Example sentences of "it have [vb pp] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But IBM immediately realized it faced a possible unexpected success , redesigned what was basically Univac 's machine for such mundane applications as payroll , and within five years became the leader in the computer industry , a position it has maintained to this day . |
| 2 | Although the executives of the rugby club were in favour of the earlier offer , the cricket club committee was firmly against it a stand it has maintained to this day . |
| 3 | Furthermore , he contests , costs at the company have gone up for the simple reason that it has moved into different areas of activity — IBM simply made the mistake of trying to be ‘ all things to all people ’ , and so will never be able to return to the profit levels of the mid-1980s . |
| 4 | Any movement of the mouse will change the pattern that the chip detects and it can instantly calculate how far it has moved in any direction . |
| 5 | For all the talk of ‘ cuts ’ , state spending on health has increased by nearly a third in real terms since 1979 , and as a share of total public spending it has moved from 14 per cent in 1978 — 9 to 16 per cent in 1988 — 9 . |
| 6 | Is my hon. Friend aware that my constituency is extremely attractive geographically for countries making inward investment in Britain and that it has prospered from such inward investment ? |
| 7 | In the five years between then and mid-October 1992 , it has grown to 543 billion , having been given a significant fillip by sterling 's withdrawal from the ERM on 16 September 1992 . |
| 8 | ‘ It has grown from local roots , with local volunteers and funding which makes it responsive and resilient . |
| 9 | Since the turn of the century , it has grown from 50,000 people to 14 million . |
| 10 | It is , however , sometimes imprudent for the investigating authority to release every scrap of information it has gained before all the implications are examined , in case more damage results . |
| 11 | What the creation of the Parisian chef ( his name is said to have been Philippe , owner of a restaurant in the rue Montorgueil ) has lost in splendour it has gained in ancient antecedents and a background which will make a godsend for publicity men , compilers of travel literature , and the experts in picturesque magazine cookery . |
| 12 | Despite its importance and grade II* listing , the treatment it has received in recent years has been disgraceful , and it is to be hoped a great many lessons will have been learnt about how to deal with irresponsible owners of such important listed buildings . |
| 13 | It would seem that the restoration profession has not been able to keep its nerve in the face of the rapidly growing attention it has received in recent years , and is reacting in an undisciplined way . |
| 14 | ‘ There 's a strange train on the line coming this way and it has run through all the fogs without setting them off . ’ |
| 15 | It has run into serious problems . |
| 16 | The painting will remain , under the in lieu in situ provision of British law , in the state rooms of the great eighteenth-century Norfolk house where it has hung since 1769 . |
| 17 | It has risen by 30 per cent in our period of office . ’ |
| 18 | In fact , it has risen by 2.5 percent , forcing the government to import about 7 per cent of its supply from France , Belgium and Germany , most of which originates in nuclear generation . |
| 19 | It has gone through several more face-lifts , and is now a thriving resort world , especially popular among the fast-moving , free spending hot burners of the galaxy . |
| 20 | Over the years it has gone on such a long time . |
| 21 | Most of it has gone to three institutions : the British Museum , RADA and the National Gallery of Ireland . |
| 22 | It has gone to German manufacturer ASI GmbH , and ASI will now supply products to the Tandon sales and marketing subsidiaries in Europe . |
| 23 | From its original base in Woolwich , it has expanded to several locations in south east London , each offering a wide range of teaching and recreational facilities in attractive surroundings . |
| 24 | In Scotland , concern has been expressed over the implications of studio closures and job losses , but it has met with soothing words from the BBC 's executives and from its political masters in government . |
| 25 | It has met at regular quarterly intervals since then and is possibly the oldest meeting of its kind in Ireland . |
| 26 | Each authority will be responding to its local conditions , the numbers of SSD homes it has kept in reserve to manage the market , the extent to which it has created quasi-independent trusts , and the number of private beds in its locality . |
| 27 | take proceedings at its own expense and for its own benefit , but in your name , or in the name of anyone else insured by this policy , to recover any payment it has made under this policy |
| 28 | take proceedings at its own expense and for its own benefit , but in your name , or in the name of anyone else insured by this policy , to recover any payment it has made under this policy |
| 29 | These substantial resources will enable the executive to continue the progress that it has made in recent years in improving housing conditions in Northern Ireland . |
| 30 | It is perhaps surprising that it has survived at all , yet there are pockets in this country where these lifetime associations are still meaningful . |