Example sentences of "it [vb -s] [verb] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A nice piece of work ; but bear in mind that a much more ambitious measurement , which would have taken the biggest chunk of the Hubble 's observing time , is completely beyond the telescope 's present capacity , because it involves seeing faint variable stars in far-off galaxies . |
| 2 | It involves pushing one crate into an adjacent space , thus producing a new naive state , and also extending the sequence of naive operations by this extra push . |
| 3 | The application of microelectronics to regulate the use of energy is , likewise , being depicted by this country 's government as a manifestation of progress since it involves harnessing advanced technology to promote efficient consumption . |
| 4 | Computer Horizons Corp 's largest shareholder , CGI Informatique SA , itself under agreed offer from IBM Corp , is seeking to persuade other shareholders to overturn corporate policies that it thinks deter potential acquisition offers for the Mountain Lakes , New Jersey company . |
| 5 | It offers to show that practice in its best light , to deploy some argument why law on that conception provides an adequate justification for coercion . |
| 6 | In order to attract more users , it needs to offer more information . |
| 7 | It gives local government in Wales the money it needs to provide high quality services and to get on with the job . |
| 8 | The river needs to be deep enough for the otters to swim and catch fish , the dog otter eating two or three pounds of fish every day , it needs to have thick covering of vegetation along the banks and above all , the water must be clean , fresh and not polluted in any way . |
| 9 | Will he bear it in mind that the law as it stands does great injustice and that many women are suffering life sentences that they should not be suffering ? |
| 10 | It can prove that it has secured additional revenue sources , while protecting our screens from unwelcome foreign imports . |
| 11 | The latter has become a form of economic drip-feed of dubious value to the patient , although it has maintained economic activity at a higher level than would otherwise be the case . |
| 12 | I think it has prevented more activity than it has allowed . |
| 13 | The practitioner utilizing this block steps up to meet the kick as it is coming in , thus meeting it before it has gained full momentum and power . |
| 14 | It has received international recognition and a long and impressive list of visitors — including the Prime Minister — have lauded its achievements . |
| 15 | But because it is happening in Africa it has received little attention . |
| 16 | My argument here is not on that issue , since the focus of their attention was on Parliament and parliamentary procedure and I want to introduce the other side of reform into the debate — where it has received insufficient attention . |
| 17 | It has received meticulous counsel from one of the nation 's highest courts about what it might wish to say on the subject in the future . |
| 18 | For this reason , the suggestion is made , and it has received some sympathy within the profession , that the audit partner , but not the firm , should rotate . |
| 19 | It has received formal approval from the Justice Ministry , which ruled that the Party 's programme is acceptable under the recently-approved Law on Political parties . |
| 20 | Though a statement of Catholic doctrine , it has received widespread acceptance . |
| 21 | It has saved much time and effort in the long run . |
| 22 | Faber 's agreement came into effect on 1st May ; it has appointed two part time merchandisers to support its reps in monitoring an agreed list of 400 Faber titles . |
| 23 | Frank Smith 's ( 1971 ) seminal work , Understanding Reading , has been glorified and vilified perhaps more than any other book about reading , but it has spawned real excitement and self-questioning in teachers . |
| 24 | It is a simple point , but it has caused certain distress . |
| 25 | I consider this a monstrous libel and gross slur on my reputation and it has caused grave distress and embarrassment to me and is of course highly defamatory . |
| 26 | That is a very considerable prize but it has been painful to achieve and I am unsurprised that it has caused some disruption . |
| 27 | In other words , for an action to be deviant it has to cause some form of critical reaction and disapproval from others in the particular society . |
| 28 | As the National Coal Board has continued to cut coal-mining employment there after the end of the strike , it has placed great emphasis upon the role of its job-creating subsidiary , NCB ( Enterprises ) in providing alternative jobs . |
| 29 | It has enabled joint training of staff to deal with the prominent client groups : gay men , drug users , and people who have contracted HIV through contaminated blood . |
| 30 | A two-control version ( the FAA type certificate still describes rudder pedals as an ‘ optional extra ’ ) it has enabled one-time helicopter pilot Dick Nesbitt-Dufort , after a car accident some years ago left him permanently on crutches , to become a well-known and successful handicap air racing competitor and enthusiastic visitor to many foreign fly-ins . |