Example sentences of "[noun sg] it [verb] [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a result it enters 1993 with the twin objectives of expanding its home sales and divesting some of its landholdings . |
| 2 | At half-time it looked bad for Town but they came bouncing back with two goals in a minute … |
| 3 | The deficit , according to the Finance Ministry , represented 5 per cent of gross domestic product ( GDP ) — a figure it believed acceptable to the IMF . |
| 4 | Mum this is supposed to be a silhouette it looks more like a black tree to me ha ha it 's supposed to be a silhouette . |
| 5 | Through the composition of the Committee it became legitimate for the Board and the District to negotiate with the LEAs jointly or independently over their provision — a new development which Jacques valued highly as it was an explicit , formal recognition of the District as the Responsible Body for the organisation of WEA classes and courses . |
| 6 | And if this water then comes into contact with air from a cave passage it releases some of the carbon dioxide gas contained within it . |
| 7 | After the war it became clear to her that the one heroic thing she was even faintly equipped to do with her life was to teach herself to die honourably , by which she meant without fear . |
| 8 | The policies of the ILP had lost it much support but in its opposition to the war and to conscription it regained some of its influence on the Left . |
| 9 | The DSS says every claim is decided upon it 's merits and the amount of cash it has available in the social fund . |
| 10 | The governing body will be able to select the grade it considers appropriate for the post . |
| 11 | As he moved away from the tree it became apparent to Marian that between him and the trunk lay a substantial sack , and that it was this he had been defending so stoutly . |
| 12 | One day it became stranded in shallow water and was rescued by a humble fisherman . |
| 13 | Fighting continued on July 3 , but the army had clearly gained the upper hand and by the end of the day it controlled most of the area surrounding the two camps . |
| 14 | And it does , once you 've actually heated the water it keeps hot for so long it 's amazing . |
| 15 | And in the boot it had one of these things . |
| 16 | Because the computers on which most desktop publishing software runs are capable of displaying colour it seems logical to the software developer that they should introduce colour into their desktop publishing programs . |
| 17 | Under her leadership it became one of the most respected periodicals in the field . |
| 18 | In the event it proved impossible for the appeal committee which re-heard the case after the court 's ruling to find prejudice . |
| 19 | For a while it preserved some of its glory in South Park as the rare postcard ( borrowed from the collection in the Bygones shop in McMullen Road ) shows . |
| 20 | That I myself did not like Syl was almost immaterial , since I deserved nothing better , but even with my penitential self-disgust it seemed unfair to me , and otiose , that my future husband should be so generally unpopular . |
| 21 | And he said Eventually with ropes and various other tackle it took seven of them to lift the piano back up again out of the gap that it had produced in the stairs and get it up the stairs . |
| 22 | News at Ten may have been ahead of the BBC 's Nine O'Clock News in the ratings but last night it seemed unsure of what it was trying to do . |
| 23 | Compuware 's turnover increased 30% to $62.2m last quarter , a growth rate it reckons continued in its fourth quarter . |
| 24 | This month it publishes Elric of Melniboné ( £10.99 ) , which has excellent cover art ; the ensuring months will see further volumes . |
| 25 | As he approaches the garage door it swings open as if by magic — in fact by electricity , activated by a remote-control device in Vic 's pocket — a feat that never fails to give him a deep , childlike pleasure . |
| 26 | In a sense it reflects one of the themes of my novels : the mingling of the present and past and the ways the boundaries of time can seem strangely impermanent . |
| 27 | In his poem it seems related to modern city life by both ‘ interpenetration and metamorphosis ’ . |
| 28 | I stand up and brush my coat down just in case it got dirty with me sitting on the ground . |
| 29 | Well I would n't in case it gets stuck in here in your mouth . |
| 30 | Commissioner for Agriculture it became clear to him that the task ahead was not going to be easy . |