Example sentences of "in its [adj] [noun pl] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 In its legal forms it legitimates or ignores the voices under its control .
2 Secondly , Woolwich feared that if it failed in its legal arguments it might incur penalties .
3 Secondly , Woolwich feared that if it failed in its legal arguments it might incur penalties .
4 In its cheaper forms it still suffers from the classical trouble of intolerable leakage in bad weather , especially because of the much higher loads put into the hull by modern rigs .
5 In its various forms it could be used to finance private roads , regulate traffic on the M25 and bring order to inner-city roads .
6 In its four quarters he kept his four ‘ wives ’ , each totally oblivious of the others , until sheer misfortune led to his discovery and his just deserts .
7 A gurgling burn looms before you and in its cool streams you immerse your weary feet .
8 Firstly , much of the research focuses on human embryos which raises ethical considerations hitherto unprecedented , and while such research is still in its early stages it is clear that the ability to manipulate human life itself requires well-defined and enforceable legislation .
9 In its early years it was called the Ulster Saturday Night , but this was soon extended to its present title Ireland 's Saturday Night .
10 In its early days it attracted support from a wide range of anti-Francoist groups , including Catholic workers ' organizations , but subsequently it came increasingly under the control of the communist party .
11 In its own terms it is sacramental .
12 In its earlier years it was extremely outspoken in its condemnation of anything that failed to gain its approval .
13 In its later years it came into the hands of the Wilkins family .
14 And yet in its closing passages we learn that as a poet he had ‘ no real predecessors ’ .
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