Example sentences of "[noun] [noun] it [verb] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 As a dive computer it logs depth , temperature and cylinder pressure as functions of time , but by using different sensors it can also log up to eight other parameters simultaneously , and control 12 external devices like switches and relays .
2 From the car park it goes east for around a mile and a half before going south-west to the Water of Trool .
3 Devolution of responsibility from central government to regional and district health authorities may be a good thing , but when this includes the collection and use of important NHS data it hampers monitoring of national programmes like that for modernising mental health care .
4 Available on Sun Sparcstations it costs $18,500 .
5 Close observers of Microsoft say that what really interest it is the licensing fees it says Sun should be paying .
6 Emeryville , California-based Sybase Inc , has ported its Sybase System to Digital Equipment Corp 's Alpha 64-bit RISC architecture : a relational database management system it features SQL lifecycle tools .
7 Therefore , when a battery shows signs of diminishing power and range effectiveness it makes sense to replace it .
8 In one case in the community homes it says staff absence , and I 'm not clear what there is for training purposes , but I would hope that we are checking , or was this simply before Christmas , or what ?
9 A challenge was issued to the AKA membership in their February 1983 issue of AKA News It gave dimensions for an 80 x 96in ( 203 x 244cm ) Rokkaku and described how teams of two or more could fly against each other as in the traditional Japanese events .
10 Video Speed It takes time to create the picture you see on screen .
11 In addition , it is seeking to bring the credit periods it offers wholesalers into line , at 60 days .
12 Like many stockbroking firms it offers deposit facilities along with complete financial planning .
13 In terms of selection theory it makes sense for an incoming male to kill the young , for the females then come into oestrus quickly and he can get his genes into the assembly line at the earliest opportunity .
14 Cyrix told The Dallas Morning News it thinks Spike will propel its sales to $300m in ‘ 94 from $75m in ‘ 92 .
15 Knowing that the carp will not have as much energy as when I first hooked it , I pile on the pressure in no uncertain terms , and the fish swings round and immediately makes for the same lily bed it took refuge in previously .
16 With its crossed bands of stone , its high arched windows and copper cupola it reminded Dalgliesh of the brick towers he had laboriously erected as a child , brick on precarious brick , until they toppled in noisy disorder on the nursery floor .
17 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 .
18 Like E. coli it undergoes transduction , transformation and conjugation .
19 If you have greenhouse or coldframe , a wise insurance policy it to root cuttings of susceptible species in July and over-winter these under glass just in case the parents do n't make it through a bad winter .
20 With the help of the Greyhound Bank it acquired Dan Air assets but grew quickly as its order book grew .
21 The POU S alone is unable to bind DNA but in context with the POU HD it makes contact with DNA and is necessary for high-affinity , specific binding ( 23–28 ) .
22 ‘ That 's why I prefer to work in black and white ; the eye sees in colour , so with mono film it takes craft and ability to construct a picture to which people can relate .
23 As part of the rescue operation it left control of the banks with the minority shareholders .
24 A partnership between Save The Children , social and youth services it helps youngsters help themselves by turning moans into action .
25 When he plays C on his A instrument it sounds A. Hence the part for a B ♭ clarinet is written a tone higher than the key of the piece , and that for an A clarinet a minor 3rd higher .
26 WHEN American wine merchant Bill Sokalin recently bumped into a wine waiter at the famous Four Seasons Restaurant in New York it cost Tim Littler £125,000 !
27 ‘ When it bought my container fleet it put goodwill on the balance sheet to reduce the unit cost ; because the company is not depreciating the goodwill , it increases profits .
28 When an offeror successfully completes a takeover bid for a target company it acquires control of the target with all its assets and liabilities , whether disclosed or undisclosed .
29 Made in 18 carat gold it costs £380 .
30 By stock market value it becomes Britain 's biggest and second in Europe only to Deutsche Bank , leaving Union Bank of Switzerland and Barclays trailing .
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