Example sentences of "[vb -s] it [verb] [art] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mitac International Corp , Taipei , Taiwan is to merge its US units in order to strengthen its operations there : Compac Electronics Inc , American Mitac Corp , Mitac Research Corp and Microelectronics Inc will be merged under the Compac name : Mitac bought an 80% stake in Compac , which should not be confused with to Compaq Computer Corp but no doubt will , in 1991 ; it says it has no current plans to buy the remaining 20% from independent investors ; the merged company is expected to have turnover of $240m in 1993 , rising to $500m in 1996 , Mitac said . |
| 2 | The port authority says it has no immediate plans for developing more of Seal Sands . |
| 3 | The CT2 standard is used in some 20 countries , but AT&T says it has no immediate plans to market the telephones in the US , because the Federal Communications Commission has not approved CT2 phones for use in the US . |
| 4 | Like an archaeologist who digs up a tiny shard in the desert and from it extrapolates a whole civilisation , so Simon Charsley lifts an inconsequential marzipan confection and uses it to illuminate the shifting sands of Western civilisation . |
| 5 | The tongue helps the process of swallowing by producing a lot of mucus which lubricates the food and prevents it scratching the delicate membranes of the throat . |
| 6 | Nor does it contemplate the knock-on consequences for Labour ministers of attempting to implement their programme while rebuilding the governmental machine . |
| 7 | Nor does it accommodate the traditional costumes or a tired , very conventional acting style . |
| 8 | If you copy it to a different place , does it leave the blank formulas |
| 9 | This part of the city lacks the individual character of Robyn 's own suburb , where healthfood stores and sportswear boutiques and alternative bookshops have sprung up to cater for the students and liberal-minded yuppies who live there ; and still more does it lack the green amenities of the residential streets around the University . |