Example sentences of "[prep] its [noun sg] it [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In carrying through its programme it honoured certain political debts , especially to the miners [ Morgan , 1984 ] . |
| 2 | In the first month of its operation it received 280 inquiries ; but commenting on this figure , a spokesman said : ‘ We expect a dramatic increase in inquiries once head teachers come back from holiday and examine the information we have sent them ’ . |
| 3 | During the first six months of its existence it recorded 156 combats and seventeen confirmed victories ; most of these at Verdun , where it fought intermittently from May to Though still only partially fledged , the Lafayette 's direct contribution to the Battle of Verdun had been significant ; but this was nothing to what , indirectly , its presence there did for the French cause . |
| 4 | On the back of its thorax it has two flap-like sideways extensions of the chitinous shell that look as though they might be the rudiments of wings . |
| 5 | In the course of its report it made several suggestions as to reform of the law to increase the availability of credit by removing what were perceived to be legal handicaps : Specifically , the Banking Commission recommended changes in the law of security . |
| 6 | As The Lord of the Rings was coming to the end of its gestation it became possible for the first time for political leaders to say they wanted nothing and make it come true . |
| 7 | Unfortunately , this was short-lived and it folded in 1884 having been torn asunder by internal dissensions , but before its collapse it inaugurated two important undertakings , the Stockton-on-Tees Mission and the Ayrshire Mission to the Deaf and Dumb . |
| 8 | By 1852 the Court was established in the form which it was to retain until 1870 , and from its inception it became clear that this was not only a new Court but a new type of court . |
| 9 | So , if an exemption clause was part of the contract and if on its wording it excused one party from a given liability , then the court had to give effect to the clause , i.e. that party ( usually the seller ) had a valid defence . |