Example sentences of "[vb -s] [verb] its [noun sg] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the 1916 Rising , the National Museum of Ireland has revised its exhibition on the vital period of modern Irish history between 1900 and 1921 and called it ‘ The Road to Independence ’ . |
| 2 | As Stalin scornfully put it , ‘ the bourgeoisie of Finland … by a strange confluence of circumstances has received its independence from the hands of a socialist Russia ’ . |
| 3 | Written eight years ago for Gidon Kremer and much revised since then , it has developed its shape from the pressure of the emotions within it and , in spite of the obvious parallel with Berg 's Violin Concerto , is fundamentally like no other . |
| 4 | Written eight years ago for Gidon Kremer and much revised since then , it has developed its shape from the pressure of the emotions within it and , in spite of the obvious parallel with Berg 's Violin Concerto , is fundamentally like no other . |
| 5 | Wang , the computer company , has stopped its sponsorship of the Leinster senior league competition in protest at the Irish RFU 's links with the South African Rugby Board 's centenary celebrations this summer . |
| 6 | DataEase is one of those products that has hidden its light under the proverbial bushel . |
| 7 | Recently the NCC has diverted its interest from the Isles of Scilly , now under the auspices of the Isles of Scilly Environmental Trust , to Lindisfarne and surrounding area . |
| 8 | Hoylake claimed that : ‘ BAT 's urge to conglomerate has diverted its attention from the traditional core business , tobacco towards ill-conceived diversification ’ . |
| 9 | It is the first time the Service has explained its stand in the dispute , which led to serious disturbances among loyalist inmates in the Maze . |
| 10 | One is Delta Cephei , which has given its name to the whole class of short-period variables . |
| 11 | Irouléguy is unique : it has given its name to the one wine that is still produced in the whole of the Basque country . |
| 12 | The government has given its blessing to the £935m bid by Tomkins for Bisto to Mother 's Pride giant Ranks Hovis McDougall . |
| 13 | The ruling body of the International Tropical Timber Organisation ( ITTO ) has given its approval to the continued logging of key tropical forests in Malaysia and the Amazon . |
| 14 | That is illustrated by Rolls-Royce , which has quadrupled its share of the jet engine market since 1987 and , even today , by the news of the British Aerospace section , which has a £13 billion per annum order book and in size is second only to that in the United States . |
| 15 | Apart from the Swedish J21R this was the only successful production jet fighter based on a piston-engined design and as such has earned its place in the Museum . |
| 16 | But it has stressed its commitment to the polluter-pays principle , and plans to introduce charges that will eventually cover the scheme 's costs . |
| 17 | The hotel has targeted its occupancy for the first year at 55 per cent , which , Mr Nitschke says , is realistic . |
| 18 | ‘ We did not know it at the time but the torch we lit in Britain , which transformed our country — the torch of freedom that is now the symbol of our party — became a beacon that has shed its light across the Iron Curtain into the East . |
| 19 | He says the council has added its voice to the lobby against hunting . |
| 20 | The Group has added its name to the programme , organised by six of the United Kingdom 's leading voluntary organisations , which has developed well over 2,000 self-financing environmental schemes and green projects for small businesses since 1986 . |
| 21 | Friends of the Earth has added its name to the list of environmental groups which have condemned the government 's " set-aside " programme for redundant farmland , initially given a broad welcome by green campaigners . |
| 22 | The Confederation of British Industry ( CBI ) has added its weight to the lobby for an environmentally friendly national transport policy and called for a series of measures to curb carbon dioxide emissions . |
| 23 | The point of this brier account of mistake is to show that at least one leading textbook of criminal law has distorted its presentation of the data because of a prior commitment to subjectivism . |
| 24 | Initially , a sheriff held that the case could go ahead at Greenock Sheriff Court but Mr Anderson , 22 , of Nelson Road , Gourock , has won its transfer to the Court of Session . |
| 25 | If the light is right , a broad smear , which quickly dries , may be seen where the cat has pushed its head against the glass . |
| 26 | The Arts Council of the Netherlands has presented its advice to the Minister of Culture , Mrs Hedy d'Ancona , with a policy document outlining its plan for the arts in the period 1993–96 . |
| 27 | Wimpey Environmental has built its reputation on the quality of its measurement work , and it is this element that distinguishes us from our rivals . |
| 28 | Rushing belatedly to launch a Windows edition of 1-2-3 , the firm released a faulty version of the program and the firm has seen its share of the lucrative spreadsheet business slip to 48% . |
| 29 | It has to pick its way through the minefield of NT and Unix and estimate whether COSE is bigger than just the desktop . |
| 30 | It has to pick its way through the minefield of NT and Unix and estimate whether COSE is bigger than just the desktop . |