Example sentences of "it [verb] [adj] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With a membership of 100,000 in 1914 its numbers had doubled by 1924 and again by 1931 ; it waged vigorous self-interested campaigns on such matters as the petrol tax , the Road Fund , speed limits and compulsory insurance . |
| 2 | It is important to remember the liturgical context of these meditations for it supplies other expressed structures of meaning only latent within them but crucial to their full impact . |
| 3 | Sometimes it associates this biological femininity with sexuality . |
| 4 | As it crosses each small tent of sky . |
| 5 | It crosses computerised electro rhythms with the mental thrash guitar and vocal elements of Flu , and unlike Frontline Assembly spin-off Noise Unit 's recent LP ‘ Response Frequency ’ , the noises on this Hilt album are surprisingly approachable . |
| 6 | It crosses computerised electro rhythms with the mental thrash guitar and vocal elements of Flu , and unlike Frontline Assembly spin-off Noise Unit 's recent LP ‘ Response Frequency ’ , the noises on this Hilt album are surprisingly approachable . |
| 7 | It revealed 10,000 chemical bombs , as well as 50 Scud missiles , including at least 30 with chemical warheads for long-range missiles . |
| 8 | The opposition Semangat " 46 party retained two Kelantan State Assembly seats on Aug. 24 in by-elections called after two of its Assembly members defected to the United Malays National Organization and were then disqualified from the Assembly when it passed retroactive anti-defection legislation . |
| 9 | It tackles this small set of problems and issues by addressing them in two localities — the old port of North Shields and the new town of Cramlington . |
| 10 | When the Iranian government abrogated its CENTO membership it branded any neighbouring country that remained in CENTO as a lackey of imperialism and as hostile to Iran . |
| 11 | I was only three-and-a-half when I saw the Zeppelin , although I can not claim that it kindled any positive interest in flying . |
| 12 | Our experience of electronic technology prepares us to accept the idea that unconscious machinery can behave as if it understands complex mathematical ideas . |
| 13 | Although it might be objected that Skocpol 's analysis courts the danger of falling into another version of functionalism , since it postulates some inherent functions of the state , it has the benefit of drawing attention to processes within the state and the specific logic which guides them . |
| 14 | It is kept alone due to its aggressive behaviour — it attacked two large Pacus and a 1½″ long Arrowana and had to be swiftly moved . |
| 15 | ‘ Thirty years ago Julian Huxley and Eliot Slater speculated that the reason why the disadvantageous schizophrenia gene was not progressively eliminated from the gene pool was that it conveyed some biological advantage such as resistance to infection . |
| 16 | It represents two inseparable qualities . |
| 17 | So it seems to me first of all that we should maintain a state of military preparedness , not because the Soviet Union is likely to attack us , but , simply because it represents this huge area of instability on our Eastern Frontiers , but I think also we should be more positive , I do n't think we want to do secret deals in C I A style , er , in fact I think we want the maximum of open diplomacy . |
| 18 | No company can call itself truly global if it neglects such potential customers . |
| 19 | Industrial conglomerate BTR opened 3p stronger at 594p after it announced two joint ventures in China . |
| 20 | The Kent-based house-builder , Ward Holdings , yesterday provided some backing for Countryside 's optimism when it announced much-reduced annual losses of £5.3 million , against a £14 million deficit in 1991. — PA |
| 21 | An almost universal feature of determination is that it involves subtle chemical changes , almost certainly turning on or off genes , and the overt result may not be seen for many hours . |
| 22 | In my view , the evidence of the face ( Boxes 3 and 4 ) is of greater significance , for it involves several functional complexes of the nose , orbits and palate , and this supports the relationship of Sivapithecus with the orang-utan . |
| 23 | It involves further active learning , calling for skills of presentation and communication , and also of listening , and questioning on the part of other groups . |
| 24 | This ‘ technology transfer ’ is a process of innovation , but it involves spreading existing technology from sectors where it is conventionally used throughout industry so as to provide added value and competitive advantage . |
| 25 | The latter technique allows the presentation of signed stimuli since it involves brief visual presentations of material . |
| 26 | In the first place , it involves some actual power of control over the thing possessed . |
| 27 | It involves three opposed tendencies which have evolved an uneasy symbiosis . |
| 28 | If the absolutely pure , uncalculating , impractical spirit of adventure had ever ruled a human being , it ruled this bespectacled youth . |
| 29 | Does it want some new batteries in ? |
| 30 | It recommended increased scientific research , better training for foresters and the establishment of reserves to conserve the diversity of species and allow indigenous people to follow traditional lifestyles . |