Example sentences of "it [verb] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In others however it evokes the opposite impression of the event actually being realized , as in : ( 4 ) He managed to get free . |
| 2 | Would it affect the communal resource of food , services , capital ? |
| 3 | Well why was it producing the required results because it , in fact it was beyond what it erm you know it specifically was set out to do . |
| 4 | After all , the postclassical position recognises that variability in human criminal motivations plays a part in accounting for the prevalence of crimes : it would not be too damaging to the overall position to allow that in some cases it plays the major part ( provided that the exceptions only constitute a tiny proportion of total crime — which would certainly be the case with sexual abuse of children ) . |
| 5 | Yeah I think on the North Sea , it obviously would have erm an effect on parts of our business , some parts more than others erm it 's very early to say exactly what , what effect it obviously in fact to the extent that it encourages the further development of existing fields that clearly benefits parts , parts of our business that are to do with completion equipment and development equipment . |
| 6 | Interval harmony is therefore to be recommended not only because it encourages the horizontal flow of parts and their final resolution into good harmony , but also because the process gives quicker and easier results . |
| 7 | The curious nature of the Bar would matter less were it not for the fact that it supplies the vast majority of judges . |
| 8 | It splits the exposed chalk |
| 9 | To retain its hegemonic dominance it criminalised the inner city uprisings of disenchanted youth , marginalised the youth of the black communities and removed trade-union struggles from the field of civil law to the arena of public disorder . |
| 10 | In a further speech in August 1987 he complained that there had been a tendency both in the USSR and outside it to see the socialist construction of the 1930s as no more than a series of mistakes . |
| 11 | Then , of course , we had to plaster it using the right kind of plaster . ’ |
| 12 | The first step is to read the brochure , then complete the Application Form supplied and return it using the pre-paid envelope provided . |
| 13 | If you need a line feed as well , it 's no problem to add it using the Byte-Put function BPUT# . |
| 14 | Aristotle believed that strict determinism must be rejected because it destroys the natural basis for distinguishing between voluntary and involuntary actions . |
| 15 | Could I point out to members that we did have er written replies to try and speed up the question process , could I ask members both in asking the question and especially in answering , not to make it another speech occasion because otherwise it destroys the whole purpose of having the written replies . |
| 16 | It destroys the human contact . |
| 17 | Any untoward or awkward transition is immediately noticeable because it destroys the calm dignity that the human body needs if it is to be shown at its best . |
| 18 | It destroys the original key pattern more completely than operations 1 and 2 above , but retains the ability to separate keys that are part of consecutive runs . |
| 19 | But Milosh reversed his lance and flung it so hard that it pinned the Venetian champion to the gate of the city ; he struck off the champion 's head and threw it in Koulash 's nosebag . |
| 20 | As the trail approaches the shore of Lough Erne on the main road it crosses the narrow channel of water between Trasna Island and the mainland and travels along the north shore of the island . |
| 21 | as it crosses the four quarters . |
| 22 | I say nothing more about this example — except to report that ( in my experience ) it guarantees the wholehearted attention of a class of recalcitrant fifteen-year olds even first thing on a Monday morning — and turn now to the misleading signposts which we will find as we travel in search of English . |
| 23 | But she did n't need to see it to sense the burning anger that poured from his eyes as he looked up at her . |
| 24 | He had the sort of sensitive nose that made him instantly burst into tears if it got the slightest knock . |
| 25 | It got the biggest laugh of the night , so we decided to keep it in . |
| 26 | Every time it lifted its head and pirouetted , it registered the new direction it was taking in relation to the sun . |
| 27 | It registered the further damage being done to him . |
| 28 | Wilson and Jones , in their investigations of this effect , did not test the carcinogens on cells , but on DNA extracted from cells and treated so as to make it mimic the methylated DNA of a dividing cell . |
| 29 | BRITISH Airways yesterday became the latest casualty of Black Wednesday as it revealed the slumping pound had helped cause profits to crash 80 per cent in the third quarter . |
| 30 | Although Labour was defeated in the General Election of 1924 , the election which saw the publication of the ‘ Zinoviev Letter ’ with the allegation that it revealed the Communist intention to stir the masses of workers to revolution through using the Labour Party and the Anti-Soviet treaty , its vote increased by more than one million , or about 24 per cent , even though the number of Labour MPs was reduced from 191 to 151 . |