Example sentences of "to it [conj] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Evolution must surely have seen to it that a good proportion of our thoughts are true of the world , and so in some simple sense the mind must perform computations which record the world and direct our behaviour appropriately . |
| 2 | But how can natural selection see to it that the two pathways are not mixed , and that cooperating groups of compatible genes emerge ? |
| 3 | Unfortunately , the students of Paris saw to it that the French President had to beat an undignified and premature retreat from Bucharest . |
| 4 | The Thames marshes ensured that the ague was carried into the courts of kings , who were less resistant to it than the hardy fen men . |
| 5 | It definitely had more charisma to it than the Civil Service or teaching . |
| 6 | Each HSA has a hospital and some clinics ( others also have health centres depending on the size of the population ) around it , which services the catchment area that is geographically nearer to it than the other health services . |
| 7 | In 1956 , of course , the Conservative party was heading for one of the few post-war political events unequivocally more damaging to it than the current poll-tax furore — the Suez crisis . |
| 8 | A is a trustee of property for B , i.e. A has a legal right which he is bound to use for B's benefit ; B is said to have an equitable right to it or an equitable estate in it . |
| 9 | In an article of 1847 in its journal , The Ecclesiologist , the society advocated a separate roof for the school-room and the headmaster 's house with the classroom set at right-angles to it and a lean-to cloakroom . |
| 10 | She stepped on to it and a little breeze caught her hair and lifted it behind her . |
| 11 | ( a ) a general introduction to the topic or concept that the teaching unit is concerned with and a brief description of its potential ( b ) very clear instructions on how to drive the program , usually including a key-by-key sequence to introduce the user to it and a clear description of the full range of possibilities that it offers ( c ) a description of some of the ways teachers have used the unit ( d ) discussion of its educational objectives and suggestions for further use ( e ) references to educational material that would provide support for this topic or concept ( f ) a full annotated program listing with specifications of the different computer systems that would support the software . |
| 12 | Oh erm with with a We had a er erm a a paraffin driven er a Crossley , a big oil engine with two big flywheels to it and a big piston like a bucket . |
| 13 | If that were the case then I would say to you that there must be some exceptions to it and the one exception I am particularly concerned with , and it 's up to others to bring forward their particular exceptions , is that of rural affordable housing . |
| 14 | In his reference to the poll tax , the hon. Member for Teignbridge referred to the many things that had to be built on to it and the many anomalies that had to be addressed . |
| 15 | He said the inquiry , carried out under terms unique to it and the Equal Opportunities Commission , had been formally initiated last month and could last up to a year . |
| 16 | Apparently he had become addicted to it and the gradual disintegration of William was at last explained . |
| 17 | In this case , the package has an additional reference attached to it and the whole article is known as a Product . |
| 18 | In this case , the package has an additional reference attached to it and the whole article is known as a Product . |
| 19 | In May 1412 a treaty ( that of Bourges ) was sealed between Henry IV and the dukes of Berry , Bourbon , and Orléans which gave the English king much of what his predecessors had spent years fighting for : a recognition that Aquitaine was rightfully English , and an undertaking to help the king defend it ; the cession of twenty important towns and castles ; and agreement that certain lands , notably Poitou , were to be held by them of the English crown , and would revert to it when the present holders died . |
| 20 | Male dysfunction due to fear or anxiety about such a condition is much more likely to be responsible ; and female dysfunction or dissatisfaction is often mistakenly thought to be due to it when the true causes lie elsewhere . |