Example sentences of "it [verb] [adj] [noun] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | Its moral claims were , in the most literal sense of the word , conservative , in that it enjoined ancient truths and established values , and Samuel Johnson as well as William Blake was a hero . |
| 2 | It plays full-size discs and can therefore benefit from the international range of CD-I discs made available for full size , in situ CD-I players . |
| 3 | It encourages rapid draining and gives a clear , streak-free finish . |
| 4 | I 've taken the pineapple and banana pattern and knitted it using various buttons and changing the position of the point cams . |
| 5 | ‘ I have written it using medical terms and layman 's terms in brackets so people will be able to understand it . |
| 6 | Freezing food is kinder to the environment and to our health , for it destroys fewer vitamins and does not require chemical additives . |
| 7 | ‘ It sleeps all day and most of the night . ’ |
| 8 | It whispered terrible threats and promises into his mind . |
| 9 | However , although the Council said an awful lot , much of it was rather long-winded ; moreover , it avoided solemn definitions and almost avoided direct condemnations . |
| 10 | The assumption is offensive to teachers ; it encourages professional dependency ; it discourages professional autonomy and self-motivated development ; and it is in any case empirically unsustainable . |
| 11 | On the twin assumptions that workers act rationally and that time is divided between work and leisure , it follows that if taxation encourages more leisure then it discourages more work and vice versa . |
| 12 | Further , British Rail , for example , would be distinguished from a Type B non-profit , even though it receives substantial capital and revenue grants from the Government . |
| 13 | Therefore , each time it receives new deposits and operational balances , the additional balances serve only to replace the balances used to increase its own advances . |
| 14 | It displays maximum depth and elapsed dive time . |
| 15 | Worships if I may interrupt the the this erm dispute about the damage which was allegedly caused I have mentioned it to Miss this morning and she has undertaken to make further enquiries . |
| 16 | I have mentioned it to Miss this morning and she has undertaken to make further enquiries . |
| 17 | that if we pass on some of your comments at the end of the section , maybe they 'll be able to arrange , maybe in two or three months time a visit that most of us can make , particularly those of you who missed it , because it is an important experience , but obviously quite difficult to arrange , because it involves real tenants and real people but we can pass that back , and I 'm sure the officers will consider it . |
| 18 | Cunnilingus is a marginal case but since it involves genital contact and may involve a form of penetration , there is a case for placing it within the more serious category . |
| 19 | In addition , it involves new technology and we would hope that once the system is perfected large scale orders will follow . |
| 20 | Bornstein ( 1979 ) also suggests that fingerspelling would not be useful for young children since it involves fine perceptions and handshapes which they themselves may not be able to form . |
| 21 | it has more explanatory power because it involves direct observation and can hence lead to remedies . |
| 22 | In many ways the VDU command is similar to a PRINT CHR$ ( num ) command , but it involves less typing and a number of characters may be easily sent . |
| 23 | Medicine 's all-at-once repellent and resplendent feedback hell racket has so many hidden depths and intricacies , it defies easy write-offs and hamfisted pigeonholing . |
| 24 | From then on it became big game and for fifty years the only ones to leave China were dead . |
| 25 | It sold 100,000 copies and is still selling , 1,400 last week . ’ |
| 26 | It recommended better training and status for youth leaders , a building programme of new premises and facilities , and the setting up of a Youth Service Development Council . |
| 27 | ‘ The catering industry is unique in the challenges it offers young people and every effort must be made to ensure that it plays a central role in careers advice , ’ he said . |
| 28 | It offers excellent facilities and is very attractive with astounding views across Faliraki from the beautiful pool and poolside bar . |
| 29 | As a service organisation , The Catering Guild depends entirely on the quality of its staff to maintain its own high ideals and , to help them recruit the very best people , it offers attractive terms and conditions — higher than the average rates of pay , Christmas bonuses , paid holiday from year one and superb training . |
| 30 | It offers magnificent views and many old and interesting churches , lavish villas and gardens and an impressive waterfall . |