Example sentences of "it [verb] [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As it tumbled through the air it stretched out its arms . |
| 2 | It agreed with the clock . |
| 3 | The two changes which took place in law and constitution before 1980 were at least permitted by the clerical church in that it agreed with the abolition of the special position of the Roman catholic church , and did not oppose the limited introduction of contraceptives . |
| 4 | However , it agreed to a demand that Gdlyan and Ivanov be dismissed from working in the Procuracy , and in a resolution it warned them that their parliamentary immunity from prosecution could yet be withdrawn if they persisted in making " groundless " statements attacking the country 's leaders . |
| 5 | It agreed to the sale because a refusal would merely have delayed it until the six months ' residential qualification had been achieved by the co-tenant , the committee was told . |
| 6 | If you have any spare cash , use it to invest in a tapwater prefilter , such as the Nitragon and increase your water changes to 15% every fortnight . |
| 7 | Instead it agrees with the Government 's view , expressed in its document ‘ Sensible Drinking ’ , that these could penalise the moderate drinker , while problem drinkers would either continue drinking to excess and deprive their families of essentials or switch to cheaper or illicit drinks . |
| 8 | This collection is a sampler only — there are no more than six poems from each poet — but it testifies to the way in which poetry can — and does — survive in the most unpropitious circumstances . |
| 9 | His poem exemplifies for me the many wonders and the brilliant light of the transcendent ; and also the unity of our soul as it basks in the warmth of that light . |
| 10 | The grounds for relief were , inter alia , that Lautro failed to comply with the rules of natural justice and to act fairly in that it failed before the service of the notice to inform the applicant or Winchester of the allegations being made therein , failed to allow Winchester or its controllers , directors , senior management or authorised company representatives the opportunity of answering or responding to the allegations made against them , failed to take into account the interest of Winchester , its controllers , directors , senior management or authorised representatives when deciding to exercise the notice ; that Lautro acted unreasonably and came to a decision such that no person or body properly directing itself on the relevant law and acting reasonably could have reached in that it acted with bias against Winchester and its officials , issued the notice at a time its investigations were incomplete and on the basis of findings which were erroneous and provisional , and failed to conclude its investigations before serving the notice ; and that Lautro acted ultra vires and in error of law in that the rights of appeal applied to any person subject to the rules of Lautro whether or not members . |
| 11 | Its working was rather fitful and it failed in a couple of astounding thunderstorms they had . |
| 12 | Nevertheless the Church could not preserve men 's minds from modern heresy ; it failed in the campaign to exclude ‘ dangerous ’ books nor could it prevent the influence of contacts established by Aranda and others with the French intellectuals . |
| 13 | It failed from the start to live up to expectations in terms of sales abroad . |
| 14 | I , I , I think Chairman that on the , the case to which you refer as , as I recollect it was very much on the specific wording of the er restriction which erm was found to fail , because it applied to a number of houses and not to a specific property and er clearly care will have to be given by the districts that happens in imposing conditions to make sure that it will erm appertain to each individual property within a development so that the occupancy condition can be can be informed . |
| 15 | So it applied to the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations for some aid . |
| 16 | In this way , it applied to the Bible the ‘ inductive method ’ of scientific study developed in the rise of modern natural science , which similarly aimed to work up from pieces of data to more universal principles or laws . |
| 17 | In a moment she heard the engine of the Mercedes , and she heard it zoom down the hill with a squeal of tyres . |
| 18 | My records nee go it it plays for a bit , then it goes brurgh ! |
| 19 | As the sun strikes their heads it plays for a while , scatters silver seed and dances away again , unnoticed . |
| 20 | A full understanding of current unemployment and the role it plays in the working of the labour market requires an explanation of the persistence of long duration unemployment . |
| 21 | The implications for social policy are as follows : first , that the main determinants of welfare are economic ; second , that the government 's role in diverting resources into social policies must be seen to be closely interrelated with , even dependent upon , the role it plays in the management of the economy ; third , that social policies will be determined by views about the way the economy does , or should , operate . |
| 22 | It encouraged the incorporation of the peasant community into the wider society , because it operated through the market . |
| 23 | To monitor the course of the project , that is , to study the implementation of the action project design , to find out whether it operated in the way envisaged , using the means planned , and to examine any problems which arose and any unanticipated consequences . |
| 24 | In water , it splits like a spider 's web into gossamer strands while retaining its basic strength . |
| 25 | It clanged against the biscuit tin . |
| 26 | ‘ And how long did it stay behind the wall ? ’ |
| 27 | The population of Britain was to rise from between seven and eight million in 1760 to 15 million in 1820 — in other words , it doubled in a period of 60 years . |
| 28 | Roy concluded , ‘ Need to have it ratified by the Board . |
| 29 | As an inside exploration of culture this might also be considered to be a ‘ liminal ’ or ‘ liminoid ’ phenomenon ( V. Turner 1974 , 1977 ) , for as it delves beneath the surface phenomena , the subjective analysis can reveal unconscious categories and transformational operations which lie between the dual poles and such exclusively preferred categories as ‘ cops and robbers ’ . |
| 30 | Do you want it to go to a radio station ? |