Example sentences of "[Wh adv] it [verb] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All 3three squadrons at Upper Heyford will go by December , when it becomes a standby base . |
| 2 | I know that you came only to honour dear Crabb , at a small informal party , because he had been of assistance to your illustrious father , and valued his work at a time when it meant a great deal to him . |
| 3 | By using the time to improve the production process , Intel will be able to make more of the chips available initially than it usually can when it launches a new part , Paul Otellini , vice-president of the company 's microprocessor group noted — a shortage of 80386s in the early days caused disenchantment with the company at many customers for the chip , who encouraged other companies to clone the chip in the hope of ensuring steady supplies . |
| 4 | After its experimental period , when it played a key part in the campaign to modernise the Marton route , 208 remained in regular service from Marton Depot ( left ) until the closure in 1962 . |
| 5 | Montserrat , part of the British colony of the Leeward Islands from 1871 to 1956 , when it became a separate United Kingdom Dependent Territory , is governed by a Governor , who presides over an Executive Council and a Legislative Council with seven elected , two official and two nominated members . |
| 6 | JCI 's gold mines produced 51.7 tons of gold in the past financial year Johnnies ' diamond interests comprise of holdings in unlisted diamond trading companies and in De Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd/De Beers Centenary AG Johnnies ' non-managed investments date as far back as 1895 when it became a founding shareholder of South African Breweries , one of the 10 largest breweries in the world |
| 7 | Described by the government as a Japanese cultural tradition , the consumption of whale meat only started after the second world war , when it filled a dietary gap . |
| 8 | But , as the Institute 's Council found last month , when it considered a preliminary paper on the subject , openness could actually end up destroying the effectiveness of the disciplinary process altogether . |
| 9 | Compaq Computer Corp will continue its high-end server push this autumn when it unveils a new line of upgradable 80486-based multi-processing systems , PC Week reports . |
| 10 | Harvey Madden of Yarm-based accountant John B. Taylor said the business was a profitable concern until the end of 1991 when it lost a major contract with Edinburgh Woollen Mills to east European competition . |
| 11 | A drop of the clear supernatant fluid was placed on an agar plate , which had previously been thickly planted with M. lysodeikticus , and the plate was incubated at 37°C. for 24 hours , when it showed a copious growth of the coccus , except in the region where the nasal mucus had been placed . |
| 12 | William Waldorf Astor made the collection in Italy and brought it to Hever where it forms a magnificent sight among the glorious display of shrubs and climbing and herbaceous plants . |
| 13 | The metro turned into the Lakes Estate and eventually drove down Melfoot Avenue where it reached a dead end . |
| 14 | A defendant 's costs order may also be made in the following circumstances : ( 1 ) by a magistrates ' court where an information has been laid before magistrates but not proceeded with ; or where the magistrates ' court inquiring into an indictable offence as examining justices determines not to commit the accused for trial ; ( 2 ) by the Crown Court where the defendant is not tried for an offence for which he or she had been indicted or committed for trial ; or the defendant who has been convicted of an offence before a magistrates ' court appeals against conviction or sentence and , in consequence of that appeal , the conviction is set aside or a less severe punishment is awarded ; ( 3 ) by the Divisional Court where it deals with any criminal appeal ; ( 4 ) by the Court of Appeal where it allows an appeal against conviction or sentence or on such an appeal finds the defendant guilty of a different offence or imposes a different sentence ; ( 5 ) by the House of Lords where it determines a criminal appeal , or application for leave to appeal . |
| 15 | Ferreting has been perfected to the point where it does a thorough job . |
| 16 | Labour scored its biggest successes in London , where it gained a dozen seats on an above-average swing of 3.4 per cent . |
| 17 | The Sigma ( above ) has a 0.5ins higher roofline , and door pillars and window frames to European taste , unlike its sister Diamante model , which is already on sale in Japan where it has a six-month waiting list . |
| 18 | That 's why it took a long time for the light to get to you . ’ |
| 19 | Not all problems have gone away of course : yesterday 's £6.4 billion public sector borrowing requirement is not much higher than expectations , but it is almost as large as the deficit for the previous 11 months and — with this year 's deficit forecast to be double last year 's — shows why the Bank of England so eagerly sold £2 billion or more of gilts on election night and why it needs a regular stream of massive sales . |
| 20 | A tumbling weir creates the localized conditions of an upland brook wherever it crosses a silty lowland stream . |