Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [subord] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | In civil defence terms the Scud attacks , directed as they were at civilian populations , posed a dilemma for the Israeli authorities as it was not known in advance whether the missiles would carry conventional or chemical warheads . |
| 2 | The database concept is ideally suited to professional activities since it relies on an assumption that an ‘ architecture ’ of information storage and retrieval will follow predetermined ( albeit flexible ) routes . |
| 3 | A church organist has been told not to play low notes because it could damage the spire . |
| 4 | ‘ I do n't know that he will : but he was in High Places at the right times so it 's worth trying the Good Old Times routine … ’ |
| 5 | It was the only way of contesting that ‘ bourgeois reason ’ which , for him , was as much a feature of left-wing political programmes as it was of traditional colonial domination . |
| 6 | POSTIES in Luton , Beds , are claiming a record after delivering a second class letter 75 minutes after it was posted . |
| 7 | Liza Alther 's bestselling novel Kinflicks was rejected at least fifty times before it found a home , but when it did it earned her enough money to enable her to devote herself full-time to writing . |
| 8 | A company is not entitled to file abbreviated accounts if it is , or was , at any time within the financial year to which the accounts relate : |
| 9 | A working class individual and a middle class individual may have similar political demands when it comes to , say , local educational and welfare facilities , local job opportunities and protection of house prices . |
| 10 | He saw the announcement as presumptuous , with Lineker clearly implying he would be in England 's squad eight months before it was announced . |
| 11 | A mass trial by the Second Martial Law Court of Istanbul of 1,243 alleged militants of the Dev Sol ( " Revolutionary Left " ) group concluded on Nov. 1 , almost nine years and eight months after it had begun . |
| 12 | However , the vendors are likely to resist giving extensive warranties since it is the managers , not they , who have been involved in the day-to-day running of the company . |
| 13 | Management could be faced ‘ with severe economic losses if it failed to take into account their views , or to win their consent on issues which were felt to be of major importance by the workforce ’ ( p. 314 ) . |
| 14 | The Independent has remained independent from political allegiances though it too favoured a middle-of-the-road political outcome in the 1987 election . |
| 15 | This continues with the ‘ shark ’ saying different times until it says ‘ dinner time ’ . |
| 16 | The United Kingdom government had earlier broken ranks when it unilaterally lifted the investment ban in February 1990 [ see p. 37234 ] . |
| 17 | The French government tried to save money by accrediting the consul-general it sent to Japan in 1858 also as chargé d'affaires ( a device quite often used outside Europe , mainly in minor Latin-American states where it was expected that political relations would be very much subordinate to commercial ones ) . |
| 18 | He surmised that every bird possesses a form of template upon which it tries different notes until it finds the correct ones . |
| 19 | I think that clients , as it happens , have benefited but for the wrong reasons as it were . |
| 20 | She added : ‘ Some of this graffiti appeared within 30 minutes after it had been cleaned . ’ |
| 21 | On July 8 an Albanian military transport vessel was seized by would-be emigrants as it left the port of Saseno ( also called Sezan ) near Vlore . |
| 22 | US courts which had collected evidence against drug traffickers would now be able to pass this on to Colombian courts where it could be used against suspects standing trial . |
| 23 | And , remember , that Times 12 Roman and Times 12 Italic are two different fonts so it is easy to see that users quickly began to experience problems . |
| 24 | KEEP it under your hat is the golden rule for top chefs when it comes to sharing culinary secrets . |
| 25 | Your presence may help to concentrate its mind , however , and you can establish a routine whereby it can run around and play for a few minutes after it has performed as desired . |
| 26 | And it 'll just save us a few minutes because it 'll be tight squeeze I expect . |
| 27 | Trestles make it all so much easier and safer , and it is worth while having a second one so that everyone can relax for a few minutes if it is proving difficult to align both wings to get the main pins in place . |
| 28 | Some parents will be very upset , in some cases because it cuts across their genuine convictions . |
| 29 | This philosophy obviously works in some cases when it is an established function like an accountant . |
| 30 | North sea operators are given dispensations , not only when there are equivalent or higher alternative arrangements in place but in some cases when it is well known to the authorities that the platforms are operating at a level that would not be allowed if they were completely new platforms . |