Example sentences of "[vb pp] [subord] it [vb -s] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Golf development will not normally be permitted if it causes unacceptable disruption to the public enjoyment of rights of way . |
| 2 | Its transponder means it can be located if it becomes detached from its lift wire and umbilical . |
| 3 | But there is now a 60 per cent chance that a fish will be caught after it reaches 35 centimetres ( the legal limit to netting size ) . |
| 4 | ‘ Almost every product on sale in this country is barcoded so it provides immense game-play possibilities . |
| 5 | Meanwhile , the sealed-off stretch is being vandalised while it stands idle . |
| 6 | Nationwide announced that 300 redundancies will be made when it closes 58 of its 361 estate agency branches . |
| 7 | Another typical resistance is met when it becomes clear that despite everything that is being achieved in terms of family understanding and awareness , individuals are sticking rigidly to old patterns of interaction and behaviour . |
| 8 | The government insists that it will only be restarted if it passes stringent safety tests , and that a technical council composed of Russian , American , French and German experts will oversee its operation . |
| 9 | Old providers of employment are artificially kept alive until a point is reached when it becomes obvious that support must be switched off . |
| 10 | The wound is then debrided if it contains devitalised tissue . |
| 11 | Besides , an idea is n't always abandoned because it fails some quality control test . |
| 12 | ‘ If the worst happens and it spreads I reckon help should have arrived before it gets serious . ’ |
| 13 | The bluefin is heavily fished as it fetches high prices in Japan where it is sold for as much as $40 a pound . |
| 14 | As we saw in this chapter , more recently it has been found that this account of processing can not be correct for at least three reasons : ( a ) there is evidence that syntactic and semantic processing is not delayed until the end of the clause ; ( b ) there is evidence that information about the specific wording is retained after the end of a clause if that clause contains nonspecific words which subsequent clauses will disambiguate ; ( c ) specific wording will also be retained if it has pragmatic significance . |
| 15 | Porto Alegre was identified because it has two of the very few general practice training programmes in the country . |
| 16 | Thus ministerial responsibility is the main principle moulding the structure and outlook of the senior civil service and it is retained because it does much to reinforce the special position and powers both of ministers and of civil servants . |
| 17 | It is then cooked until it becomes gelatinous , releasing the starch from its tough coating . |
| 18 | It must also be said that a plain boiled ham presented on or off the bone is a delight to the jaded palate and should not be ignored because it remains undistinguished by any special cure . |
| 19 | North Yorkshire 's national reputation for education and industry links is confirmed as it hosts two major conferences . |
| 20 | Winter savory can be grown from seed sown outdoors in August ; it should not be covered as it needs light to germinate when it will then sprout in about ten days . |
| 21 | After her long successful career in criminal law a move to family law and civil proceedings generally is her preference and not chosen because it fits male prejudices about women . |
| 22 | ‘ Saturday was chosen because it has one of the smallest tides . |
| 23 | The demand must also specify someone with whom the debtor can communicate with a view to securing or compounding for the debt to the creditor 's satisfaction or , as the case may be , establishing to the creditor 's satisfaction that there is a reasonable prospect that the debt will be paid when it falls due . |