Example sentences of "[subord] it [vb -s] [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 The nutty edge is carried through into the flavour , where it meets pleasant hints of green apples and greengages .
2 The idea has now reached dimensions where it requires some assistance by individuals with stature and/or money to legitimize its growth .
3 This religious dimension is conserved as a sub text in many political ideologies , where it furnishes particular articles of faith in the self-emancipation of ethnic minorities , or in their special role as makers of their own history .
4 Extensive shallow lakes or lagoons of salt or soda water , where it builds conical heaps of mud on which to lay its eggs .
5 Section 7(4) imposes a duty on the disposal authority to issue such a notice where it appears that continuation of activities to which the licence relates would cause pollution of water , a danger to public health or are seriously detrimental to amenities of the locality , and can not be avoided by modifying the conditions specified in the licence .
6 The natural habitat is the coastal waters of West Africa between the Rivers Senegal and Congo , where it makes occasional excursions into freshwater .
7 The company is contracted to look after engines at two big RAF bases , where it provides unscheduled attention beyond the scope of routine maintenance .
8 When the main ( COM or EXE ) file reaches a stage where it needs additional instructions from a subsidiary file , it calls up that file and runs through those instructions to complete the task .
9 Above all , he seems to see only good in science , and ignores the dark side , where it has direct connections with exploitation , tyranny , and war .
10 Although it receives little publicity outside the ICI Group , Chlor-chemicals is one of ICI 's longest standing and most consistently successful businesses .
11 The main feature of the bureaucratic-technical class is that although it lacks effective control over the means of production its members do have control over the labour of others in their subordinate position in bureaucratic structures .
12 Although it takes many years for a child to master the process of reading , once acquired , the skills are comprehensive and flexible enough to cope with a diversity of written material in a variety of fonts and formats ( including previously unknown ones such as unfamiliar handwriting ) .
13 Although it retains some features in common with the ‘ orthodox account ’ it also departs from it significantly , especially in its emphasis on the importance of ‘ justice ’ within prisons .
14 In recent years , however , the canine colon has become a standard model for colonic motility studies and , although it displays some kinds of contractile activity not seen in man , it has been useful for investigating neuropharmacological interactions .
15 This makes London the leading cross-border lending centre , although it faces intense competition from Japan .
16 This model , too , is silent on gender issues , although it leaves more space for their inclusion .
17 ( If you use a broadcast conversation — for example a TV chat show — remember that although it shares many features with private conversation it will also have an important difference : that the participants are speaking for an audience as well as for themselves . )
18 It is in this sector that women 's inferior economic position is of particular relevance , although it has specific repercussions in relation to council housing , too , as we discuss below .
19 The Lugg is in general a silty river , although it has natural riffles of gravel where the crowfoot also occurs .
20 The Office is currently considering the establishment of a computer-readable data archive ( CRDA ) , and although it has few answers to the problems facing the world archival community in such matters , I hope that it is in the position to ask some interesting questions .
21 Supporters say that although it provides vital support for millions , Oxfam has hardly any effect on the real causes of poverty and illness .
22 This generous depth , combined with a full-scale neck , a heavily arched back and a lightly-strutted belly , means that the guitar packs a lot more punch than it has any right to — more than a Martin 0–16 New Yorker , I 'd say , although that 's only from memory .
23 Meanwhile , the BBC SSO is holding fire on balloting its members until it receives more information about the merger to create a National Orchestra of Scotland , which would double as the orchestra for both the BBC and SO .
24 On a modern system this may have been replaced by a safety device called a residual current device ( RCD ) , which turns off the supply if it detects current leaking to earth , and so protects the system and its users against the twin risks of fire and electric shock .
25 Modularising is good if it allows greater choice for students , and allows them to specialise in certain parts of a rather falsely unified subject .
26 If it possesses some sort of strength — physical , chemical or armoured — it can face up boldly to its enemies and defy them .
27 A museum will be able to register as a ‘ museum of France ’ if it respects certain rules concerning the management of its collections and the level of service given to the public .
28 Such responsibilities as education and social services are carried out by North Yorkshire County Council but could become those of Richmondshire if it wins unitary status under any local government changes .
29 A junior conveyancer is equally obliged to his or her own client , and if it takes that member of the profession a little longer , or if they need to consult with senior colleagues before agreeing to a particular course of action , then so be it .
30 ‘ The only way that 's going to happen is if it receives wholehearted support from the clubs , ’ he said .
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