Example sentences of "it [verb] the [adj] [n mass] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of the earliest detailed discussions of how the artefacts of the period might be dated was provided by Åberg ( 1926 , pp. 149–58 ) , although typically there is no consideration of what such chronology could be used for beyond using it to relate the archaeological data to an historical narrative : |
| 2 | ‘ But how does it catch the last fish without losing those its already caught ? ’ |
| 3 | What does it benefit the British people of Northern Ireland ( for the Ulster-born members of the IRA are British whether they like it or not ) randomly to murder British children in Warrington ? |
| 4 | It joined the first aircraft on the test programme and soon both machines were breaking existing speed and altitude records with every flight . |
| 5 | Coun Brady said : ‘ Our figures show it costs the public £202 per week , £10,500 per year to place a family of four in bed and breakfast accommodation . |
| 6 | Who does the heart hurt when it sees the unattended pair of shoes ? |
| 7 | Referring , then , to the original simple democracy , it affords the true data from which governments on a large scale can begin . |
| 8 | Well it seems the obvious means of transport . |
| 9 | This year , for instance , it bought the remaining 50% of Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland , a surety and fidelity business with annual gross premiums of about $130m , from Swiss Reinsurance , its Zurich neighbour . |
| 10 | Parliament , too , has to keep its working methods under review to make sure it attracts the best people to the service of their country and uses their talents to best effect . |
| 11 | The United States had taken the initiative in this development , since it appeared the only means by which the Americans could disengage gradually from Korea with some hope that the UN could produce a solution that would sustain south Korea for at least a limited period . |
| 12 | e.g. to generalize about the significance of an event : " The basic weakness of the Treaty ( of Versailles ) lay in the fact that it left the German people in a frame of mind not conducive to a lasting peace . |
| 13 | Managing director of International Software , Richard North , says that , while the Brentford , Middlesex company generates 70% of its revenues from reselling software and providing support services to approximately 4,500 customers — or what he claims to be 20% of the UK corporate market — it earns the remaining 30% from negotiating favourable licence deals with software vendors on behalf of large organisations . |