Example sentences of "[noun] it [verb] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For skills and thrills and nailbiting , edge-of-the-seat gladiatorial tension it knocks spots off its US counterpart . |
| 2 | History just burps , and we taste again that raw-onion sandwich it swallowed centuries ago . ) |
| 3 | In Hilton it represents stages in the journey to God when the soul is no longer engaged with worldly things and as it were asleep to sin ( 24.90r. – 235 ) but is not yet fully illuminated by the knowledge of Christ : The experience of the dark can be either painful or restful : painful in so far as the soul is still troubled by the pressures of the worldly attractions from which it is hiding ; or restful in so far as the soul is waiting untroubled in its longing for Christ . |
| 4 | In a pilot study it allows researchers to test out various lines of questioning , different ways of phrasing questions , gauge the tenor of likely replies , and so on . |
| 5 | In practice it makes mistakes all the time but Horizon showed its English as flawless . |
| 6 | Mummy it has magnets not hooks . |
| 7 | From Avon and the South West Rosemary Gould sends news of a successful rally in Saltford Hall on 5 April , with classes by Doreen Prescott and an appearance by the ‘ bunny girls ’ ( proceeds to South-West training days ) , a fund-raising gourmet lunch ( proceeds to the Society ) , and the problem of hall-lessness in the area — last February it hit members of a regular Thursday class particularly hard : |
| 8 | In England it provided sails and cables for the fleet ; and for this reason , legislation going back to the reign of Henry VIII required that a small proportion of land be set aside for its production . |
| 9 | Like other Convex models it offers features such as Auto Processor Recovery , Checkpoint Restart and Virtual Volume Manager ; it is available immediately . |
| 10 | Sugar was displayed at the world market price of 33p a kilo and at the 68p it costs Britons because of the Common Agricultural Policy . |
| 11 | In addition , it is seeking to bring the credit periods it offers wholesalers into line , at 60 days . |
| 12 | As Donald Davie has remarked , his concept of a minority culture was modelled on the ‘ gathered church ’ of the Dissenters — a communion of saints — and the irreplaceable charm of Scrutiny to the post-war undergraduate lay ultimately in the simple fact that on every issue it made things look simple : ‘ a present of perhaps a dozen authors or books or whole periods and genres of literature which I not only need not but should not read . ’ |
| 13 | St Clement 's was one of the better-known wool-churches of East Anglia , and even in winter it attracted tourists . |
| 14 | As the tool is n't linked to a compiler it allows developers to build applications across different language environments without adhering to specific compiler specifications . |
| 15 | But it 's given you a spreadsheet it takes ages to load it |
| 16 | He prefers the separation it gives actors and audience . |
| 17 | There 's a walled cemetery on one side and well in those days it had railings round the cemetery on the other side . |
| 18 | One advantage of corduroy , aside from its warmth and comfort , is the richness it gives colours . |
| 19 | By moulding the prevailing climate of opinion it influences values which in turn both influence events and fashion institutions . |
| 20 | However , their analysis goes beyond encouraging us to ’ vote with our feet ’ , to a condemnation of consumerism itself : Both for the environmental destruction it causes and the damaging messages it sends women through ads that constantly tell us we 're ’ not being discreet enough ’ . |
| 21 | And that was hid for many many years it had generations . |
| 22 | The sound it emits scans the scene in front of it , rather like a beam of light , and its brain uses the echoes received to form a " sound picture " of the scene . |
| 23 | ‘ We support the struggles of each nation to live its own life , so long as in pursuit of its aims it uses methods which do not violate the conscience and the dignity of any of its citizens . ’ |
| 24 | On the other hand if Herakleophorbia was eaten in excess it caused illnesses like tumours and cancer in humans . |
| 25 | It points like a finger to heaven and like a magnet it attracts strangers passing by to come closer and investigate its history . |
| 26 | If it was put into freezers it made things cold , but if the same electricity went into an oven it made things hot , so how did it know ? |
| 27 | In water it forms aluminosilicates , which are inert as far as living organisms are concerned , so long as the level of acidity stays low — the silicon will make the aluminium separate out harmlessly . |
| 28 | The Green Party has issued a challenge to all election candidates to sign a Green Charter setting out the principles it hopes candidates will adopt . |
| 29 | The Green Party has issued a challenge to all election candidates to sign a Green Charter setting out the principles it hopes candidates will adopt . |
| 30 | The Green Party has issued a challenge to all election candidates to sign a Green Charter setting out the principles it hopes candidates will adopt . |