Example sentences of "they [vb base] its [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The performance of Castlereagh must attract the envy of many councils and ratepayers alike but I wonder how many of them realise its hidden costs ? |
| 2 | They capture its peculiar qualities of light , experimenting with the neutral tonalities and opacity of simple arrangements of bleached pebbles and shells . |
| 3 | Such examples confirm the view of the infinitive proposed here because they evoke its lexical content as something prospective . |
| 4 | Tax returns of the 1520s do not provide an exact comparison , as they are concerned with the wealth rather than the number of the inhabitants , but they show its continued pre-eminence , almost ten times as wealthy as Norwich , and over fifteen times as wealthy as Bristol ( 82 , pp.13–14 ) . |
| 5 | For example , what is the value of screening for diseases for which there is no known cure such as Huntingdon 's disease when that knowledge can destroy the future quality of life of individual carriers , as they await its possible onset ? |
| 6 | First , they extend its existing range , studying female subjects in areas which have previously been researched using predominantly male samples . |
| 7 | Try to find from the salvage dealer the police station from which he collected the vehicle and enquire if they know its original number from their files . |
| 8 | Feminists often turn to psychological research on gender to answer their questions , but they find its male orientation disappointing . |
| 9 | Vitally for small manufacturers , the more parts they use from large manufacturers that have already gained Type Approval in another application , the cheaper the tests will be ; MIRA 's inspectors will be able to cross-check data they already hold for , say , a wheel , a light or a mirror , using their discretion as to whether they think its new role is fit and proper . |
| 10 | Usually they criticize its culture-bound sexism . |
| 11 | The report has been with the department 's accountants for more than three weeks as they check its factual accuracy . |
| 12 | They will be ready to follow the ladder party as soon as they see its last man go through the window . |
| 13 | The Natural History Museum in London moved into its present building in the 1880s , and a statue of Owen still greets visitors as they enter its main hall containing the great dinosaur skeletons . |