Example sentences of "it [verb] [pron] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It produced what the French defence minister , Charles Hernu , described to the French parliament as a ‘ new radioactive situation . ’ |
| 2 | As far as I was concerned , it made it the logical time to sell . |
| 3 | It was the first time I had seen a ship built from scratch and it was quite an experience to watch the steel plates being cut by their ingenious machine which controlled a cutter as it drew our the required shapes direct from the blueprint , converting everything to full scale as it cut . |
| 4 | You know things like uppermost in people 's minds , I do n't know whether I suppose this question of fees might still be , I do n't know , it depends what the national executive say , but I mean I think it 's those issues and the fact we can respond quickly is , will be an advantage . |
| 5 | I find this emphasis generally correct in that it describes what the anorexic girl believes to lie in store for her as a woman : a passive role , a position of helplessness , a loss of self . |
| 6 | ‘ It shows what the Conservative Party is really about , ’ he said . |
| 7 | And that we have an obligation to listen to noise because it shows us the grim truth of reality . |
| 8 | The 499-member Congress held its constituent session on March 11-12 , when it declared itself the constitutional representative of the Estonian people and passed resolutions calling for restoration of Estonia 's independent statehood and the withdrawal of Soviet troops stationed in the republic . |
| 9 | And having my kind of build , being quite big and wearing miniskirts , I know that sometimes it gets me the wrong kind of attention from boys only interested in physical relationships . |
| 10 | It called itself the European Parliamentary Assembly and symbolically arranged the seating of delegates by political affiliation rather than by nationality . |
| 11 | If he could relive that shot I 'm sure he 'd never take a driver there off the tee ( Azinger has said just that in print ) because it lost him the Open . |
| 12 | Brian had his cholesterol test on er little bit of paper they give you with all the information it tells you the only oils you should use are erm olive oil and saffro saffrall |
| 13 | And it tells you the normal plug rating for a particular appliance . |
| 14 | My goal in this paper is to examine this literature critically , and then use it to ascertain what the appropriate antitrust treatment of research joint ventures should be . |
| 15 | It gave her the uncomfortable feeling of being turned inside out for better examination . |
| 16 | And it gave him the halfway lead of 132 , 12 under par . |
| 17 | Quite unwittingly you played right into my hands that night , Aurora — I knew you had n't been taking drugs , but it gave me the perfect excuse for sticking around . |
| 18 | It was sweet revenge for Flintshire , who lost out in the corresponding fixture last season , and it gave them the perfect start as they bid to recapture the North Wales county crown . |
| 19 | Robin Barton had been asking his dad , Bernard , about setting up a tropical aquarium , and when they saw PFK 's beginners ' series it gave them the final incentive to begin . |
| 20 | Tenderness is just something that women like because it gives them the upper hand . |
| 21 | It gives them the upper hand . |
| 22 | I paused before replying to her , because if you pause before replying to people it gives them the foolish idea that you 've actually listened to what they 've said , and I said of course darling . |
| 23 | The third strand — the perennial philosophy — deals specifically with consciousness ; combined with the other two strands , it gives us the new paradigm . |
| 24 | And it gives us the right answers . |
| 25 | That makes you a full member , it gives you the right to vote , it gives you the right to stand for public office , it gives you the right even to hold public office . |
| 26 | It gives you the exclusive right to reproduce your work . |
| 27 | Well if it if it gives you the required amount or |
| 28 | Those obviously include all the further education colleges that do the basic um and the basic things and then the H N C H N D it gives you the open learning things which includes then the private sector people communicate and all sorts of other agencies , erm it depends really what you see as a beginner , do you mean a beginner in the communications field in its entirety , or do you mean a beginner as an in-house industrial editor or a freelancer by definition a beginner is not likely to be a freelancer ? |
| 29 | Try a recording in which the camera looks at the class the whole time so that it gives you the teacher's-eye view . |
| 30 | It does what the Tory ladies ca n't do , which is to name women 's fear of men . |