Example sentences of "[prep] it [verb] [conj] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of the 18th century bylaws was ‘ that no person corrupt the town beck by letting into it stinking or hurtful water or washing unwholesome things in the same . ’ |
| 2 | The assembly could ask the Westminster Parliament for powers to be transferred to it provided that such requests were supported by 70 per cent of the assembly . |
| 3 | Extensive work by gerontologists on service provision for old people and their responses to it suggest that cheaper alternatives to some costly services might enable more of the elderly to remain fitter and independent of institutions for longer . |
| 4 | There is , however , nothing to stop the PC1512 being used where either text on it own or simple text and graphics from programs like Gem Draw are involved . |
| 5 | This latter point is all-important for it means that political considerations are not relevant to the decision which is , of course , primarily concerned with air safety . |
| 6 | If a U K broker establishes a branch in France , the broker may without thinking about it prefer that that branch be subject to UK conduct of business rules rather than French because of course UK laws will be more familiar . |