Example sentences of "[subord] it [verb] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | His argument is that the density wave is of a different kind , the so called long wave mode , which propagates from the centre of the Galaxy outward , such a wave pattern rotates much more rapidly than the short wave mode and it just happens that , if this picture is correct , our Solar System is almost exactly at the place in our Galaxy where it orbits at the same speed as the wave ( Astrophysics and Space Science , vol 89 , p 61 ) . |
| 2 | It is probable that in retrospect he gave that factor more weight than it carried at the time . |
| 3 | To be sure , the last page of the last chapter had not been written at the death of the last apostle any more than it had at the death of the Messiah ; but , like him , the disciples enjoyed the characteristic gift of the end , the Holy Spirit whom the prophets knew would be poured out in the last days . |
| 4 | The Campaign now has more paid-up members than it did at the height of the 1970s real ale revival . |
| 5 | Catalogues and mail order services share the disadvantages of offering a limited selection , and , more importantly , not allowing you the chance to examine the item until it arrives at the door . |
| 6 | The cricket periodically tests the size of its acoustic horn and adjusts it until it resonates at the frequency produced by its wings — a remarkable feat since it can only gauge the efficiency of its amplifier by detecting the changes in pressure waves within the chamber . |
| 7 | But in 1834 , Weeks sold the contents of his museum and the Swan disappeared once again until it emerged at the Paris Exhibition 33 years later . |
| 8 | However , the back of the prostate is adjacent to the anterior wall of the rectum , and by gently massaging the gland from inside the rectum , a bead of fluid can be expressed and ‘ milked ’ along the urethra until it appears at the urethral meatus . |
| 9 | A simple way to appreciate what it means is to visualise the Spectra line being passed down a hollow tube ( the ‘ sleeve ’ ) until it appears at the other end . |
| 10 | A burning , thick discharge like cream , especially if it occurs at the time of the monthly period . |
| 11 | If it occurs at the beginning of a committee meeting where something is going to be pushed through and the agenda manipulated it can provoke the reaction , " … hypocrites " . |
| 12 | If it sits at the bottom of your belly , glowering like a smouldering fire , threatening to explode suddenly at any time and paralyse you ? |
| 13 | It would sit at the foot of the sick-bed and , if it gazed at the patient , its eyes would magically absorb the malaise so the man had a renewed chance of life . |
| 14 | If it pecks at one it receives a grain of food ; if it pecks at the other it does not . |
| 15 | If it aimed at the point where the insect appeared to be , it would miss . |
| 16 | Walk along this and stay on it till it disappears at the top ridge . |
| 17 | Will the Secretary of State answer that question truthfully because it strikes at the very heart of democracy ? |
| 18 | Edward VI 's Bill of 1547 encountered a great deal of opposition throughout English society not only because it concerned the chantries but also because it struck at the system of confraternities on which much of medieval life was based . |
| 19 | The starting point of ( 2c ) , these positions , is already known to the reader because it occurs at the end of sentence ( 1 ) . |
| 20 | The argument over decentralisation will probably dominate political debate in the future , because it lies at the heart of the Tamil issue . |
| 21 | Because it cooks at the top and then cooks inwards . |
| 22 | There is an argument that treason is a more serious offence , since it strikes at the very foundations of the State and its social organizations , but treason is so rare that it is surely permissible to treat homicide as the most serious form of crime . |
| 23 | We were probably all busy out in the fields at the time since it happened at the beginning of September . |
| 24 | Before it arrived at the Bate Collection , all that was known about the William Smith harpsichord ( illus.1 ) was to be found in a brief summary in Boalch 's Makers of the harpsichord and clavichord . |
| 25 | HP figures Sun tried its damnedest to come up with a full-featured workstation under $5,000 but when it looked at the margins , dumbed down the box to create the Classic . |
| 26 | But when it looked at the boys , Edwardian England was invariably moved . |
| 27 | Everything going into the hole dust clouds , light beams , stars , spacecraft , you anything crossing the boundary sphere marking the edge of the hole — it gets crushed out of existence when it arrives at the central point of the hole . ’ |
| 28 | The exhibition of Robert Rauschenberg 's early work reaches the conclusion of its four-city , fifteen-month tour when it opens at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in the middle of this month ( 14 May-2 August ) . |
| 29 | Now this when when it comes at the end of a word |
| 30 | For example , the word ‘ of ’ has the weak form in the following sentence : ‘ I 'm fond of chips ’ but when it comes at the end of the sentence , as in the following example , it has the strong form : ‘ Chips are what I 'm fond of ’ Many of the words given below ( particularly the first nine ) never occur at the end of a sentence , e.g. ‘ the ’ , ‘ your ’ . |