Example sentences of "it [vb -s] [adv prt] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | High-level ozone is a life saver because it screens out the UVB ; but low-level ozone is a serious pollutant , causing respiratory and other health problems for many people . |
| 2 | At the same time it plays down the dangers of pollution . |
| 3 | The next developments involved spectroscopy. the study of the sharp coloured lines resolved by a prism when it splits up the light emitted by a heated specimen . |
| 4 | In fact , the chemistry on the earth is rather special — it 's the sort of chemistry we 're used to doing at the temperature on the earth in the conditions that occur on the earth , but interspatial space the conditions are quite different and so , in fact , it turns out the chemistry is different , and so also we find that there are molecules that we do n't expect . |
| 5 | It turns out the inventor by then had come to the conclusion that ‘ I really ought to go off and look at something else now . ’ |
| 6 | Well , I finally got Miguel to talk to them about it and it turns out the reason there are n't any old folk around is because they do n't live much longer than about 35 . |
| 7 | One of the central features of the company is that it separates out the functions of ownership and management . |
| 8 | doctrine of original sin under the guise of a genetically determined bio-grammar of cultural values , by colleagues who would clearly like to think of themselves as hard-boiled scientific rationalists , both amusing and disconcerting ; but it points up the difficulties of the problem ! |
| 9 | The programme does not apportion blame , or claim a conclusive link , but it points up the lack of long-term monitoring on people working with the chemicals , and suggests warning labels on the products do not always make clear what type of protective clothing is suitable . |
| 10 | It points up the importance of admissions , and suggests that the assessment of a course may ‘ wash back ’ on its content and aims . |
| 11 | and put your heel down and it clips up the back , it was like |
| 12 | It goes down the line , all the way down the line . |
| 13 | But I do n't drink very much — it slows up the reflexes and I play squash and tennis two or three times a week . ’ |
| 14 | Nevertheless , the greenhouse effect is so efficient that this energy becomes trapped to the extent that it drives up the surface temperatures to the observed values . |
| 15 | The Norwegian-owned Kvaerner Govan yard on the Upper Clyde is using Scott Lithgow 's 1,000ft dry dock while it fits out the Havis , the last of its batch of four liquefied petroleum gas tankers . |
| 16 | It builds up the foundations of the grammar system and essential vocabulary , as appropriate to the learner 's needs at this level . |
| 17 | An onshore wind will also be difficult since it builds up the waves into difficult chop which can break on the beach with mast-breaking force . |
| 18 | But , because it tones up the muscles and firms the body , you may well lose inches . |
| 19 | After this it heads up the 600ft Berrow Hill to go on to Berrow Green and then Ankerdine Hill . |
| 20 | And no , I do n't think it holds up the action . |
| 21 | It holds back the contribution to the economy of many highly skilled workers . |
| 22 | It holds out the promise of swifter verdicts . |
| 23 | It holds out the promise of swifter verdicts . |
| 24 | It wo n't obstruct no light though because I told you the sun is more er , without the back it joins down the car |
| 25 | ‘ It mangles up the clothes , she says . |
| 26 | It speeds up the game and takes controversy away ’ . |
| 27 | Once the residue of a meal rich in natural fibre leaves the stomach after its lengthy residence there , it speeds down the intestine at a faster pace . |
| 28 | On the contrary — it uses up the time we 've saved with the dishwasher and the vacuum cleaner . |
| 29 | Sometimes a mass of viscous lava gets intruded near the surface , but does n't actually manage to break through ; instead it forces up the surface of the ground on top , forming a considerable hill where there was no hill before . |
| 30 | It bears out the straightforwardness of parent comments , too , in its report of how they regard headteachers , good and bad , as in these examples ( SED 1989:7 — 11 ) : The parents used to have their own meeting room . |