Example sentences of "it [vb -s] [adj] [n mass] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Research also suggests it discourages some people from re-offending . |
| 2 | That is why , on the costing basis , we are right to say that it represents another 10p in the pound on basic income tax . |
| 3 | It covers 550 staff across the board , from the finance department , through to housing , in 12 remote sites . |
| 4 | It has 460 people on its books — all of them far better qualified than Macaulay Culkin in the hit film Home Alone — who are ready to take up temporary residence anywhere from John O'Groats to Land 's End . |
| 5 | It has 36 aircraft on order and 34 under option . |
| 6 | Its current revenue budget is £317 million gross and it has 15,000 staff of which 8,000 are teachers . |
| 7 | It measures 135 mm x 54.5 mm x 160 mm . |
| 8 | Made from chipboard with ash veneer , it measures 85 cm by 40 cm by 153 cm ; diameter of mirror , 40 cm ; £796 , designed by Peter May for Ligne Roset |
| 9 | It measures 170 cm by 260 cm , £250 |
| 10 | Conflict is personal in that it affects different people in different ways . |
| 11 | It requires all people to be involved in a ceasefire and a total cessation of hostilities if the aid that we are willing to send — we have sent £8 million to Somalia since early last year — is to get to the people who desperately need it . |
| 12 | It employs 5,000 people in Northern California . |
| 13 | It employs 5,000 people in Northern California . |
| 14 | Trapping data into files in this way can be extremely useful because it changes ephemeral data into a permanent list . |
| 15 | And if it means fifty percent of whatever we get in capital receipts going to pay off our debts , it 's a worthwhile attitude , and I think we ought to take our debts responsible . |
| 16 | ‘ It is tiny , only about two inches , and very narrow , and it parasitises larger fish by entering through their gill openings , or through their cloacas . |
| 17 | Instead it deprives older people of social status and role , undermines their self-esteem , and denies them a fair share of social resources . |
| 18 | It provides key statistics on safety matters and concentrates on details of the fatal , major and over three day injuries to employees in the chemical industry between 1981 and 1988–89 . |
| 19 | With its direct start , it provides some 210m of varied climbing on perfect , blocky granite . |
| 20 | The bank provides many services for their customers besides keeping their money safe ; it provides convenient means of making payments by cheque and also submits a clear statement of their customer 's account at fixed intervals . |