Example sentences of "[noun sg] it [verb] [to-vb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Langdale Head from Wallend , ’ is an impressive little print : as well as aquatint it appears to have soft-ground etching on the fell and rocks . |
| 2 | Though 1660 marked the end of feudalism in its political aspect , in the sphere of private law it continued to cause many difficulties , which were not removed until 1925 . |
| 3 | So of course I hope that Iran will use what influence it has to get those hostages released . ’ |
| 4 | It 's a pity it had to happen that way . |
| 5 | After the Second World War it broadened to include all boys ' schools . |
| 6 | Meanwhile , Unix International is being very secretive about an announcement it expects to make this week that it hopes will propel the industry further along the path of unity . |
| 7 | Though this distinction could be abused , at this precise moment it helped to clarify two sets of problems the Council would have to deal with : internal questions ( nature of the Church , worship , ecumenism , etc. ) , and external questions ( war , peace , birth control , hunger , etc . ) . |
| 8 | As part of this process it intends to give greater support to interdisciplinary proposals relating to the successful management of technical change and innovation . |
| 9 | Energis is the name chosen by the UK 's National Grid Company for the telephone service it plans to launch next year , delivered along fibre optic lines that will run along its 4,200 miles of overhead power lines and 360 miles of underground cable : the company — owned by the 12 regional UK electricity distributors , hopes to get the go-ahead for its planned service in a few weeks , and has heavyweights Gordon Owen , formerly of Mercury Communications Ltd , and David Dey , formerly British Telecommunications Plc on board to run the business . |
| 10 | When the Cork County Council planning committee met later that month it agreed to hold further consultations with local residents . |
| 11 | … ultimately the real value of this book may lie in the intellectual stimulation it provides to view traditional material in physical geography in a new light . |
| 12 | … for an aspiring educational ideology to be able to mount a serious challenge at the national level it has to link three concepts together : the desired society , the type or types of educated individuals necessary for that society , and the educational means to fulfil these two ends . |
| 13 | It gives local government in Wales the money it needs to provide high quality services and to get on with the job . |
| 14 | And you 've had all the time in the world it takes to dial seven digits . |
| 15 | What can be done to harness this interest and give the public the scientific background it needs to make informed decisions on subjects like acid rain , the greenhouse effect , nuclear weapons , and genetic engineering ? |
| 16 | The problem is that while some commercial interests made a healthy profit from the '91 World Cup it failed to produce enough RWC cash to underwrite the Catania tournament , let alone the qualifying tournaments for the 1995 World Cup in South Africa . |
| 17 | Encouraged by the long minority of the new Stadtholder it helped to influence Dutch policy in a pro-French and anti-British direction during the Seven Years War ( the Orange family , now closely associated by marriage with that of Hanover , was generally pro-British in outlook ) . |
| 18 | Ken talked a lot about suicide , but in Orton 's company it had to have sexual connotations , as though he were constantly — and whatever the subject of his conversations — having to keep up with the Joneses , in this case Orton and his assorted friends if not specifically Orton and Halliwell . |
| 19 | Though the commission could buy by agreement it had to have effective powers of compulsory purchase if it was ‘ to ensure that the right land is made available at the right time ’ . |
| 20 | During the time it took to drink three glasses of unspeakable piss masquerading as wine , I had close to twenty offers : straight sex , not so straight sex , definitely warped sex , threesomes , foursomes , orgies , photos , videos . ’ |
| 21 | Commuting hassles ate up the time it took to re-stock one-off designs . |
| 22 | The only thing that ruined the game for me was the time it took to load each room . |
| 23 | The time it takes to receive local land charge search results varies greatly depending upon the particular local authority and can take between one and four weeks to obtain . |
| 24 | The EPA has received considerable criticism concerning the length of time it takes to set such emission standards . |
| 25 | Drinking with meals the correct way can actually be ‘ slimming ’ , in that it can helpfully add to the time it takes to consume high-fibre meals . |
| 26 | The Smaller Firms Council of the Confederation of British Industry is to press the Government to introduce changes in court procedures which would speed up the time it takes to pay bad debts . |
| 27 | At the same time it aims to devote more resources to special training needs . |
| 28 | The examination not only confirmed the findings of the comparison stage of the FAOR study , but also highlighted the difficulties and expense that would be involved if the proposals were to be implemented at the level suggested ; at the same time it helped to dispel certain misconceptions about the needs of the users overall . |