Example sentences of "it [verb] [verb] [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It agreed to draw on creative Marxism and other traditions and transform itself into an empowering organisation in order to contribute to opening up the new political formulations that will be needed across Europe in the post cold-war era . |
| 2 | The 1986 Act was seen by many as a missed opportunity in that it failed to state in positive terms that there was a right to protest peacefully . |
| 3 | In Better Schools ( 1985 ) the government singled out ‘ peace studies ’ for criticism , saying that it had no place on the school curriculum because it failed to deal with certain issues in a balanced and objective manner . |
| 4 | The historical fact is that the settlement of 1688–1701 failed to settle everything ; it failed to provide for all contingencies . |
| 5 | Barclays bundles together orders to make them more economical , though it guarantees to deal within three hours , and the shareholder can call back to check the price . |
| 6 | It got rid of nationalised monopolies that were a drain on taxpayers , allowed the people to own them and ensured services improved . |
| 7 | No , it got attacked by some crows , they bit it |
| 8 | Therefore in considering the degree to which any er area can assimilate a new settlement , the size which it must reach subsequent to two thousand and six , should be considered in addition to the size it expected to reach by that date . |
| 9 | In 1979 , the Home Office persuaded the radio conference to allow it to continue operating in these frequencies until the end of 1989 . |
| 10 | However , our descriptive task will be more difficult , as it involves dealing with greater complexity of variation than would be the case in more focused communities , and it has to be carried out at a very fine-grained level . |
| 11 | The dislike of enquiry desk duty , because of its boredom , is thus compounded because it involves dealing with these sorts of incident . |
| 12 | Such activity is difficult ( even repugnant ) , for it involves struggling with mental symbols which enable the thinker to hold some entity — object , property , proposition , world — in mind . |
| 13 | In places , it defies understanding to this day . |
| 14 | Its sluices could be used to flood the whole area if it became infested with invading forces . |
| 15 | ‘ Precatory ’ had become central ; but not in the useful way in which it became defined in English law , to denote words where the testator 's intention was a matter for dispute . |
| 16 | A deliberate attempt was made in 1966 to make assistance known and acceptable , when it became known as supplementary benefits . |
| 17 | After a time it became known in other faculties that this was rather a special lecturer and people reading classics or history or the sciences took the trouble to go over to Ramsey 's lectures and swell his class . |
| 18 | The black cat spread all over Europe until , in medieval times , it became associated with black magic and sorcery . |
| 19 | Except that it if it involved waiting in this corridor for much longer , one of the security cameras might start to register her despite all diversionary moves , and she should therefore now take a break of at least six hours before coming back here . |
| 20 | Those who are involved with it want to move to larger premises . |
| 21 | The University 's overhauled financial systems allow it to plan for another year in which income and expenditure will at least balance and may perhaps allow some restoration of the reserves it needs to cope with unexpected problems . |
| 22 | It needs to evolve in several ways to meet these needs . |
| 23 | Holding your breath builds up tension and shallow breathing denies your body the oxygen it needs to function at maximum efficiency . |
| 24 | But IBM immediately realized it faced a possible unexpected success , redesigned what was basically Univac 's machine for such mundane applications as payroll , and within five years became the leader in the computer industry , a position it has maintained to this day . |
| 25 | Although the executives of the rugby club were in favour of the earlier offer , the cricket club committee was firmly against it a stand it has maintained to this day . |
| 26 | Furthermore , he contests , costs at the company have gone up for the simple reason that it has moved into different areas of activity — IBM simply made the mistake of trying to be ‘ all things to all people ’ , and so will never be able to return to the profit levels of the mid-1980s . |
| 27 | Any movement of the mouse will change the pattern that the chip detects and it can instantly calculate how far it has moved in any direction . |
| 28 | ‘ It has grown from local roots , with local volunteers and funding which makes it responsive and resilient . |
| 29 | Since the turn of the century , it has grown from 50,000 people to 14 million . |
| 30 | What the creation of the Parisian chef ( his name is said to have been Philippe , owner of a restaurant in the rue Montorgueil ) has lost in splendour it has gained in ancient antecedents and a background which will make a godsend for publicity men , compilers of travel literature , and the experts in picturesque magazine cookery . |