Example sentences of "it [vb -s] [pron] [to-vb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It causes them to suffer temporary lapses of memory and to have difficulty in concentrating for a short period of two to three hours . |
| 2 | Jane Camp is an enthusiast for the medium because it allows her to control wet-into-wet washes and paint out mistakes more easily than when working with watercolours |
| 3 | Finally , the mass media also have an interest in keeping alive this potent myth , for it allows them to present political events to voters — consumers in simplified and personalized narrative forms which can be readily understood . |
| 4 | It allows us to set numerous codes for different types of absence , such as dentist 's appointment , doctor etc . |
| 5 | Although our sense of smell does not compare as favourably as some of our other senses , it allows us to detect tiny traces of a very wide range of complex chemicals . |
| 6 | Then we shall show that this more subtle procedure is a valid way of estimating a macroeconomic model which incorporates rational expectations and that it allows us to test rational expectations conditional on the economic model with which it is combined . |
| 7 | I actually would hope that we would keep our allowances standard , because it allows us to do other things . |
| 8 | This simple observation is crucial to the argument of this chapter , as it allows us to question ingrained assumptions concerning the superiority and greater significance of language over other forms of expression . |
| 9 | If we look at this client server model today one of the most significant advantages it delivers is that it allows us to run different kinds of applications on different computers . |
| 10 | The advantage of the design is that it allows us to exclude other explanations . |
| 11 | Its dual chart is an attractive option in that it allows you to link two pie or bar chart charts or a pie and a bar chart — as illustrated here ( DUALGRPH ) It also offers Word charts — a variety that it is unusual to find in a spreadsheet but very welcome given that you can use the graphics facilities of SuperCalc 5.5 to prepare slides suitable for use as a presentation to an audience . |
| 12 | One of the most useful benefits of this is that it allows you to create long filenames . |
| 13 | There seems to be something amiss with DR DOS 6 if it allows you to produce protected files in this way . |
| 14 | A staple gun is also worth having , since it allows you to make instant fixings of thin sheet materials , fabrics and floorcoverings , with one hand free to position the work while the other fires the staples . |
| 15 | ‘ For pity 's sake just sit there and try not to do anything silly for the time it takes me to fill two bowls with cawl . ’ |
| 16 | Such reading is invaluable because it not only consolidates what learners already know , it helps them to develop that general feel for a language which can give such a boost to the learning process . |
| 17 | It helps them to make realistic career choices . |
| 18 | It helps you to make informed decisions about your career choice . |
| 19 | This ingenious arrangement has two advantages : it scents the house with an acrid , invigorating smell of frying cloth recalling a tailor shop in the Bronx , and it permits me to tend two kerosene burners , a Franklin stove , and a fireplace . |
| 20 | It permits anyone to use any software for home-use for 18 months . |
| 21 | ‘ I suppose a young man like you would n't understand what pleasure it gives me to remove tight shoes ? ’ |
| 22 | Voicetype Control For Windows sounds like it may be a deliberate attempt to make Windows users unpopular with their colleagues — it enables them to replace various keyboard and mouse commands with the spoken word . |
| 23 | Some nurses are very enthusiastic about the bank as a route of re-entry , as it enables you to sample different wards and departments and introduces you to new people . |
| 24 | Avoiding mixtures is a good idea at first as it enables you to identify any foods which disagree with your baby to try again later . |
| 25 | Probably the most important aspect of this add-in is that it enables you to embed live graphs in your worksheet . |
| 26 | ‘ This facility is considerably time-saving for the team as it enables us to make experimental changes on screen , before on-site implementation , which is clearly more cost effective at the planning stages , ’ explained Phil . |
| 27 | To illustrate the theorem , we will see how it enables us to convert any VMP with two objective functions into a parametric programming problem . |
| 28 | This practice of marking searches , requisitions , etc , should be an invariable one for three reasons : ( 1 ) it compels you to consider each question and reply before marking it ; ( 2 ) it will save your time in selecting answers that require further action , and will avoid your reading through the enquiries again later on to make sure that the replies to them are in order ; and ( 3 ) it is a permanent record that at the time of the transaction you not only made your search , etc , but duly considered and dealt with the replies . |
| 29 | It saddens me to hear some people in Britain speak as if there were some way of keeping Germany divided whether or not this is what the Germans want . |