Example sentences of "it [be] [verb] [verb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's designed to prevent secondary tumours from developing . |
| 2 | Smiths claims the record companies are charging so much that it 's having to offer large discounts . |
| 3 | Well , there again , yes , with reservations because if it comes to the fact that if it 's going to save human lives , yes . |
| 4 | It is intended to reassure key figures in Hong Kong that they have a ‘ safety net ’ and need not emigrate elsewhere if relations with China do not improve as the 1997 handover approaches . |
| 5 | It is intended to reassure key figures in Hong Kong that they have a ‘ safety net ’ and need not emigrate elsewhere if relations with China do not improve as the 1997 handover approaches . |
| 6 | Consequently , it is intended to acquire inflected versions of the above collocation dictionaries and compare these with their lemmatised equivalents ( using the same text recognition data ) . |
| 7 | An analysis already exists of the migration patterns of 1974 and it is intended to make direct comparisons between this and the 1983 results . |
| 8 | It is intended to make detailed case-studies , over two years , of three educational institutions : one each from further education , polytechnic and university sectors , chosen to reflect the diversity of cultures and structures in post-compulsory education and on the basis of their explicit intention to implement equal opportunities policies . |
| 9 | It is intended to identify specific issues for attention within a comprehensive national agenda of issues of science and technology policy thought likely to be prominent over the next 10-15 years . |
| 10 | It may also be worth trying a herbal tea , called taheebo or pau d'arco — it is said to have anti-fungal properties , although this has not been verified scientifically . |
| 11 | It is said to offer independent hotels the kind of exposure which hotels in big groups can derive from international booking systems — owned , typically , by the big airlines . |
| 12 | a ‘ notice to warn ’ can require the trader upon whom it is served to take specified steps to warn consumers about unsafe goods which that trader supplies or has already supplied . |
| 13 | In addition , on the basis of qualitative data , it is hoped to identify different types of support networks . |
| 14 | So far 11 of the 24 parks have been established and it is hoped to have remaining areas protected by the end of 1994 . |
| 15 | We have not yet examined the implications of the structural or cost implications of this proposal in detail , but it is hoped to have preliminary drawings and outline cost estimates available prior to any Board Meeting called to discuss this issue . |
| 16 | Traditional financial analysis involves the calculation of a number of accounting ratios , which it is hoped represent key measures of a company 's performance . |
| 17 | It is hoped to revive lapsed groups in the near future in the city centre , Vauxhall , Dingle and Walton areas and branch out into as yet uncovered areas . |
| 18 | By re-classifying the conduct involved in such a way as to distinguish the grave from the less grave , it is hoped to discourage unwarranted pleas of not guilty and to overcome both the reluctance of prosecutors to bring charges and of courts to convict . |
| 19 | It is believed to contain explosive scenes — including Di 's alleged suicide bids , emotional turmoil and friendships with other men . |
| 20 | It is planned to establish close links between the new Institute and universities , particularly in the north , with whom discussions have already taken place . |
| 21 | It is used to acquire fixed assets such as buildings and plant and to provide working capital . |
| 22 | It is used to acquire fixed assets such as buildings and plant and to provide working capital . |
| 23 | It is used to suppress emotional feelings and it serves to isolate the sufferer from other people and to make him or her feel " special and different " . |
| 24 | At this level video can be the provider of real world experience if it is used to put advanced learners in the same position as native speakers . |
| 25 | It is used to distribute incoming letters , small packages , and any messages for guests , and it also provides a definite place for keys not in use . |
| 26 | It is designed to suit general managers in all organisations who are involved in achieving corporate strategy by managing through projects . |
| 27 | Superficially , Mr Akhtar 's compromise has appeal in a liberal/secular society because it is designed to protect human sensitivities which we all recognise , rather than to appease a deity in whom relatively few believe . |
| 28 | It is designed to provide advanced students with all the grammatical and semantic information they are likely to need . |
| 29 | To substantiate this point it is proposed to offer brief readings of aspects of both Thomas Clarkson 's History and Prince Hoare 's Memoirs of Granville Sharp Esq . |
| 30 | This way of putting it is meant to attribute causal properties to things ( or to the structure of things ) , falling short of a grand determinist scheme but still thinking in terms of real productive powers . |