Example sentences of "[vb pp] [subord] it [verb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Speaking to the European Parliament ( EP ) after the summit Ruud Lubbers , Prime Minister of the Netherlands , said that the word federal had been dropped because it meant different things to different people . |
| 2 | But there is now a 60 per cent chance that a fish will be caught after it reaches 35 centimetres ( the legal limit to netting size ) . |
| 3 | Although this looked worse than it might have done since it covered fourteen months instead of twelve — the result of an adjustment to a different financial year — such figures demanded a response . |
| 4 | But Night Trap could not be exempted because it depicted violent actions involving realistic images of human beings rather than straightforward computer graphics . |
| 5 | The bluefin is heavily fished as it fetches high prices in Japan where it is sold for as much as $40 a pound . |
| 6 | At last night 's summit Denmark was also heavily criticised after it demanded further opt-outs before it will sign the agreement . |
| 7 | After her long successful career in criminal law a move to family law and civil proceedings generally is her preference and not chosen because it fits male prejudices about women . |
| 8 | Aldermaston was chosen as it met these requirements . |