Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] ['s] [noun] [subord] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | There followed a few minutes ' discussion where it seemed Cicely Hepwood had been all set to cancel an arrangement she and her husband had to visit a sick friend in hospital that afternoon . |
| 2 | ‘ That was the first High Queen 's instruction when it was being raised from the rock . |
| 3 | I am grateful for my right hon. Friend 's statement because it demonstrates the Government 's commitment to a better equipped fleet for the future , even though the fleet manpower is contracting , and because jobs will be provided in the Portsmouth travel-to-work area . |
| 4 | I shall not deal with the second part of the hon. Gentleman 's question because it raises difficult issues which will no doubt be the subject of discussion later . |
| 5 | Basque pelota looks like being this year 's corker as it involves catching a tennis ball in a fruit bowl and throwing it at a wall ( below left ) . |
| 6 | " Even if you have a copy of the old ( September 1988 ) Catalogue , have a look at this year 's edition as it contains details of 15 new titles and information on many more books , packs , videos and projects . |
| 7 | In the corner of the picture was a holdall , a scientist would say it was the same as that used to weigh down Chalky White 's body when it was found in the lake near Cirencester . |
| 8 | He told Mr Richard Sturt , the Canterbury and Dover coroner , that Mr Heddle 's daughter , Caroline , a 23-year-old veterinary nurse , had identified her 48-year-old father 's body after it was found in the car in a chalkpit at Chartham , near Canterbury . |
| 9 | If it picks an insider or a retiree , then we will all be back to writing the company 's obituary in three months ' time so it has to be an outsider , and one name canvassed that should be crossed off the list at once is that of ‘ Neutron ’ Jack Welch , boss of General Electric Co — not because he does n't have the capability but because he does not have a background in the computer industry . |
| 10 | The cameraman is recording a ‘ cut on action ’ which is centred on the little girl 's hand as it reaches down to pat the goat . |
| 11 | Climate modelling and assessing environmental change will need more than three years ' data if it is to be enhanced . |
| 12 | The Philippines government had previously agreed to allow the return of the late President 's body if it were flown directly to his home province of Ilocos Norte and buried within nine days . |
| 13 | It seems certain , even when Britain emerges from the recession , that the world of work will occupy much more of many people 's thoughts than it did before . |
| 14 | The buxom , ginger-haired woman also had a shady past , and it did little to help the poor woman 's image when it was resurrected by two regular carmen . |
| 15 | So that would make erm er five one six five as a married man 's or a married couple 's allowance as it 's now called , plus the three four four five . |
| 16 | Have I decided to submit all this to the Prime Minister 's office as it stands , to lay it all just as it is before Francis Tite and let fate take its course ? |
| 17 | Rediscovering and making heroes of overlooked Old Mistresses does n't challenge the exclusivity of art history , the way it masquerades as a specialism — so it talks only about form and sources , influences and patrons — while collaborating with the class of owners and dealers in art as rich people 's commodities because it never talks about social conditions of race , class , gender or sexuality . |
| 18 | But in December 1985 United States ’ officials indicated that they could accept a United Nations ' agreement if it led to a ‘ comprehensive and just settlement ’ , involving a short time frame for Soviet withdrawal and self-determination . |
| 19 | Yet Brazil is fully capable of producing imaginative children 's programmes when it wants to . |
| 20 | Tourism is also becoming an important component of developing nations ' economy because it is a source of foreign income . |
| 21 | It would be surprising if benchmarking attracts as much media attention in five years ' time as it does now . |
| 22 | ‘ If he is dead , and she dies too , that letter 's evidence whether it makes sense or not . |
| 23 | I was , I explained , a bit of a big girl 's blouse when it came to crumbling ledges , sheer drops , being underwater for unreasonable lengths of time and squeezing into jam jar sized spaces . |
| 24 | They might make an incidental contribution to crop production by agreeing to graze their herds over settled farmers ' land once it had been harvested . |
| 25 | Although most of us do n't have the time or the inclination to record what tickles a particular customer 's fancy when it comes to paying , it does nevertheless pay off to make that extra effort and note what it is that works — particularly with large customers . |
| 26 | Sir Richard Body , a farmer who has kept pigs himself for many years , explained that he intends to press on with his Private Member 's Bill since it would phase out the sow stalls within five years instead of the Minister 's eight years . |
| 27 | I 'm told those palaces are tighter than a young whore 's arse when it comes to security . ’ |
| 28 | Blue Baron 's fun while it lasts , but unfortunately it wo n't last too long . |
| 29 | In Tune with the Infinite , subtitled Fullness of Peace , Power and Plenty , would not be out of place on any committed New Ager 's bookshelf if it were n't for the frequent references to God and the Holy Spirit . |
| 30 | Take a single dose of Sulphur 30 but expect the thrush to get worse in three or four days ' time before it will get better . |