Example sentences of "[vb base] its [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such examples confirm the view of the infinitive proposed here because they evoke its lexical content as something prospective . |
| 2 | Strict conventionalism fails as an interpretation of our legal practice even when especially when — we emphasize its negative part . |
| 3 | Female conceptualizations of power emphasize its co-operative aspects in terms of alliance-building and problem-solving — that is power as ‘ energy , capacity , potential … the ability to act in concert ’ ( Tickner , 1991 ) . |
| 4 | An unmarked police car had been detailed to shadow it and report its ultimate destination . |
| 5 | The Rusey complex ( Q ) disappears beneath Permo-Triassic cover at the Exe valley ; aeromagnetic trends suggest its leading edge may be responsible for the South Dorset — Isle of Wight disturbances further east . |
| 6 | The Board will , at the concluding stage , test its own opinions against those of judges with long judicial experience in Hong Kong . |
| 7 | The performance of Castlereagh must attract the envy of many councils and ratepayers alike but I wonder how many of them realise its hidden costs ? |
| 8 | AEA is poised to capitalise on the hard work of the last three years and realise its carefully-laid plans for the future , according to John Maltby . |
| 9 | yes you would actually get , a magic E right , or a magic I making that vowel right say its long name , so it would be quite difficult to say dig giding |
| 10 | Right it is a hundred miles from King 's Lynn to London , the train takes two hours to do the journey the train does not go at a constant speed , it speeds up sometimes and slows down at other times it also stops at stations on the way and on once of course as it , as it 's stopping it 's going more and more slowly and as it 's er moving off again it starts slowly and starts to go quickly but because it takes two hours in all the train goes a hundred miles in two hours we say its average speed for the journey is fifty miles per hour . |
| 11 | It does n't , sometimes it goes more slowly sometimes it goes more quickly , sometimes it stops but because it takes two hours to do the hundred miles we say its average speed for the journey is fifty miles per hour . |
| 12 | So we say its average speed is fifty miles per hour . |
| 13 | The newly unified front has little influence inside Iraq , but members say its mere existence will refresh the embers of anti-Saddam feeling at home . |
| 14 | Quicker than a plane flight , say its enthusiastic backers . |
| 15 | The booksellers say its basic economics . |
| 16 | Confirm and underline its close working relationship with the W.H.R ( 1964 ) Company . |
| 17 | September also saw West Germany elect its first government , an event which led Stalin to form his own German state in the East . |
| 18 | The Executive Committee shall meet not less than twice a year in every calendar year : decide its own procedure : elect its own Chairman and Vice-Chairman , each of whom may hold the office for a maximum period of four consecutive years . |
| 19 | Soon Godwin was to sell the shop to Collins — and trigger its slow decline — but before he quit for a job as chief editor with Penguin Books he decided to open a paperback section in Old Compton Street . |
| 20 | They capture its peculiar qualities of light , experimenting with the neutral tonalities and opacity of simple arrangements of bleached pebbles and shells . |
| 21 | It will provide a fascinating insight into Crewe 's development as a successful ‘ railway ’ town and celebrate its enormous contribution to the nation 's railway heritage . |
| 22 | Railway enthusiasts are angry that Darlington borough council is not making any money available to help the town 's historic North Road station celebrate its 150th anniversary . |
| 23 | Therefore it is only natural for the sponsors to indulge in a little nepotism and provide its Japanese audience with somebody they can identify with while they are enjoying a nightcap . |
| 24 | The fact that he had written a large part of it after his marriage led him to think of it as a work quite different from the one he had originally envisaged.It was while engaged on it at Kensington Court Gardens that he added the more tender love scenes which provide its real poetry . |
| 25 | It is capitalism that generates the power of modernity , but the philosophies of the Enlightenment provide its guiding lights ( or , if you prefer , the ‘ ghost in the machine ’ — the software in the computer 's brain ) . |
| 26 | Antique furnishings and paintings preserve its tremendous character , with lovely touches such as the pretty decor of the dining-room and the terraces set beneath pine trees . |
| 27 | As you explore its cobbled street lined with bow-fronted shops and Georgian-fronted houses you 're sure to discover the old Mermaid Inn , once the haunt of smugglers . |
| 28 | Of course , we must not exaggerate the value of doubt and forget its darker side . |
| 29 | it press its tender lips against the bold |
| 30 | Just to hold it , that was all she wanted , and press its dry petals against her cheek . |