Example sentences of "it [verb] [adj] [noun sg] [prep] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It affirmed that provision by LEAs of education for under-fives was discretionary not compulsory . |
| 2 | I hope that the Opposition will get their act together on the Bill and recognise that it represents enormous investment in Wales and something that will put Cardiff and Wales generally on the world map in a very big way . |
| 3 | Gradually , all was revealed that is , people , including the authorities and the KGB , realized that the Odd-Bod Greek who had spent all those years collecting the ‘ rubbish ’ that no-one needed had in fact made a collection that was now worth a great deal of money , and it reached a point when it became awkward living in Moscow with the collection . |
| 4 | Yes , but , but the national land conference approved the outline agrarian law erm and then it be it became formal policy in October so it is after , but , but it was the land conference which actually ratified it . |
| 5 | It offers further confirmation for GR outside the solar system and it provides the first evidence , albeit indirect , for gravitational radiation . |
| 6 | It never came close to winning an election anywhere and , despite the fears of Harry Pollitt , the Communist leader , it made little impact in London dockland around Wapping . |
| 7 | It met such opposition in Jamaica that Wilberforce was persuaded to withdraw it and settle for registries by colonial legislation . |
| 8 | Though Macao 's small population made it easier for Portugal to make a grand gesture , it triggered renewed bitterness in Hong Kong . |
| 9 | The UN Security Council on Aug. 15 unanimously adopted Resolution 707 condemning Iraq for its failure to disclose full details of its weapons programme and ordering it to provide complete access to UN inspection teams [ see pp. 38307-08 ; 38360-61 ] , including accepting their right to conduct aerial inspections anywhere in the country . |
| 10 | the situa , perhaps it 's worth outlining how Litchfield came to look at the new settlement option , because it has some relevance to York |
| 11 | Evaluating the evidence , it demonstrated substantial storage by Capricorn of works of art on the premises in London . |
| 12 | It casts more doubt on Wallace 's conviction in 1981 of the killing of his friend , antique dealer Jonathan Lewis . |
| 13 | In the vote on the NUM motion three factors helped to tip the balance in favour of the Labour leadership : the NUM lacked the support it commanded last month at Blackpool from Nalgo , the local government officers ' union , since the latter is not affiliated to the party ; the pro-nuclear EETPU , absent from Blackpool since its expulsion from the TUC , cast its votes in favour of the leadership 's stance ; and Ucatt , the construction union , previously in favour of the 15-year deadline , has recently withdrawn its opposition to the policy review plan . |
| 14 | It concerns this house in Cheltenham , belonging to georhge 's 74 year old mother Norah . |
| 15 | In fact , in regard to whom it allowed free entry into Britain , the 1971 Act differed mainly in the words used . |
| 16 | At the end of the day I do n't think it affects everyday life in Darlington . |
| 17 | It achieved tabloid status in April 1985 , when it was on the front page of the Daily Mirror 's conservation shock issue ; and , as a symbol of wildlife under threat , it is a sure money-maker for such causes as the World Wildlife Fund . |
| 18 | This may not seem too controversial , but when one of the team leaders is an ex-alcoholic it requires tremendous openness to God to go down a risky and unexpected route ! |
| 19 | Such a word may be useful to a literary man but it throws little light on Green 's intentions except when he uses it in a negative sense ; in one chapter he states a subject was ‘ unpicturesque and consequently not worth an artists attention ’ . |
| 20 | No-one could deny that it brought real benefit to Scotland , which built up one of the most advanced and successful electronics sectors in Europe . |
| 21 | Approval of the treaty had at first been opposed by West Germany 's Social Democratic Party ( SPD ) on the grounds that it offered inadequate protection for East German industry , and that environmental guarantees were insufficient . |
| 22 | Although the Accord was approved by most of the provinces by the end of 1988 , Manitoba and New Brunswick had withheld ratification on the grounds that it offered insufficient protection to Quebec 's English-speaking minority . |
| 23 | It took tremendous courage for Roebuck to fight back from his crippling injury , but there is a further chapter to the story . |
| 24 | It took some effort for Charles not to lose heart . |
| 25 | Kim Il Sung headed the NKIPC ; the membership was disparate and it took some time for Kim to establish his control . |
| 26 | The melee was extraordinary , because it took some time for Hunt to realize that he was world champion . |
| 27 | ALAN Kernaghan is ready to book a World Cup passage to America but it means waving goodbye to Middlesbrough . |
| 28 | Nor does it pose any difficulty in Poland where research is a truly multilingual affair . |
| 29 | In it he said that the Scottish financial sector did nothing to help the country 's economy , that it benefited only a selected minority , and that it put little back into Scotland . |
| 30 | It gave some backing to Wilson 's much-publicized but largely ineffective policy of economic sanctions against Rhodesia . |