Example sentences of "[noun] [vb -s] it [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | DG says it has 15,000 AViiON servers in the field . |
| 2 | Thames Valley Police Force says it needs 800 more officers to cope with rising crime , starting with 200 this year . |
| 3 | The Government insists that a promise of secrecy given to manufacturers prevents it telling 8 million microwave owners exactly what may be wrong with their machines . |
| 4 | Crumbling masonry means it needs millions of pounds of building work to make sure it is safe . |
| 5 | At what wind speed does it become unsafe for novice paraglider pilots to fly ? |
| 6 | Fluoride can be harmful ; the key question is , at what concentrations does it become toxic in the body ? |
| 7 | DEC says it delayed any announcement until now so there would be meat on the bones , not just promises . |
| 8 | Additionally , NCR says it has two optional plug-in ASIC devices for highly secure situations , the Data Encryption Standard for financial institutions , or the Advanced Encryption Scheme , both of which are claimed to provide virtually unbreakable data encryption . |
| 9 | L M Ericsson Telefon AB 's Ericsson Corp says it sees cellular telephone unit sales growing 30% to 40% this year from the current 20m in use worldwide , half in the US . |
| 10 | Commenting on its figures ( page seven ) , National Semiconductor Corp says it expects fourth quarter gross margins to improve over third quarter margins and that third quarter worldwide orders set a new record , up 40% over last year , and that it entered the fourth quarter with an improved backlog — record OEM orders more than offset seasonal weaknesses in distribution to give record orders for the Americas ; European orders were up while Japanese markets weakened slightly . |
| 11 | The board says it needs such a store in any case in the 1990s because there may be a shortage of reprocessing capacity at British Nuclear Fuels ' Sellafield plant ( New Scientist , 3 February , p 289 ) . |
| 12 | Praxis says it took less time to install the ANDF version of the program than the 15 minutes it takes to compile the C sources of Wingz . |
| 13 | Barrie Corless says it seems criminal that a side like Gloucester were facing relegation last season so he will be looking how they can improve … he adds there were problems last year and it wouyld be unrealistic to hope for instant success but hopes to turn things around in the not too distant future |
| 14 | One delegation from Oxford City Council says it needs more cash to serve an extra thirteen thousand people whose homes now fall within the the city boundaries . |
| 15 | Mr Frost says it looks real nice in the summer when all the flowers come out . |
| 16 | The appeal is now scheduled to go ahead in May and Safeway says it has some public support . |
| 17 | Independence allows it to try new parts that others may not be able to play . |
| 18 | Its hard wood helps it resist cold winters , and its thick-skinned grapes are almost impervious to rain , disease and insects . |
| 19 | As work continues it becomes more and more obvious how difficult and complex a task this is . |
| 20 | No I got the cakes Does it look alright Paul ? |
| 21 | The UN thinks it has one other card . |
| 22 | Only within the last hundred years has it become evident that a sperm is in no way comparable to the seed of a plant , which is a multicellular reproductive structure containing the embryo of the plant . |
| 23 | And as the drama unfolds it reveals complex layers of corruption and influence-peddling . |
| 24 | ‘ Joey says it sounds O.K. He says to tell you , shamus , that he hopes you collect the reward . ’ |
| 25 | As the meeting progresses it becomes clear that the railway link will be very expensive , involving tunnelling through the hills and viaducts across the marsh . |
| 26 | It is keen to exploit the so-called personal communications market — supposedly destined to grow from one million world users in 1994 to 100 million by 2000 — and having a finger in both pies means it wins either way . |
| 27 | The existence of successful black sportsmen in Britain is not the recent phenomenon it is often considered to be , though the upsurge in the post-war years makes it appear that way . |
| 28 | And I mean they say with skin grafts it takes two years before they 're completely settled and accepted . |
| 29 | Only since the general adoption of the policy of specialisation engendered by the Industrial Revolution has it become common to demolish and rebuild rather than to adapt and extend . |
| 30 | Overlooking both , as it overlooked the whole valley of Cuzco , were the awesome ramparts of Sacsayhuaman , the teeth of the puma which legend has it cost thirty thousand lives to build . |