Example sentences of "of its [adj] accord " in BNC.
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| 1 | It did not go of its own accord . |
| 2 | Once the action and reaction grievance-violence-remedy of grievance has been set up , it goes on of its own accord . |
| 3 | Directly and of its own accord , it has ‘ not a little contributed towards spoiling the most useful parts of knowledge ’ : ‘ the plainest things in the world , those we are most intimately acquainted with , and perfectly know , when they are considered in an abstract way , appear strangely difficult and incomprehensible . ’ |
| 4 | But still her mind looked back , of its own accord , to Lajos , the harpies of the women 's magazine , Algox , and it seemed she had always been got at , and ‘ they ’ were still getting at her . |
| 5 | The chasm then closes up of its own accord . |
| 6 | Soon the airway will stay open of its own accord , but until the tube can be removed mucus must be sucked out every few hours . |
| 7 | To represent the dependence of the world upon God it is a classic error to suggest that it is like a car that requires an initial shove down the street and thereafter runs of its own accord . |
| 8 | All these analogies present a picture of God setting the process up ( creating ) , and then effectively sitting back and letting it continue of its own accord . |
| 9 | Should she pick up the baby whenever it cries or leave it until it settles of its own accord ? |
| 10 | My only alternative is to give it slack line , laying the rod in the rests and hoping it will swim out of its own accord . |
| 11 | The hypnotist may suggest , for instance , that the subject will feel his arm becoming lighter and lighter and rising of its own accord . |
| 12 | It is against the laws of chemistry for a dissolved substance to move of its own accord from a solution of low concentration to one of high concentration . |
| 13 | There is no reason to expect that unemployment will recede of its own accord , and Britain is far from alone in these problems . |
| 14 | This usually clears up of its own accord after a few days — thereafter the person has no symptoms but may remain infectious . |
| 15 | It may be that the baby 's sensitivity has cleared up of its own accord , and you can then return to normal eating . |
| 16 | The boat rocked gently of its own accord . |
| 17 | But the fight broke of its own accord . |
| 18 | More usually , though , a line ferret will drive the loose ferret away and it will then come to the surface of its own accord . |
| 19 | You control a floating hand that wibbles of its own accord but still responds to joystick commands , so you do n't have to wait for it to wobble onto the bit of the board you want to shoot at . |
| 20 | of its own accord |
| 21 | Now the door seems to move of its own accord . |
| 22 | Miss Berggren 's hair appears to move in time of its own accord as James Brown 's Feel Good song plays . |
| 23 | It was also said that if the bow should move of its own accord after it had been draped it was a bad omen . |
| 24 | Chloasma nearly always goes away of its own accord when the high levels of circulating hormones return to normal . |
| 25 | Sometimes hair grows back of its own accord . |
| 26 | One holds that the writer does most of the work beforehand , laying a plan that is rather like an egg — and the story hatches , almost of its own accord . |
| 27 | I would wait a few weeks to see if it grows or clears up of its own accord and if it is still there , go to the vet . |
| 28 | Normally this could be kept under close observation and could clear up of its own accord in optimum conditions , but as these fish had already been through so much , I decided to treat then with herbs . |
| 29 | An accidental damage option is available , which will cover you if you happen to break the tank yourself but this will not cover you if the tank breaks of its own accord or springs a leak . |
| 30 | Although the basics of toilet training can be mastered rapidly , it will take two or three months before a puppy is regularly asking to go outside of its own accord . |