Example sentences of "it [vb -s] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The boundary-maintaining function , as stated by Erikson , says that crime and the response it evokes provide the essential function of defining and maintaining the moral boundaries of society . |
| 2 | Gentleman sees the working papers he will discover that no hospital will be able to ask for trust status unless it agrees to carry out the whole range of services that must be undertaken in that area . |
| 3 | The purchaser will use its reasonable endeavours to obtain the release of any personal guarantees made by the Directors in respect of ABC and its subsidiary companies ' existing obligations relating to the business of ABC and subsidiaries ( which after investigating such guarantees and terms of release it agrees to obtain the release of ) and pending such release will indemnify the Directors against any claims under such guarantees . |
| 4 | So it dominates our screens , it dominates our man , it 's a religion , it encourages bigotry it encourages to neglect their se , their er domestic duties plenty of reasons for not liking football ! |
| 5 | CLAUDIUS : With all my heart , and it doth content me To hear him so inclined . |
| 6 | The skull with the lead in it doth weigh thirty pounds and sixe ounces , which with the neck-bone , and some other bones ( in like manner full of lead ) are reserued , and kept in a little chest in the said Church , neare to the place where the corps were found ; there to bee showne to strangers as reliques of admiration . |
| 7 | And if any splodges onto fabric , just leave it to dry and it turns to dust — then you can rub it off in a second . |
| 8 | two bags of sugar into their petrol and when the engine heats up it turns to caramel , you know like like toffee . |
| 9 | When it turns to face them it will be at an even greater disadvantage because , when it strikes out at them with its paws , it will find itself robbed of its defensive weapons and unable to protect itself . |
| 10 | We could take it turns to get in the press boxes in the West Stand ! |
| 11 | Barclays bundles together orders to make them more economical , though it guarantees to deal within three hours , and the shareholder can call back to check the price . |
| 12 | It guarantees to deliver parts overnight or the customer gets the parts free . |
| 13 | It guarantees to deliver parts overnight or the customer gets the part FREE . |
| 14 | Level of intelligence affects communicating in that it influences learning ability . |
| 15 | Today the department of transport said only that it ontinues to support the council 's road safety measures . |
| 16 | The parent star is a red giant nearing the end of its life , and as it runs the gamut of fusion reactions , exhausting one element after another , the spectrum of particles it emits becomes exotic . |
| 17 | Lewis 's performance was a reminder of how compelling heavyweight boxing can still be when it dares to step out from behind the curtain of cynical and protective matchmaking ; when it dares to put on a career life-or-death fight between two men with the pedigree to be king . |
| 18 | Lewis 's performance was a reminder of how compelling heavyweight boxing can still be when it dares to step out from behind the curtain of cynical and protective matchmaking ; when it dares to put on a career life-or-death fight between two men with the pedigree to be king . |
| 19 | It goes wandering through the files unchecked , pulling open the drawers and scattering the papers , writing wild minutes of its own . |
| 20 | Where it goes does n't matter , does it ? ’ |
| 21 | When it 's off it goes does it ? |
| 22 | It goes does n't it ? |
| 23 | It goes hold that . |
| 24 | As it goes to do so , the bug stabs it with its dagger-shaped mouth-parts . |
| 25 | And power which is generated there goes to heat and light the city of Niagara , and some of it goes to cook the dinners in the city of Toronto , and some of it heats the homes in the city of Buffalo . |
| 26 | It goes seconded then back to the chair again . |
| 27 | From there it goes fucking shitty ! |
| 28 | Try to avoid telling your child to be careful every time it goes to play with a friend . |
| 29 | And it goes to show these sportswomen are shrewd as well as skilled . |
| 30 | Referring to the Braer disaster in Shetland , Capt Sclater said : ‘ This could well have been a tanker and it goes to show how vulnerable Orkney is . ’ |