Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adj] it [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To answer this it becomes necessary to invent a global conspiracy theory in which the ‘ objective interests ’ of capitalism and racism always and already coincide , and are actively co-ordinated by the many agents of the ruling class . |
| 2 | To do this it uses raw materials that are drifting around in the cell , being , very probably , the products of other protein machines . |
| 3 | Real collegiality is based on trust and confidence — it can be relied upon to protect those it considers important . |
| 4 | Oh sorry erm we are expect the business this year to break even it broke even last year , erm and the reason for that is that we have expanded business very rapidly , last year we had only thirty five stores this year we 'll have fifty and we will probably have a similar sort of expansion programme for next year . |
| 5 | To achieve this it separated operational and functional responsibilities within the practice and brought in outside professional managers who were non-accountants : principally Ray Pierce ex-chief executive of the Mortgage Corporation and a former general manager of American Express — as chief executive , and Mel Smaje , a quietly determined former rugby player with experience in the pharmaceutical and computer industries , as director of human resources . |
| 6 | ‘ On the other hand , you also need to make them feel that this may be their one chance to make a record — and they 'd better work pretty hard to make sure it sounds good . ’ |
| 7 | The world-famous hospital is facing closure , but doctors and nurses are working very hard to make sure it stays open . |
| 8 | But before any package is made it has to be designed and tested to make sure it meets all the legal , technical and commercial needs . |