Example sentences of "its [noun sg] has [verb] [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It is debatable whether Sky for its part has bought a pig in a poke .
2 It is debatable whether Sky for its part has bought a pig in a poke .
3 In its place has developed the myth of philanthropy .
4 And it was all so ‘ un-English ’ : ‘ The shoulder charge , the fairest and least dangerous weapon in the footballer 's armoury , has declined , and in its place has arisen a regiment of mean and dangerous tricks …
5 In its place has grown a concern to develop and sustain humane standards of custody : what Winston Churchill once described as ‘ one of the most unfailing tests of the civilisation of any country ’ .
6 It should be seen for what it was , and especially by those who feel like regretting its erasure , and alleging that its replacement has made an environment which may be even worse — of tower blocks filled with heroin and despair .
7 Its government has imposed a ceiling of 200 billion roubles on central-bank lending to the other republics during the second quarter of this year .
8 Its success has attracted the attention of the African Development Bank , which plans to inject funds into it .
9 The Italian national debt is the third largest in the world , but until recently the short maturity and floating rate nature of its debt has prevented the provision of a suitable futures contract .
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