Example sentences of "[subord] it [vb -s] [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most important of all , the importer of goods will not have to submit these goods to duplicate series of tests and certification procedures where it wishes to import a product . |
| 2 | except it 's got a tail . |
| 3 | Strapped on , the Teardrop is much more manageable although it does show a tendency towards neck heaviness . |
| 4 | Although it has announced an intention to provide DCE-conformance with the Windows Remote Procedure Call ( RPC ) , it is not implementing all of DCE 's functionality , only the RPC . |
| 5 | The plan of the family part of the house ( Fig. 8c ) , from either point of view , remains symmetrical , although it has acquired a conservatory to one side , and a range of offices to the other . |
| 6 | Santa Cruz has to date kept a very low profile in Japan , although it has had a product available on NEC 9800 series personal computers for some years . |
| 7 | For the time being UNESCO is unable to send a cultural mission to Iraq to investigate the situation , although it has had a team of experts lined up since July of last year . |
| 8 | Sociology has come very late to the university , compared with the other social sciences , and although it has found a base there in a way which the arts or journalism have not , even they have increasingly strong academic connections . |
| 9 | A final technical point on audio versus video recording : it takes no longer to set up for a simple video recording than it does to position a microphone for an audio recording . |
| 10 | The business of the audition is squeezed into all this in less time than it takes to shake a leg . |
| 11 | Once it has listed a title , other sources can be used to cast additional light upon the book before a selection decision is reached . |
| 12 | Once it has chosen a mate , it will probably remain loyal to mate and to burrow for the rest of its life — and one ringed Manx shear water is known to have lived for at least twenty-nine years . |
| 13 | Once it has found a nipple , the tip swells in its mouth so that the young is not able to let go even if it wanted to . |
| 14 | Sentimental as ever , the English refrain from slaughtering the little tablefare until it has developed a taste for grass . |
| 15 | Even better , write out your new belief , again and again , until it comes to feel a part of you — and note any thoughts or feelings which come up as you do so . |
| 16 | However , it may also be that if the clause is drawn so widely as to be capable of applying in unreasonable circumstances , or if it purports to exclude a liability which can not be excluded under the Act , the court may find it unreasonable to apply it to other circumstances ( see Walker v Boyle [ 1982 ] 1 All ER 634 ) . |
| 17 | Clearly the maintenance of discipline within a school is in all pupils ' best interests if it helps produce an environment conducive to learning , and it seems appropriate to leave with teachers the decision of how to achieve that objective , acting on the guidance provided by HMI , the Elton Report and so on . |
| 18 | Growling like a mother cat may make a cat owner feel ridiculous , but if it helps to restrain a cat from tearing at a valuable chair , it is well worth a try . |
| 19 | And even if it does capture a market , there is always the risk it may find itself losing customers to cheaper rivals , such as tempeh and tofu , once the initial suspicions of meat alternatives are overcome . |
| 20 | See Dentdale in summer when the hay meadows are on fire with wild flowers and the roadsides are crowded with the pale lilac of the bell flowers and you will find it hard to disagree with one early writer 's description of Dentdale as " an earthly paradise " , even if it does have a vampire buried in its churchyard . |
| 21 | I mean it is , it is ridiculous because we 've had that November party down there , and if it does need a bit of planning , you just put the heat on a bit early anyway |
| 22 | ‘ And do n't want to , ’ she said coldly , ‘ if it involves playing a bit-part in your tortured and tangled love-life . ’ |
| 23 | But this is a plot development — the plot development — and , if it involves turning a couple of Aled Jones types into Oliver Reeds , why let logic get in the way ? |
| 24 | If it fails to provide a justification for its actions , proceedings will open in the European Court . |
| 25 | Once it has been led farther and farther away from the nest by the parent bird , it will have difficulty in rediscovering the position of the nest and will , in all probability , set off to search elsewhere if it fails to make a killing . |
| 26 | If it fails to contain a panacea we will be back into Europe with the begging bowl . |
| 27 | But despite this general rule Parliament can if it wishes confine a decision on a question of law to a particular inferior court and provide that the decision shall be final so that it is not to be challenged either by appeal or by judicial review . |
| 28 | See if it 's got a scale on it . |
| 29 | I 'm keen on trout if it 's got a sauce . |
| 30 | Pick out the right folder , if it 's got a tab on it . |