Example sentences of "[subord] it [verb] [pron] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( If it upset you the first time , please move on to the next paragraph . ) |
| 2 | Even if it costs us a few hundred quid , it 's been worth it . |
| 3 | Well if it if it gives you the required amount or |
| 4 | Well the aye , the quality of the cattle cos it gave you a better grass , better feeding before that you see they bought some clover . |
| 5 | Cos it helped me the last time . |
| 6 | THE drivers who moaned about the parking problems at the Genesis concert at Knebworth because it took them a long time to get out make me mad . |
| 7 | Now I understand that top level sailors welcome the one-design nature of the Grand Prix , not only because it is potentially inexpensive , but because it offers them an even platform from which to display their skills . |
| 8 | ‘ And it suits Florian because it gives him a valid excuse when the women he gets involved with start talking about marriage . ’ |
| 9 | Both sexes like the idea that women pretend , men because it confirms their suspicion that their partners are basically frigid and devious manipulators , women because it gives them a delicious sense of power to think that the delirium which men fondly ascribe to their virile prowess is no more than a hollow civility , like laughing at Grandpa 's jokes . |
| 10 | Tenderness is just something that women like because it gives them the upper hand . |
| 11 | Er , but I want you to start with this one , because it gives you the most flexibility . |
| 12 | Never ever wanted a puppy because it makes them a captive person |
| 13 | If he could relive that shot I 'm sure he 'd never take a driver there off the tee ( Azinger has said just that in print ) because it lost him the Open . |
| 14 | And that we have an obligation to listen to noise because it shows us the grim truth of reality . |
| 15 | The Act was welcomed by many old people because it gave them a regular income free from the taint of poor relief ; though many , rightly , criticized it for giving ‘ too little too late in life ’ , that little was more than had been given before . |
| 16 | Prebendary Wace of Canterbury praised the pamphlet during the 1899 Church Congress and Charles Gore , from the opposite wing of the Church , called it ‘ an extraordinarily important document , because it defined what the nineteenth century 's latest religion , ‘ undenominational Christianity ’ actually was . |
| 17 | Some organisations find that supporting libel actions on behalf of their members is politically convenient because it assures them a better or more polite press : the Police Federation is one example . |
| 18 | We found the discussion very useful since it gave us a better idea of the strengths and weaknesses in the future household projections and where the points of political leverage may lie . |
| 19 | Since it gives one an additional reason to respect authoritative directives it affects all one 's encounters with authority . |
| 20 | The maverick maestro , who prefers life in scruffy clothes , was lent the gold-trimmed gown by Bath University when it awarded him an honorary degree for musical ability in June last year . |
| 21 | The 499-member Congress held its constituent session on March 11-12 , when it declared itself the constitutional representative of the Estonian people and passed resolutions calling for restoration of Estonia 's independent statehood and the withdrawal of Soviet troops stationed in the republic . |
| 22 | That is what will keep us head and shoulders above any of our competitors even if they do wave a BS5750 certificate around as though it guarantees them a divine right to business success . |
| 23 | As it brought me an endless supply of free wallop I played along with this . |
| 24 | It was the first time I had seen a ship built from scratch and it was quite an experience to watch the steel plates being cut by their ingenious machine which controlled a cutter as it drew our the required shapes direct from the blueprint , converting everything to full scale as it cut . |
| 25 | Elizabeth works two days a week in a friend 's boutique which she enjoys , as it gives her a little pin money and some independent social contact . |
| 26 | He really loved the hairdressing profession as it gave him a captive audience to bounce his latest jokes off . |
| 27 | Gerry pointed out , however , that referees were not happy having Pushov and his interpreter stood on the goal line as it gave us an unfair advantage . |
| 28 | Yet he could n't quite drum up the enmity that seemed necessary in the circumstances , and that fact quite pleased him , for it proved what an enduring thing male friendship was , even if Jim did look to him less than his old self , and over-dressed in foreigners ' plumes that must have cost a packet in duty , the jacket obviously being pure wool . |