Example sentences of "[coord] [vb base] it [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although languages differ in the extent to which they regularly specify the gender of human referents ( cf. English they and French ils/elles ) , we all readily recognize the distinction and expect it to reflect a genuine aspect of experience . |
| 2 | A common fault here is to think of the rotor disc as being the model , and watch it describe a graceful turn only to find that the fuselage is now pointing its tail at the ground . |
| 3 | As the hon. Gentleman agrees that Scotland is a different nation , why does he not accept that it should have its own system if it prefers , and allow it to have a fair rates system ? |
| 4 | Start by calculating the real cost of crime to your business and your employees by carrying out a ‘ Crime Audit ’ and use it to produce a written strategy on crime prevention in your business . |
| 5 | The advantage of a body clock is that it can prepare an animal or plant and enable it to predict a future environmental condition and so be ready for the event when it takes place . |
| 6 | Now the moth-balled site is to be revived with extra mirrors — or heliostats , as solar researchers call them — and an energy cycle that will heat molten nitrate salt to 565° C and store it to generate a steady flow of stream for the existing turbo-generators . |