Example sentences of "it [vb -s] [vb pp] [pers pn] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So clueless and incompetent , so capable of mismanagement that it has turned it into an art form . ’ |
| 2 | The government has bombarded savers with opportunities to buy shares — generally on the cheap — in recognisable and profitable enterprises , it has tempted them with a succession of tax breaks designed to promote share ownership , and it has presided over the most sustained equity bull market of modern times . |
| 3 | It is corrupt ; it has betrayed the ideals you worked for , and it has robbed you of any position . ’ |
| 4 | It has made him into a bitter man and I quite understand that bitterness . |
| 5 | Remember , the protectiveness of your subconscious is unlikely to allow you to go straight to a period or an event so traumatic that it has affected you for such a long time afterwards . |
| 6 | It has reinforced them by building them into practice budgets . |
| 7 | It has stood her in good stead , for she has had to deal with very serious health problems and has never allowed these to depress or hinder her . |
| 8 | Can anyone tell me where ‘ balmpot ’ did originate as it has puzzled me for some 60 years ? |
| 9 | It has led him from the brooding atmosphere of his early novels to the limpid clarity of his last . |
| 10 | In the litter tray they do the same thing , but if it has been used several times without being properly cleaned out this becomes impossible and the cat will then prefer to defecate elsewhere , even if it has to go through the motions of covering its dung with imaginary earth after it has deposited it on a wooden floor or a carpet . |
| 11 | The skills needed are mostly those which our schooling found useless and it has atrophied them without irreparably damaging them . |
| 12 | No yes Mr Singe is dedicated to the fewcher of Athletes Whaddon and to proove it has prezented me with a BLANK czech for £53–24p only , which is at my dispozal for strainthning the squid . |
| 13 | ‘ It has provided them with a stronger sense of purpose and mission , ’ he says . |
| 14 | ‘ I 've seen him myself , or else hearing about it has put me in a special state of mind , and all the other factors have come up right , atmospheric conditions , combinations of light and dark , what you like , and made me create what I believed I was seeing . |
| 15 | Neighbour Dave Ward added : ‘ I hate the programme , even though I suppose it has put us on the map . ’ |
| 16 | It has put us in the position of villains , whereas the Secretary of State is the villain because he will not pay . |
| 17 | Helping an elderly parent through her sorrow can be a long , hard haul , but very rewarding in the end — not only in terms of her recovery , but also because , if you find yourself in the same position in later years , you will look back on this experience you shared with her and find that it has left you with a far deeper understanding of grief , and a greater confidence in the healing power of time to see you through your own period of adjustment to loss . |
| 18 | This makes sense when taken together with IBM Europe 's statement that it has excess manufacturing capacity : rather than close the plants straight away , it has thrown them to the market — they will get business from IBM but only as long as they can provide products at the going market rate . |
| 19 | But it has bothered me since the turn of the year . |
| 20 | Use this form to tell us exactly how it has helped you on the farm or even in your contracting business . |
| 21 | Instead of preventing proliferation , it has promoted it by allowing nations to protest innocence while violating the treaty 's inadequate provisions . |
| 22 | The poll tax has been an outstanding success for the right hon. Member for Wirral , West ( Mr. Hunt ) — it has got him into the Cabinet . |
| 23 | The Renaissance was a rebirth of the Alexandrian-Roman spirit , and it has taken us on the same path . |
| 24 | Whatever the division among teachers about aspects of the new curriculum , most found that it has brought them into a closer relationship with the school library : |
| 25 | It has brought you to your knees |
| 26 | It has carried me from the comfortable Salisbury suburb where a kind Scottish family have made me a home , to a rough Bulawayo farmstead . |
| 27 | Unemployment has also played a part as a recruiting sergeant for the underclass , both in the way it has selected its membership , and in the way it has held them in place . |
| 28 | It 's turned you into a human being yet ? |
| 29 | It 's seen me through a lot . " |
| 30 | It 's altered me in ways I ca n't even describe . ’ |