Example sentences of "[det] [noun pl] [verb] it [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | The savings on operating costs alone were immense , some experts putting it in the order of £2 million a year . |
2 | Some organizations see it as an extension of their production process , others as the means by which their product or service is brought to the attention of the marketplace . |
3 | The village hall is run by an energetic committee who have raised sufficient money over the past few years to convert it from a wooden building to a brick one , and to refurbish the interior . |
4 | Some nationalists saw it as a cosmetic measure , to end the talks on a high note for Unionists . |
5 | However , whatever , the reason why I mention it , I do notice that Green Peace are thinking of , perhaps some members saw it in the press , did you , that Green Peace are making a formal complaint to the European Commission about switching from de-sulphurisation to importing low sulphur coal , and it may be something that we should focus in on as well . |
6 | Thus the time spent on the settling-down and clearing-up stages varied from 7 to 45 per cent of the total session , and the introductory stage varied similarly , largely because some teachers treated it as a purely administrative matter to be dealt with as succinctly as possible , while others incorporated it into the session as the whole-class teaching in an arrangement otherwise dominated by group work . |
7 | So valuable is it that some scientists regard it as a scent and as soon as they detect it , they know that they are on the right track . |
8 | The dark hair was greying at the sides , but these days some guys do it with a brush . |
9 | A few women make it despite the system and then become vaunted as a great example of personal initiative and drive , thus suggesting that employment is a matter of personal ability rather than an economic and political issue . |
10 | Some commentators see it as a society suffering from a vast nervous breakdown at community level , with the social fabric slowly disintegrating . |
11 | Modern rail and motorway links have made many firms choose it as a place for their wholesale warehouses either in or around Bristol . |
12 | The Sea is a sort of mythological enemy , and I make what you might call sacrifices to it in my soul , fearing it a little , respecting it as you 're supposed to , but in many ways treating it as an equal . |
13 | Many singer-songwriters hav it as a topic |
14 | The verdict on whether Mr Lamont will remain as Chancellor remained open last night , with many Tories seeing it as an electoral mistake to raise fuel bills in the run up the next election , while others praised him for tackling the public deficit . |
15 | Given this continuing policy vacuum on the one hand and the implacable opposition of the judiciary to any attempts to fill it on the other , it is not altogether surprising that few attempts have been made to fashion an overall criminal justice strategy that would bring together sentencing and penal policy . |
16 | Are there any plans to bring it within the rebate scheme ? |
17 | He attended the assembly 's sessions regularly and on several occasions used it as a parliamentary forum in which to press his case . |
18 | But it is a deeply conservative trade which has resolutely resisted most attempts to bring it into the twentieth century , to make it more efficient , or to make access to the law more available to the ordinary citizen . |
19 | But you 've probably noticed the ad count has risen considerably in recent months , due to the fact that we 've upped the pages to five and edited out some of the waffle ( which the waffler pays for , I might add ) in order to ensure that most ads make it into the desired issue . |
20 | In these areas 20 per cent of the farms sampled indulged in farm tourism , but most farmers saw it as a supplement rather than as an alternative to farm income , although Davies argued that it could be a much more profitable use of the farms ' resources . |
21 | Both sides perceived it as a " sex question " , even if it was " a wages question " . |
22 | Many consumers are against it : about three out of ten say it 's never a good thing , and most others see it as an occasional necessity rather than as having positive advantages ( see Appendix I , Main survey ) . |