Example sentences of "[conj] [vb -s] it [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unlike the spinal column of any other mammal , it has a network of interlocking protrusions from its vertebrae that gives it enormous strength and resistance to crushing . |
| 2 | This powerful new production of the classic romantic novel magnificently re-creates this superb love story , bringing it to life with a passion and sensitivity that makes it compelling theatre . |
| 3 | The Preface fetches information from other ages and brings it forward , and hands it to us , cleansed and ready for consumption , and presented in a style that makes it clear Johnson wished to be read . |
| 4 | They laugh Quechua at me while one removes the volume control and drops it some distance away . |
| 5 | Ephron picks up Abraham 's ‘ give ’ and uses it three times in his opening offer . |
| 6 | One player says he 's only had his cycle this term and finds it very diifficult and he falls off a lot and hurts himself . |
| 7 | In the end , the only character who lifts the play from the ruck and gives it lasting interest is the virtuoso himself . |
| 8 | Section 4(1) of the Police Act 1964 states that it is the duty of every police authority to secure the maintenance of an adequate and efficient police force for the area and gives it certain responsibilities in relation to the establishment , buildings and equipment . |
| 9 | If the process of taking evidence abroad is to serve its purpose , the evidence must be in a form which makes it admissible and gives it proper weight in the proceedings for which it was prepared , and this requires the authorities of the country in which the evidence is to be taken to show considerable flexibility in allowing , and it may be operating , modes of procedure which are quite unfamiliar . |
| 10 | Fronting the object , on the other hand , foregrounds it and gives it local prominence ( cf. A great deal of publicity was received in China and A great deal of publicity the book received in China ) . |
| 11 | Although still a shareholder , he is no longer on the board , and likes it that way . |
| 12 | To illustrate , consider an investor who purchases a 91-day bill 10 days after issue at a rate of discount of 10 per cent and sells it 7 days later at the same rate of discount . |
| 13 | A workshop with one machinist who carefully adjusts and sets the machine up and leaves it that way at the end of the job is not necessarily going to need the heaviest equipment . |