Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb mod] [verb] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rational arguments and the need for money may keep it submerged but from time to time it is so inflamed that it can no longer be suppressed . |
| 2 | A layer of ice on the sides of a concrete pond may cause it to crack , leading to inevitable leaks . |
| 3 | Dry it flat — the weight may cause it to stretch out of shape . |
| 4 | The most common is the all-too-familiar cystitis — the bladder could be inflamed and JoJo may think it needs emptying even when it is only partly full , with the result that she could be effectively ‘ caught short ’ . |
| 5 | Surely someone moving toward the light ought to measure it traveling at a higher speed than someone moving in the same direction as the light ; yet the experiment showed that both observers would measure exactly the same speed . |
| 6 | The policy-orientation of the research should enable it to identify the most productive approaches to equality . |
| 7 | A reference to its dictionary would help it realise that it is unlikely a word would begin with the character ‘ 5″ , but , in all probability should read ‘ Singing ’ . |
| 8 | But , when nothing she could do from inside the car would make it go again , she began to realise in her non-mechanical mind that she had something of a problem on her hands . |
| 9 | The corporate plan says the above-inflation increases and rising productivity on the Underground would allow it to become financially self-sufficient , apart from funding major capital spending programmes . |
| 10 | I do n't think fifty pound will cover it do you ? |
| 11 | In addition , the hospital will rely on a high-wind turbine to provide around a fifth of its power ; it will be enveloped in a plastic membrane to prevent heat loss ; a computer programme will enable it to make the most efficient use of power from various sources ( gas , oil , electricity , wind ) depending on fluctuations in cost and availability ; and heat exchangers and an on-site incinerator will recycle heat . |
| 12 | SCO hopes the new programme will help it focus on three markets — retail , finance and government — and its expects to sell 1,500 developers kits there in its first year — between 400 — 500 of them in Europe . |
| 13 | This does mean , of course , that there is no control over the model 's yaw axis ( rudder to you fixed-wing flyers ) during the descent , although the natural weathercock effect of the fuselage will keep it lined up in the direction of flight . |
| 14 | Or like the boulder , poised precariously on the very edge of a cliff so that the slightest puff of wind will bring it crashing down . |
| 15 | Detroit , Michigan-based Compuware says the deal will enable it to release CICS fault diagnosis products the same time as new IBM CICS releases , so giving it as much as a three-month lead over its rivals . |
| 16 | South Africa-based Transatlantic already holds a majority stake in CapCo but the deal will allow it to make an application to list its shares on the London Stock Exchange . |
| 17 | And it is because of this that Barthes treats the theme of castration as a metaphorical comment on the absence of the full reality which a naive view of literature might imagine it to derive from . |
| 18 | The company believes that the move may save it money in the long run — rather than merely lose it revenue — because reductions in electricity consumption should allow it to cut spending on new equipment needed to cope with increased demand . |
| 19 | ( Do n't worry that visualising the scene might make it materialise . |
| 20 | ' Speak-up ' gave anonymity , so anyone with a question could get it answered , either in public through the company newspapers , or privately through the trusted senior coordinator . |
| 21 | British Telecommunications Plc is looking into offering video-on-demand services , but confusion surrounding the precise definitions of the technology means that it is unclear whether current law would permit it to do so . |
| 22 | A newspaper report of the day included this picture of the Norfolk display team using tambour and quoted the opinion of rally-organiser Ruth Rolph that he known benefits and creative nature of Medau work would help it thrive in spite of the popularity of recent arrivals such as aerobics . |
| 23 | Does the Minister agree that three-year funding for the Sports Council would allow it to plan better for development and expansion ? |
| 24 | A gravitational wave at the natural frequency for longitudinal oscillations of the bar would set it ringing like a tuning fork . |
| 25 | Wilkinson Sword hopes Protector will enable it to wrest back the technological advantage in the razor market which it is widely thought to have lost to brand leader Gillette in recent years . |
| 26 | When you go arter a job like that , if you 're doing as fast as what the machine will take it to do it properly , you ca n't force it . |
| 27 | Before management can proceed it needs to understand the key elements in the information process . |
| 28 | On some occasions , instead of throwing the stone , the vulture may use it to hammer the egg . |
| 29 | The rules make it clear that an individual who can show that his or her claim is distinguishable from the rest of the group must have it heard and he or she will be treated individually . |
| 30 | ‘ The chemist 'll put it taegether again . ’ |