Example sentences of "it [verb] [verb] [adj] [noun sg] [coord] " 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 | Is it designed to avoid some activity or person ? |
| 3 | 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 ? |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | It has received international recognition and a long and impressive list of visitors — including the Prime Minister — have lauded its achievements . |
| 6 | It has saved much time and effort in the long run . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | With it has come greater variety and choice , as well as convenience and speed cooking . |
| 11 | 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 ) . |
| 12 | Compiled by Tom Ferris , and published by Gill and McMillan ( In Ireland ) , it has attracted great interest and is reported to be selling well . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 15 | 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 |
| 16 | It says have good access or be able to provide good access to the primary road network . |
| 17 | They will pay whatever it takes to get Scots crayfish and Dublin Bay prawns into the shops and restaurants in beautiful condition , when no one back home can be bothered . |
| 18 | A further clinical examination is time consuming since it entails preparing another feed and watching or palpating the abdomen throughout a feed . |
| 19 | Section B is for those who already have a fair knowledge of the language ; it aims to consolidate this knowledge and to introduce students to major authors and the elements of literary criticism . |
| 20 | Since this deduction would have to come from either wages or profits , it worked to intensify distributional struggle and to reduce the rate of accumulation . |
| 21 | It hopes to attract foreign investment and technology by liberalising and privatising the industry and encouraging joint ventures . |
| 22 | First it tries to reconcile central funding and government accountability for national standards of service with the need for local autonomy to meet local need . |
| 23 | The federal government tries to get involved , it tries to see some consistency but it ca n't actually impose that , the states still retain er the right to do things their way and they do . |
| 24 | It tries to influence new legislation and , where problems are arising , to modify Revenue practice . |
| 25 | In addition , whether or not one had attended a catholic school may have had little effect on sexual values or mass attendance but it did increase catholic activism and racial tolerance ( Greeley , McCready , and McCourt 1976 ) . |
| 26 | It serves to give some meaning and shape to one 's social existence . |
| 27 | One unnamed area was criticised after it appeared to have industrial dereliction and sad , downcast people . |
| 28 | Yet within a month it had received additional funding and increased sessions and would be able to meet demands previously unattainable . |
| 29 | It had snowed all night and the build-up was threatening to push us off down the hill . |
| 30 | It had brought other land and dwellings into effective use , partly because most leases for commercial use were relatively short and freehold interests could be rapidly acquired . |