Example sentences of "it [verb] [verb] [adj] [noun] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a statement issued after the meeting the resolution was described as " totally unacceptable " on the grounds that it failed to condemn Palestinian violence and questioned Israel 's sovereignty over Jerusalem . |
| 2 | The skull with the lead in it doth weigh thirty pounds and sixe ounces , which with the neck-bone , and some other bones ( in like manner full of lead ) are reserued , and kept in a little chest in the said Church , neare to the place where the corps were found ; there to bee showne to strangers as reliques of admiration . |
| 3 | Old reflexes and outsider instincts , along with its army 's need for cash ( see page 76 ) , make it want to duck great-power responsibilities and go on quietly selling dangerous nuclear technologies to the Irans of the world , and missiles and other advanced equipment to rogue regimes anywhere . |
| 4 | It needs to allow further challenges and be extendable . |
| 5 | It needs to allow further challenges and be extendable . |
| 6 | If consumerism is to be as important as this suggests , then the definition of consumer needs to be wide : it must include the ‘ hidden consumers ’ who do not have much contact with social services departments , and it needs to include both clients and their carers . |
| 7 | Will he bear it in mind that the law as it stands does great injustice and that many women are suffering life sentences that they should not be suffering ? |
| 8 | The man whose car collided with a coach moments before it crashed killing three people and injuring twenty-six others says he ca n't sleep for thinking about the accident . |
| 9 | One might imagine , for instance , that it has turned equitable estates and rights into legal estates and rights . |
| 10 | The practitioner utilizing this block steps up to meet the kick as it is coming in , thus meeting it before it has gained full momentum and power . |
| 11 | It has received international recognition and a long and impressive list of visitors — including the Prime Minister — have lauded its achievements . |
| 12 | It has saved much time and effort in the long run . |
| 13 | Frank Smith 's ( 1971 ) seminal work , Understanding Reading , has been glorified and vilified perhaps more than any other book about reading , but it has spawned real excitement and self-questioning in teachers . |
| 14 | I consider this a monstrous libel and gross slur on my reputation and it has caused grave distress and embarrassment to me and is of course highly defamatory . |
| 15 | Should the local planning authority determine that the proposals do constitute or involve development , it has to inform the applicant of grounds on which it has reached this decision and also his rights of appeal . |
| 16 | It has made unequivocal statements and set clear guidelines on the issue of censorship . |
| 17 | Any culture , because it has to retain traditional customs and beliefs , has to be in a sense a conservative institution . |
| 18 | It has engaged local authorities and local communities as participants and consultees in the strategy making process and as joint actors in regeneration projects . |
| 19 | Still ploughing onwards into the '90s — but with Steve Coogan and Hugh Dennis as its rather disappointing vocal suppliers and a rubbish PM to lampoon — it has had many ups and downs , usually within the space of one show . |
| 20 | Since 1961 it has offered preparatory courses and annual examinations for a Certificate in Church Music . |
| 21 | With it has come greater variety and choice , as well as convenience and speed cooking . |
| 22 | IT IS no secret that , however welcome the social change in the former Soviet Union , it has left many orchestras and opera houses in parlous financial circumstances . |
| 23 | It has included more discussion and comment than Westminster did in 1989–90 , with only 65% of its items using televised actuality and the average duration of each piece of actuality being only three minutes ( 69% of each item ) . |
| 24 | Compiled by Tom Ferris , and published by Gill and McMillan ( In Ireland ) , it has attracted great interest and is reported to be selling well . |
| 25 | More importantly perhaps , it has encouraged literary criticism and stylistics to look for connections between other levels of language , such as syntax or vocabulary , and the content of literary texts . |
| 26 | ‘ The cup suits us in so many ways and at least it has permitted some stability and provided a focal point in the absence of a league challenge . ’ |
| 27 | It has got inherent checks and balances , it has its own agreement , it is professionally run and there is no function for the president of the FISA here other than to turn up occasionally and literally be seen about . |
| 28 | No but you 've got like , you get loads and loads of phlegm in your mouth , and then it starts going all acid and you go |
| 29 | Before Christmas , it plans to invite 40 pastors and community leaders from throughout Zaire to take part in a seven day seminar entitled ‘ Communication and the Democratic Process ’ . |
| 30 | What good does it do to knock foreign governments and aid agencies who are at least trying to help ( Keynote and The new missionaries ) ? |