Example sentences of "it [verb] [vb infin] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The recompense is meagre , but when combined with ideological enthusiasm it helps sustain a new type of local politician . |
| 2 | The thinking of politicians for whom education is only important if it helps boost the national economy , and this is important because it helps people enjoy what they want , and this is important because it encourages consumption and thus industry , either goes round in a vicious circle or takes off on an interminable regress . |
| 3 | Although this can lead to frustration for car drivers — especially in the summer when large queues build up — it helps limit the environmental damage to this very special area . |
| 4 | . California , the richest and largest state in America , here the state lottery is big business , with annual sales of more than one point seven billion dollars , it helps fill the Federal coffers through taxation and provides about one percent of the states education budget . |
| 5 | Although the poster exhibition failed to capture the imagination of the local press , it did attract a large number of visitors and over 200 copies of the historical booklet that accompanied the exhibition were sold . |
| 6 | Although the strike was called off , amid bitter controversy , it did benefit the Labour Party . |
| 7 | Whatever we think about child baptism , it did reflect a serious interest in the role of the family in bringing up children . |
| 8 | They had the moral flexibility to meet shifting organizational demands and still enjoy the sleep of the just — their ability to relativize other moral imperatives whilst constantly prioritizing the pursuit of organizational goals did not make them necessarily immoral , but it did facilitate a moral flexibility others denied themselves . |
| 9 | I had to rinse quite often to get rid of debris , but it did give a close shave . |
| 10 | It did admit a possible link with cases of leukemia and cancer of the bones and agreed war pensions should go to those cases . |
| 11 | ‘ What we brought into the head office was financial expertise as I 'd recognise it and it did deliver a huge benefit including giving professionally-based leadership at the centre for all the financial staff already working out there in the field . |
| 12 | Although in terms of later social science methodologies such an approach might seem naive , it did leave an important legacy for social research and survey data collection , namely sampling . |
| 13 | Come to think of it , I was n't that keen on it either , though it did serve a cracking pint of Young 's bitter . |
| 14 | However , it did achieve a top speed of 126mph , and cruised at 96mph with a weight of 22,000lb at 2,050ft altitude . |
| 15 | By the time it did satisfy the relevant purpose test ( by having acquired the business ) it had ceased to be close by virtue of the institutions ' investment . |
| 16 | When it had grown older it did show a little interest in females and even deigned to mate with a few , though never with much enthusiasm . |
| 17 | I 'm sure this was a typing error but it did confuse an excellent article . |
| 18 | If WEU had a role , it was to ensure the closest possible cooperation within NATO , and although it did play a limited role in the Saar settlement , it remained essentially a paper organisation . |
| 19 | Of course it did herald a new era … in the second division . |
| 20 | And it was a great tragedy cos er it did i i it did cause the general strike and er we had a week of the general strike . |
| 21 | They 've given her something and she , she had to put this stuff on her hair , had to take a trip to the hairdresser and he said to the hairdresser comb my hair first and then put this stuff on and wait for a fortnight and it did come a little lighter , but it was n't much |
| 22 | Frank Dick was not happy , and it did seem a harsh decision . |
| 23 | The FDA did not ban the drug , but it did find the 0.5 mg dose excessive and had safety concerns about 0.25 mg . |
| 24 | The cabin was surprisingly spacious , even if it did lack the little human touches that made it a home . |
| 25 | EWM has no outlets overseas , although it did attempt a joint venture in the US . |
| 26 | For example , " tailoring " , mostly done by men , is usually classified as a skilled trade whereas " dressmaking " , done by women , is usually not , although it did require a formal training . |
| 27 | Though his subsequent report did not directly criticize Campbell , it did attack the overall structure of the police and judiciary . |
| 28 | It was regarded by many as dangerously radical and extreme — in much the same style as the ‘ Bultmann school ’ in the last forty years — but it did introduce a new epoch in critical New Testament research , most notably by drawing attention to the distinct strands and theologies within the different New Testament documents . |
| 29 | The film was a disappointment , although it did win the Golden Gate Award at the 1966 San Francisco Festival , as well as winning Ken Thorne an Oscar for Best Music Adaptation . |
| 30 | The It never changed all that much , but it did get a great deal closer . |