Example sentences of "it [vb -s] [pron] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It allies itself with no political party , no outside cause . |
| 2 | " The very thought of it chills me to the bone . " |
| 3 | But when I think about how I feel for you , it turns me into a Hercules and I feel I can conquer the world . ’ |
| 4 | Total marketing and sales expenses increased as it turns itself into a market-driven company to $24.3m , up 45% . |
| 5 | For the first year or so it turns you into a kind of psychopathic animal and then suddenly , like a butterfly emerging from the pupa , you sprout wings , your heart opens , you become … charming . |
| 6 | At rest the cricket looks like a dead leaf , but it transforms itself at the last moment . |
| 7 | Every time you think you 've sussed this game it kicks you in the arse . ’ |
| 8 | Moreover it is less than clear from the Bill what advantages are supposed to accrue to a school if it separates itself from a Local Authority , unless doing so is thought in general to be advantageous ( where , for instance , a Local Authority is unduly ‘ political ’ ) . |
| 9 | It points me to the verse numbered twenty-one , and the line is : ‘ And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death . ’ ’ |
| 10 | it points us towards the reasons for visiting ancient sites : each has its own unique atmosphere which we can literally take into our very being . |
| 11 | I never use plonk — it contributes nothing to the recipe and can ruin a dish . |
| 12 | I found the way here when I was a boy , and it spoils you for the human world . |
| 13 | If it receives one about a member who is a partner in a firm of registered auditors , a copy of the complainant 's letter is sent to the ARC , which will consider whether this should have any effect on the firm 's continued registration . |
| 14 | It alerts one to the importance of contextual factors such as those relating to the institution 's regulations , resources and ethos . |
| 15 | Moreover , it alerts us to the fact that short-sighted tactics may thwart the overall strategy . |
| 16 | This he will normally be planning to do , but it involves him in a more considerable recasting of his planned activities than the university teacher , and brings him into contact with many more parts of the school life . |
| 17 | Now , after every Hong Kong citizen with a television set has seen how Peking treats its dissenters , it offers nothing to a public whose mood has become one of restrained panic . |
| 18 | It offers none of the support for removable drives ( floppies and Syquest volumes ) that Stacker provides , which some will doubtless miss , but is purely and simply ( and simple is the watch word here ) a device for squeezing more data onto a fixed disk drive . |
| 19 | ‘ The forgetfulness and repeating things all the time — it drives me round the bend . ’ |
| 20 | It disguises itself in the trappings of its rival ’ ( p. 1 13 ) . |
| 21 | i , but it needs two of us , it needs somebody on the inside and somebody on the out just to stop them flying through it . |
| 22 | It owes everything to the puppets but the tongue is firmly in the cheek for this production of Thunderbirds … |
| 23 | It covers me for the preparation work to an industrial tribunal . |
| 24 | Mm , so what if could erm , could come up with a policy , that you pay your premiums in , but it covers you for the whole of your life . |
| 25 | It 's as if he painted an outline — there 's a hollow here , and here — like a tail … and a head round there , like a kind of head , striped just here … and you 've got the blue — and — it looks something like a foot … |
| 26 | The problem is that in its juvenile form it looks nothing like the adult specimen . |
| 27 | I do not think this experience is confined to women , but it symbolizes something of the quality of the Great Mother , and it shows how we have the ability to conceive and carry to birth on a level other than the physical . |
| 28 | The difference is essentially one of the spirit and it manifests itself in the habits and attitudes of country folk . |
| 29 | The British have fallen in love with this Mediterranean island because it has everything for a perfect holiday : sunny skies , glorious beaches , bustling resorts , friendly people , fascinating sights and beautiful countryside . |
| 30 | As well as beautiful surroundings , it has everything for the more active holidaymaker : scuba diving , dinghy sailing , paragliding , riding , microliting , golf , judo classes , shark-fishing , tennis , all-in wrestling , a fully-equipped gym and a banked motor racing track engineered for speeds up to 200 mph . |