Example sentences of "[vb base] it [vb -s] [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They say it shows little respect for the environment and have managed to pursuade council officials to consider putting preservation orders on the remaining trees . |
| 2 | The film makers say it shows routine insensitivity to livestock , but experts say they 're wrong . |
| 3 | But critics say it gives false hope to millions and they predict chaos , as local authorities run out of money and those on the edge , like the homeless , are squeezed out . |
| 4 | In the first place it places great stress on individual responsibility . |
| 5 | The society claims , however , that recent votes show it has 3-1 support in the House of Lords and more in the Commons . |
| 6 | ‘ I hope it gives other kids like me a chance — they deserve it . ’ |
| 7 | President of er has warned that there could be a real and serious civil war and the conflict that there is between Armenian people and Azerbaijan , I 'm not sure that I understand it , but I suppose it has some similarities to so many other conflicts we see around the world , Northern Ireland , er Yugoslavia , just , it goes back hundreds of years and . |
| 8 | Now she sees many of the ideas being picked up by the commercial companies with which she had dealings because they believe it brings new talent into the industry . |
| 9 | Worse , they feel it has little relevance to everyday business decisions , where right and wrong are by no means always clear-cut . |
| 10 | Sir Kenneth Newman — then commandant — suggests that the book 's claim to attention is that its contents are contributed by insiders ; while in their introduction , the authors claim it goes some way to challenging Holdaway 's claim ( 1979 ) that ‘ research from the Police Staff College has not resulted in a major project on the police ’ . |
| 11 | Let's stick to this concept , I , I welcome it , I think it shows good thinking on the part of our officers and I would like to suggest that er , I take er , a back seat on this one , and I , I , I 'd feel probably , set up a sub-committee , I would think four or five is ample , and I would like to propose that Malcolm chairs this meeting , so that we have a fresh brain and a younger brain , looking at the future 's problems . |
| 12 | ‘ I think it shows another side to them . |
| 13 | We think the forty one thousand dwellings give sufficient flexibility erm i it will ensure a substantial continuing house-building sector in North Yorkshire and I think it marries environmental requirements with er the with our wider responsibilities . |
| 14 | Anyone who has encountered a skunk will know that before it fires its stinking spray it issues clear warnings of its intentions . |