Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] its [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cyrene , like Syracuse , was culturally cosmopolitan , so that for instance its art owes a clear debt to Athens , witness the bronze head from the mid-fifth century , in the style of Phidias ( Chamoux , Cyrene , plate xxiv , 3–4 ) ; it was multi-racial , so that the sixth-century reformer Demonax allowed one tribe for the native ‘ dwellers round about ’ , as well as one for the old Greek settlers and one for new arrivals ( Hdt. iv.161 , cp. 159.4 ) . |
| 2 | Aspectual differences have to do with the temporal distribution of an event , for instance its completion or non-completion , continuation , or momentariness . |
| 3 | When an action is hierarchical , of course its rule R1 will gain weight |
| 4 | Now of course its traffic is wholly tourism-based . |
| 5 | Harvesting was the main exception , for it consisted of a series of standardised operations requiring very large temporary inputs of labour — and with the growing shortage of labourers its cost , always high , rose sharply . |
| 6 | Univel 's soon-to-be sole owner declined to release the number of units its subsidiary has shipped but said they Revenues for the last quarter came to $6m . |
| 7 | As Mitcham Road and Penge depôts were each built for 25 cars , the South Metropolitan company spaciously provided accommodation for double the number of cars its fleet ever reached , presumably with other extensions still in mind . |
| 8 | There was nothing more to see in Main Street except the eternal fascination of boats bobbing in water as we set off past the ship 's chandler — and behind , as casually as an oak or a beech tree in England , dozens of the orange trees which had given the town of Anani its name . |
| 9 | The Spotted Orange has made one piece of bogwood its home , but does not appear to make any aggressive moves against any of the other fish . |
| 10 | The grand Victorian and Edwardian architecture of this period still gives the civic centre of Birmingham its character . |
| 11 | The Communist vote was growing stronger in Fife and the Rhondda , though in the rest of Britain its record at by-elections was no better than that of the Independent Labour Party or other fringe groups . |
| 12 | Here too , while not necessarily denying the merits of the account in other respects , I think it fails as an explanation of consent in leaving out of account its essence as a knowing authorisation . |
| 13 | Though this project is principally concerned with the city of Edinburgh its relevance is much wider , to British cities in general and it is expected that it will demonstrate how land-owners , builders , house factors and other interests in property were able to control the pace and pattern of urban development largely to their own ends without recognising the long term consequences for the physical shape and quality of the housing and building stock and its long term impact on modern society in terms of street lay outs , maintenance and repairs , and the availability of open spaces . |
| 14 | In the Report of Survey its nature was defined : ‘ The Structure Plan is a land use plan , not an instrument of social planning ’ ( Tyne and Wear County Council , 1979a : 15 , par a. 2.1 ) . |
| 15 | The management system must store software so that it is secure from illicit , inadvertent or malevolent modification , and ensure that after any movement of software its integrity is maintained intact by performing a Cyclic Redundancy Check . |
| 16 | The systems approach , as we saw , developed from cybernetics , management theory and computer technology , and crudely transferred from these areas of activity its use in education can be appalling . |
| 17 | Sprint Corp , Kansas City , Missouri is calling for redemption its zero coupon exchangeable subordinated debentures due 2006 on May 13 . |
| 18 | War , like policy its master , is a purposeful act . |
| 19 | With × 20 I have found that near maximum its colour is very clear , and it is detectable with lower magnifications . |
| 20 | R-A-F Hullavington has been putting into practice its motto — Service To Many — for more than half a century . |
| 21 | It was here that the Fifth Monarchist movement was born , with Allhallows its centre and Feake and Simpson its first leaders . |
| 22 | Nigel Lawson , a former chancellor , suggested that the government 's indecision over the poll tax called into question its ability to govern . |
| 23 | The old slogan , carried on many union banners and enshrined in rule books , holds that ‘ Knowledge is Power ’ ; the present weaknesses of British trade union education call into question its ability to support those active members who are trying to resist and counteract ideological dominance , let alone revive the old ambition of a learning that would emancipate the oppressed and engender social change . |
| 24 | There is one aspect to Home Alone 2 which calls into question its appeal as a children 's movie . |
| 25 | A shaman will be unable to use his magic if the unit he is with fails its Animosity test . |
| 26 | If it is proved to the satisfaction of the court that the value of the company 's assets is less than the amount of its liabilities , taking into account its contingent and prospective liabilities ( Section 123(2) ) . |
| 27 | ‘ The valuer advises whether or not the price agreed for the house is realistic , taking into account its repair and condition and the property market in general . |
| 28 | The historical location of the class takes into account its power , interests and organizational structure which all determine specific forms of class consciousness . |
| 29 | ICI 's results looked worse still after taking into account its restructuring and disposals ; indicating that underlying profits were down almost 30 per cent . |
| 30 | The evaluation of the findings of any piece of research must also , of course , take into account its nature and aims . |