll . |
| 23 | This is the only fault which I can find in his character though it bears little importance as it takes nothing away from the readers ' love of him and may even increase it due to his helplessness . |
| 24 | Sainsbury won much publicity when it appointed former Friends of the Earth director Jonathan Porritt to be its environmental policy adviser . |
| 25 | There are plenty of occasions when the High Court exercises a supervisory jurisdiction over tribunals or bodies whose procedures allow for a more relaxed approach to the rules of evidence , but this does not detract from the fact that the High Court is performing the functions of the High Court when it exercises this jurisdiction . |
| 26 | Tracey added , ‘ The order was a good test for our facility as it employed several items of our equipment . |
| 27 | This is not a work of criticism though it contains much criticism along the way , and of the first order — for instance , Pound 's respectful demurrer from the high valuation that Eliot had put on Johnson 's Vanity of Human Wishes . |
| 28 | In the US , car makers fear the Index because it exposes some models as unreliable and poorly built . |
| 29 | Mothers welcomed the short hair because it presented less problems than long hair . |
| 30 | The NMA argued from the outset for a negotiated settlement , in part because of a fear that intransigence might lead to total defeat and in part because it had little money with which to fight the strike following the run-down of its funds during the 1921 lockout . |