Example sentences of "it [vb -s] [noun sg] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The group is strong because it has access to power through its institutional involvement with the state , which is why Becker calls it a corporate bourgeoisie . |
| 2 | It adds spice to life , do n't you agree ? ’ |
| 3 | It adds insult to injury that banks are also allowed to take their charges with neither our knowledge nor consent . |
| 4 | It says committment to business in Swindon will be as strong as ever . |
| 5 | I know , it says garden to side . . |
| 6 | then they never let me know , and as you know , er it , it costs money to sort of er , put a meal on |
| 7 | If , however , I omit to do something with the result that it suffers injury to health which results in death , we think that a charge of manslaughter should not be an inevitable consequence , even if the omission is deliberate . |
| 8 | It relates destination to IT subject area , the type of award held , gender and other characteristics . |
| 9 | It has strengthened links between school and college , it encourages dialogue , it gives opportunity to classroom teachers to develop new skills and to take on new responsibilities . |
| 10 | For poverty is by no means passive ; it gives rise to hopelessness ; to a general cheapening of essential values ; and to crime in all its forms . ’ |
| 11 | It gives rise to lust . |
| 12 | Yes , certainly , because I think that it gives depth to life . |
| 13 | It suggests that Microsoft is engaging in anti-competitive behaviour in the way it sells DOS to hardware manufacturers , and in the way it uses its lead in the operating systems business to gain advantages with its apps software . |
| 14 | For example , it claims allegiance to equality before the law , yet it systematically flouts this by treating corporate offenders and offending corporations leniently . |
| 15 | It provides access to information , the currency of which is not in doubt , something which can not be true of printed guides . |
| 16 | Religious Observance holds a very special place in Catholic schools , it is not something added on to the Religious Education component , it is the expression of commitment to one 's faith , it brings reality to theory , it is the vehicle through which faith is deepened . |
| 17 | Such a usage is still ultimately deictic , in that it makes reference to participant-role , but it is not directly place-deictic ( in that there is no anchorage to the location of the present speech event ) . |
| 18 | ‘ It makes sense to pool resources and can only increase our opportunities of winning a share of the work , ’ Roddy MacIver says . |
| 19 | It makes sense to gear up at the car — as the descent leads logically back to this point . |
| 20 | The victim settles horizontally , floating downwind as it waddles side to side , then gently descends to the earth . |