Example sentences of "it [vb mod] [verb] [adj] of [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On page one seven five you 've got how to check the circulation , after you 've put the bandage on to make sure it 's not too tight , it 's not stopping all the blood supply , press a fingernail if there 's only a finger nail and the , it should go white of course if you press it , then the blood should go back and it goes back pink again or an area of er skin , always check your circulation after you 've put your bandage on . |
| 2 | It might take millions of years before the spacecraft encountered a suitable planet , and billions before the result of its efforts would produce an intelligent lifeform , if at all . |
| 3 | If it works , it 'll save millions of lives , and give peace of mind to thousands of Britons who visit Africa each year . |
| 4 | Oxfam is being urged to call off a charity pop concert because of fears it could attract thousands of travellers back to Castlemorton.Tickets are already on sale for the event although it has n't yet been granted a licence.Richard Barnett reports : |
| 5 | A leading textile and clothing employer told me last night that if we implemented the social clause it could cost thousands of jobs within his company . |
| 6 | While the Barcode Battler is expected to sell for just £40 , and software comes free , it could add thousands of pounds to the family shopping bill . |
| 7 | Oxfam has cancelled a charity pop concert amid fears that it would attract thousands of travellers back to the Malvern Hills , the scene of last month 's illegal Bank Holiday festival . |
| 8 | The Electricity Bill then introduced followed in broad outline the plans foreshadowed by wartime working parties on the future of the industry , and , to the relief of the industry , confirmed that it would remain independent of coal and gas , and not be part of a National Fuel and Power Board . |
| 9 | During negotiations Iraq proposed that it would recognize all of Kuwait 's land borders in return for full rights to Warba island and the lease of half of Bubiyan . |
| 10 | It went into great detail about how much it would take to start the colliery again and said that it would cost millions of pounds . |
| 11 | The Silverhill depot is shared by the department 's Water and Roads Services and sources said it would house millions of pounds worth of plant and equipment . |
| 12 | Mr Knapp , chairman of the Better Rail Campaign , said it would hit thousands of BR pensioners who live in the Darlington area . |
| 13 | In its healthy state it will harbour millions of bacteria , known as resident flora , which are not only harmless but are essential to the proper functioning of the skin . |
| 14 | It will mean thousands of acres of farmland will be out of bounds to hunts from this autumn . |
| 15 | ‘ It will contribute billions of pounds to Britain 's balance of payments and will sustain BNFL as one of Britain 's biggest yen earners . |
| 16 | Partly because of water privatisation the problem has been played down because it will cost millions of pounds to solve . |
| 17 | The closure , part of £570 million in defence cuts , will rip the heart out of the island economy and that of neighbouring Weymouth and it will cost thousands of jobs . |
| 18 | And it will safeguard hundreds of jobs . |
| 19 | What will emerge from Alpine may not have the sprint car look , nor the integral tonneau or open-to-the-elements driving position but it will have most of Laguna 's mechanicals . |
| 20 | It has a standard microprocessor bus interface , and is claimed to execute 20G-operations per second , so that it can recognise thousands of text characters a second compared with 10 to 100 per second for a personal computer running character recognition software . |
| 21 | Does not my hon. Friend find it outrageous that Labour-controlled Northumberland county council has refused to accept economies of nearly £1.5 million , as identified by the Conservative and Liberal groups , and has refused to take enough money out of balances to avoid any education cuts , but at the same time it can find thousands of pounds to issue supplements in the Hexham Courant for party political propaganda to promote the leader of the county council , who happens to be a prospective Labour party candidate ? |