Example sentences of "it [vb -s] [to-vb] this [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sudjic 's point is that it exists , and any attempt to plan , ameliorate or build in it has to grasp this fact . |
| 2 | Japan , which would be the only remaining IWC member in favour of whaling if Norway left , says that it plans to use this year 's meeting , to be held in Kyoto , to " press for the resumption of commercial whaling around Japan and in the northern Atlantic " . |
| 3 | Since the socialist government has said that it intends to pass this year 's defence bill anyway , it was the duty of the opposition to move a vote of no confidence . |
| 4 | All it takes to give this work a decent hearing is five intelligent and compatible singers , a good deal of rehearsal time , sensitive discussion about the best way of tackling the considerable demands both of the words and the huge span of music , and some recording equipment . |
| 5 | I want to be a rich young man , if wealth is what it takes to buy this feeling ; a young lord leaving the city after a night of riot … |
| 6 | ‘ You may be prepared to do whatever it takes to get this house , but I 'm prepared to do whatever 's necessary to ensure that Thomas remains in my care . ’ |
| 7 | Thus , you drag the second line indent marker to the right , drop it , and the change happens — all much quicker than it takes to read this sentence . |
| 8 | Section B is for those who already have a fair knowledge of the language ; it aims to consolidate this knowledge and to introduce students to major authors and the elements of literary criticism . |
| 9 | It helps to counteract this tendency if you have a clear list of criteria against which to view the person and/or the information the interview renders . |
| 10 | It wishes to exploit this situation in order to raise interest rates . |
| 11 | Meanwhile , Unix International is being very secretive about an announcement it expects to make this week that it hopes will propel the industry further along the path of unity . |
| 12 | However , given the importance of the mortality record of the children of what we believe to be economically inactive , one parent families , any analysis of health inequalities will be seriously flawed if it fails to include this group . |