Example sentences of "[prep] its [noun sg] [pron] [modal v] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Through its crack he could see a plush bedroom , dominated by a large four-poster bed . |
| 2 | A horse that has been abused , intimidated , and broken will never have the pride , self-esteem , and affection for its owner which can make a good horse into a great one . |
| 3 | At the time of its foundation it must have been a serenely beautiful sight to behold — spreading golden-white stonework set amid the pastoral Lincolnshire greens . |
| 4 | I know of no animal of its size which can disappear so completely as an otter ! |
| 5 | She often expressed concern that her work was shown in galleries , and worried that outside the context of its production it would lose meaning and educational strength , becoming art object , consumed and fetishised . |
| 6 | Its length is approximately 100 metres and whilst if the axis had run through any part of its length I would have shrugged it off as coincidence again , the fact that it intersects the relatively tiny west end of the barrow suggests a high degree of precision alignment . |
| 7 | There are proposals for a number of bypasses which are relatively limited , erm throughout the majority of its length it will remain single carriageway . |
| 8 | In fact , it closely resembled the constitution of the Consulate established in 1800 , and like its predecessor it would require little change to turn it into an Empire . |
| 9 | Other things you can do , when you put a baby into its bed you can make sure the bed 's warm ca n't you ? |
| 10 | Secondly , since the public library is not strictly tied to the educational requirements of a user education programme in , say , a polytechnic or indeed a school , it can introduce some novelty into its programme which will arouse the excitement o f children . |
| 11 | In its place we shall have the serious problem of gearing for London . |
| 12 | My thanks to Tim and Steve Wallace , Ron Mardle , our Chairman Richard Newcombe , Paul Lucas , my wife and our grandchildren who acted as sweepers up , errand boys and girl , etc. for all their work in achieving this opening in a short space of time , for the actual work of putting everything in its place I would like to thank the afore-mentioned and my daughter Bridget , also for manning the museum now that it is open . |
| 13 | In its heyday it must have been a good little vehicle , but now it was definitely finished . |
| 14 | There is a recognition among these groups of the unity of their struggles and a desire to support each other , based on the recognition that if one community stops mining in its area it will add to the strength of opposition groups in other areas , while a defeat in one area will lead to a weakening of campaigns in other areas . |
| 15 | If the wind catches you in its path it will blind you . |
| 16 | The moon was low upon our right , and in its light we could see the top of a hill . |
| 17 | From its appearance you might assume that it 's a portable . |
| 18 | In fact , from its formula one would expect it to be a gas at normal temperatures but it is a liquid . |
| 19 | 20.1 Neither party shall be liable to the other for non-performance in the event of circumstances occurring outside its control which shall include for the avoidance of doubt strikes and material currency fluctuations . |
| 20 | Over its roof he could see the forecourt patterned with parking lots , the police cars tidily aligned and what looked like a mortuary van . |
| 21 | Unless careful control is exercised over its introduction it can have unpleasant effects on things like corporate image , house styles and general productivity . |
| 22 | It had cream-washed walls , brown shutters and beyond its rooftop he could see the tip of the Munster spire . |
| 23 | To its horror it will find itself slipping and sliding , tumbling down at the mercy of its foes . |
| 24 | I am very much in favour of doing that and I guess that since this conference has got the environment on its agenda we may hope to hear bright new suggestions of how to avoid dilemmas of that kind . |
| 25 | Here 's our driver , whom you may never have seen before ; there 's your vehicle plus its load which can add up to a pretty expensive package . |
| 26 | This complex behaviour requires mechanisms to register the presence of prey or danger and to decide on and make the appropriate response , attacking or contracting into a blob — sensory cells , secretory cells , muscle cells and above all a network of electrically connected cells running right across its surface which can coordinate the hydra 's responses . |
| 27 | At its peak it will add 90 million people to the world each year , roughly equivalent to the population of Mexico . |
| 28 | The paradox is thus a social one and to clear the ground for an attempt at its resolution we must take an extensive detour of several chapters . |