Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun sg] 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 | 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 . |
| 4 | Therefore , when a battery shows signs of diminishing power and range effectiveness it makes sense to replace it . |
| 5 | Video Speed It takes time to create the picture you see on screen . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Cyrix told The Dallas Morning News it thinks Spike will propel its sales to $300m in ‘ 94 from $75m in ‘ 92 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | With the help of the Greyhound Bank it acquired Dan Air assets but grew quickly as its order book grew . |
| 13 | ‘ 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 . |
| 14 | As part of the rescue operation it left control of the banks with the minority shareholders . |
| 15 | ‘ 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Made in 18 carat gold it costs £380 . |
| 18 | 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 . |