Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] [prep] its " in BNC.
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| 1 | In ways such as these , late Roman bishops worked slowly , by piecemeal additions and elaborations of regularly recurrent observances , to define a new sacred time in which the Christian life was to be wholly caught up , until the sacred time of the old pagan past was slowly forgotten , or emptied of its charge of religiosity . |
| 2 | It collects its food on a curtain of baleen or whalebone in its mouth and after a single meal may well have transferred to its stomach no less than 2 tons of tiny shrimps , each no more than 3 inches long . |
| 3 | To act on or defy a socially established rule has effects on all who benefit or suffer by its observance . |
| 4 | Milken refused to play the game of domino justice , so the case against him will stand or fall on its own merits . |
| 5 | But the argument must stand or fall on its merits . |
| 6 | Which could be seen as a good thing ; after all , in the eyes of sceptical guitarists the GR-1 could stand or fall on its immediate user-friendly appeal . |
| 7 | It seems that this is a case that will stand or fall on its own particular facts . |
| 8 | Heinemann has a one volume FCE course entitled Target First Certificate , and this has neither prequels nor sequels and will stand or fall on its own merits . |
| 9 | Regardless of the worthiness of any concept the actual product will stand or fall by its quality and here InteSoft leaves something to be desired . |
| 10 | Several farms were burned or devastated in its path , with some consequent deaths . |
| 11 | Second , there will be a border area where the two interpretations merge , in the sense that certain particular values for adjective and noun meanings , when joined in an attributive combination , will under either interpretation always correspond to identical external situations ; hence even highly sophisticated investigators might be hard put to it to tell whether a given adjective is simply applicable to X or has as its value having the property of being-related-to-X . |
| 12 | Whenever one organism promotes the fitness of another at its own expense and without reciprocal benefit to itself or benefit to its own genes present in the recipient it has perforce performed an act of induced altruism . |
| 13 | The goals of the organisation are on the whole shared or accepted by its members : only the means of achieving them are in dispute . |
| 14 | The general structure of this unitary grant system was well designed to achieve these purposes , but the detailed arrangements incorporated a number of elements which either detracted somewhat from the equity of the system or added to its complexity . |
| 15 | Great literature is only partly the reflection of a particular year or generation : it is also a timeless thing , which can never become old-fashioned or out of date , or depend for its importance upon historical considerations . |
| 16 | Each cell had its own stimulus requirements and when it became active this said something about the nature of the event or object in its own part of the visual field . |
| 17 | Mrs Reid 's religion was the love of humanity and she found it hard that the first women 's college should win so very little understanding or support at its outset , especially from men . |
| 18 | Nevertheless , Japanese companies seem as willing to sell technology , or collaborate on its development , as any other firms , when doing so offers them some advantage . |
| 19 | But she could not see it as such and indeed it could be said , on her behalf , that not a single object had been purchased or positioned for its decorative value . |
| 20 | Limited by what , in a recession , it could realistically claim to be spending , and obliged to exaggerate its fiscal rectitude to appear electable in the City , Labour had either to trim its sails to an economic situation it assured us was dire — thereby undermining the main reason why people supported them — or hold to its promises , confirming the impression that , once the party was in power , taxation and spending would soar . |
| 21 | A horse 's intense desire for company , too , may be protective , or related to its breeding strategy . |
| 22 | The basic principle in operant learning is that an item or sequence of behaviour is strengthened or weakened by its consequences . |
| 23 | Farmhouse follows the style of the farmhouse kitchen , and has a pine dresser or armoire as its focal point . |
| 24 | Most important , since form was now largely suggested rather than clearly defined , and since a strong linear quality was retained in the finished painting , it became much easier to combine the various views of an object or to synthesize in its depiction a greater amount of information . |
| 25 | will not attempt to register or use for its own benefit , or aid any third party in attempting to register or use , the Trade Marks or any trade mark the use of which would constitute an infringement of 's Trade Marks . |
| 26 | Whether part of a dining room suite or used on its own , Montezumas ' iron furniture makes a stunning feature . |
| 27 | Ocean Toy ( right ) from Anne Wilkinson Designs ( 0242–578666 ) is printed with hints on caring for the ocean , and has creatures to attach by Velcro or pop into its pockets — for small children , or an ornament for older ones . |
| 28 | It is for this reason that provisions in Conventions dealing with commercial contracts are almost entirely dispositive in nature , the parties being left free to exclude the relevant Convention entirely or to vary or derogate from its effects . |
| 29 | Perfect as a present for your mother or to complement your own wardrobe , each piece is fashioned in 9 carat gold and designed specifically to be co-ordinated within a Suite or worn on its own . |
| 30 | And the birds of the air sang in its branches and made nests ; and the insects of the earth swarmed upon it or tunnelled into its leaves , or stems , or fruit , as is their wont . |