Example sentences of "[vb base] it [verb] its [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When your side wins an election , you expect it to help its followers by giving them plenty of undemanding if not very well-paid jobs ( kicking out the other lot 's placemen in the process ) , arranging nice little contracts , inventing new pension wheezes , and so on . |
| 2 | It has not yet reached that target and I urge it to re-examine its spending allocations to make sure that it does . |
| 3 | So you 'd say that as a b er as a result of that it did it did er so it did When you say it served its purpose , it did improve the image ? |
| 4 | Three joints let it move its gripper to any point in 3-dimensional space ; and then two more let it point its gripper in any direction ; the sixth lets it twist its gripper round the gripper 's axis ; and the last opens and closes the gripper . |
| 5 | Let it make its way or not , as fate determines . |
| 6 | That that 's lubricant that 'll loosen it and let it work its way through nice and gently . |
| 7 | ‘ Let it work its way through him , ’ said Ellen to Brenda , ‘ let it work its way through and out ; the harder I put it the faster it will happen . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Let it work its way through him , ’ said Ellen to Brenda , ‘ let it work its way through and out ; the harder I put it the faster it will happen . ’ |
| 9 | Three joints let it move its gripper to any point in 3-dimensional space ; and then two more let it point its gripper in any direction ; the sixth lets it twist its gripper round the gripper 's axis ; and the last opens and closes the gripper . |
| 10 | If , mercifully , I get pneumonia first , let it take its course . |
| 11 | A phenomenon which can occur on a high speed reach when air bubbles work their way down the skeg and cause it to lose its grip in the water . |
| 12 | Rough roads , however , of the sort council repair crews seem so keen to create , ruffle it slightly and cause it to slap its tyres on the road in protest . |
| 13 | The mountains cause it to drop its rain on the east side of the island until January . |
| 14 | But people who glimpse it know its power and supreme attractiveness . |
| 15 | ‘ I suppose it has its difficulties and its advan-tages , it just depends on how the individual child takes it . |
| 16 | Try to offer the dog 's favourite food at this stage , and allow it to have its meals in quiet surroundings . |
| 17 | We may be convinced in our minds of the Bible 's authority : we will be even more convinced when we allow it to have its authority in our lives . |
| 18 | We followed the wall 160 ft , at which point it doubled its width and was continuing and we had no time to go further . |
| 19 | Say hello , and ask it to send its energy towards you , to ‘ speak ’ to you . |
| 20 | The transfer forms which the company will receive for registration enable it to amend its register in the light of the transactions . |
| 21 | The CME hopes to entice more foreign users to its product range and thus enable it to globalise its contract markets without the need for linkages or extending pit trading hours . |
| 22 | Chicago-based advertising screens on shopping trolleys specialist VideOcart Inc has persuaded IBM Corp to let it restructure its $42m debt to IBM , to provide the company with relief from near term debt payments and enable it to attain its business goals : a $22m debt would replace the existing debt , giving VideOcart a one-time balance sheet gain of $20m ; terms of the new agreement include waiving all principal and interest payments until July 31 , and VideOcart retains its rights under a previous agreement with IBM that allows early repayment of the new $22m debt at any time for $17m in cash ; VideOcart also agreed to cancel a warrant granted last year to IBM to buy 540,000 VideOcart shares and grants a new warrant to buy 600,000 shares at $1.75 each ; from August 31 to December 31 , interest only payments will be due , but payments of $500,000 a month will be due beginning on January 31 1994 and will continue for 35 months , and a balloon payment will be due on December 31 1996 , although IBM has the option to convert the balance of the debt into VideOcart common shares at $8 a share on that date . |
| 23 | When– it opened its mouth and yelled , Tallis recognized Morthen . |
| 24 | I think it deserves its portion too , do n't you ? ’ |
| 25 | WIC , which has stakes in several regional brewers , also has to comply with the orders , which require it to reduce its stakes below 15 per cent . |