Example sentences of "[noun] it [verb] [to-vb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not only does the promotion system mean that people who rise to the top are likely to have just those personal characteristics it takes to commit corporate crime , but these are also reinforced by the psychological consequences of success itself , for these too free a person from the moral bind of conventional values . |
| 2 | ‘ Langdale Head from Wallend , ’ is an impressive little print : as well as aquatint it appears to have soft-ground etching on the fell and rocks . |
| 3 | Since such a system seemed well founded in Britain it chose to ignore British fascism , unlike the Communist Party , which was prepared to fight the BUF on the streets at Olympia and Cable Street . |
| 4 | … ultimately the real value of this book may lie in the intellectual stimulation it provides to view traditional material in physical geography in a new light . |
| 5 | To cater for demand at peak times it has to build extra power stations , which are then idle during times of day when demand is lower . |
| 6 | It gives local government in Wales the money it needs to provide high quality services and to get on with the job . |
| 7 | What can be done to harness this interest and give the public the scientific background it needs to make informed decisions on subjects like acid rain , the greenhouse effect , nuclear weapons , and genetic engineering ? |
| 8 | Encouraged by the long minority of the new Stadtholder it helped to influence Dutch policy in a pro-French and anti-British direction during the Seven Years War ( the Orange family , now closely associated by marriage with that of Hanover , was generally pro-British in outlook ) . |
| 9 | Ken talked a lot about suicide , but in Orton 's company it had to have sexual connotations , as though he were constantly — and whatever the subject of his conversations — having to keep up with the Joneses , in this case Orton and his assorted friends if not specifically Orton and Halliwell . |
| 10 | Yet it is limited ; if applied to particles with very high energies it fails to provide meaningful answers . |
| 11 | Though the commission could buy by agreement it had to have effective powers of compulsory purchase if it was ‘ to ensure that the right land is made available at the right time ’ . |
| 12 | Commuting hassles ate up the time it took to re-stock one-off designs . |
| 13 | The time it takes to receive local land charge search results varies greatly depending upon the particular local authority and can take between one and four weeks to obtain . |
| 14 | Drinking with meals the correct way can actually be ‘ slimming ’ , in that it can helpfully add to the time it takes to consume high-fibre meals . |
| 15 | The Smaller Firms Council of the Confederation of British Industry is to press the Government to introduce changes in court procedures which would speed up the time it takes to pay bad debts . |
| 16 | The examination not only confirmed the findings of the comparison stage of the FAOR study , but also highlighted the difficulties and expense that would be involved if the proposals were to be implemented at the level suggested ; at the same time it helped to dispel certain misconceptions about the needs of the users overall . |