Example sentences of "it [to-vb] [pos pn] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a world noisy with the organs of mass communication and riddled with propaganda , modern man is hard put to it to preserve his status as an individual . |
| 2 | A phenomenon which can occur on a high speed reach when air bubbles work their way down the skeg and cause it to lose its grip in the water . |
| 3 | A national " mass of reconciliation " was proposed for Aug. 15 by the " revolutionary Peronism " faction of the ruling Justicialist Party , including the remnants of the Montoneros , who called for reconciliation with the armed forces and an amnesty for their imprisoned leader Mario Firmenich [ see p. 35561 ] ; this mass was to have been attended both by former Montonero guerrillas and by military officers from the dirty war , but was cancelled by the Church when it became clear that certain officers were using it to support their demand for an amnesty . |
| 4 | Although the " invasion " was rapidly repressed by the Army , it suited Franco 's purposes perfectly , for he was able to use it to support his theory that communism was an ever-present threat . |
| 5 | This aid is made possible by donations , legacies and fund-raising activities and the Society is grateful for all such financial aid to enable it to continue its work . |
| 6 | On Nov. 7 the Joint European Torus ( JET ) , based near Oxford in the UK ( see p. 36052 ) , had issued an appeal for an additional 400,000,000 ECU over the period to 1996 , to enable it to continue its research into nuclear fusion . |
| 7 | I do not know if Alex used it to court his Mary — he must have used something — ‘ The joke was unconscious but crowing laughter came from the young men beside the whisky jar . |
| 8 | But they did not maintain an image ; or at least , not until an outsider pressed them , assembled one from what he thought were the parts , tried it out on them and modified it to accommodate their comments and additional information . |
| 9 | You can either reproduce it in its entirety ; adapt and expand it to accommodate your impulse purchases ; or simply extract from it , to put into other planting schemes , the plants that take your fancy . |
| 10 | It has not yet reached that target and I urge it to re-examine its spending allocations to make sure that it does . |
| 11 | Nor do they hesitate to make use of it to promote their offspring , generally referred to as the zolotyie dietki — or golden youth . |
| 12 | We shall use it to promote our vision of an outward looking Community based on free enterprise . |
| 13 | When I told him that one of the most important was esparto grass , his grave face lit up , because Faber 's , it appeared , purchased consignments of it to meet their paper needs . |
| 14 | As Christians we recognise that there is a great deal of hope in the behaviour category , because if our behaviour is less than God demands , we know that he will give the strength to change it to meet his demands . |
| 15 | The newsletter rates HP the leading Unix vendor last year and expects it to consolidate its position this year with at least the 40% revenue increase it got last year on an 80% increase in shipped units . |
| 16 | The favour shown it by the Mongols had enabled it to consolidate its position across Russia long before the Muscovite State managed to do so . |
| 17 | Other countries use it to increase their exports . |
| 18 | An MEP has made the point that the Parliament has simply not put down enough roots for it to be realistic to expect it to increase its powers . |
| 19 | It is assumed that it will find on the market , readily available , the correct quantity and quality of means of production and labour-power necessary for it to restart its production cycle . |
| 20 | As an afterthought she routed in it to find her cigarettes and lighter leaving it sloppily open . |
| 21 | The thin material parted under his fingers and he pushed his hand beneath it to find his palm brushing her naked breast . |
| 22 | The old Chinese army used it to train their generals in strategy . |
| 23 | If schools feel that the National Curriculum does not get to the heart of the matter , that it is a relatively superficial means to more important ends and has important omissions , then is it not up to the schools to work through the National Curriculum or add to it to secure their goals ? |
| 24 | Despite obvious Iranian links with our captors , Britain appeared determined only to exploit the better relationship with Iran for British companies seeking contracts there , rather than using it to secure our release . |
| 25 | Lord Dundas was fully aware of Glassford 's importance to his political interest in Clackmannan , and had taken steps to try to oblige him in a matter relating to his West Indian business interests , but Glassford was also conscious of his position in the political sphere , and fully intended to use it to secure his brother-in-law 's reinstatement . |
| 26 | In order to allow that spiritual dimension to breathe , in order to allow it to work its healing , transformative way , we have no option but to operate in the world as it is , and to operate as gradualists . |
| 27 | Most organisms , ranging from other microbes to man , can absorb folic acid and rely on it to provide their needs , and so they are not affected by sulphonamides . |
| 28 | If he has used it to swell his bank balance , it will be presumed that , in drawing on that balance , he has drawn out his own money before touching trust money ; if he has made an investment with trust money — even an investment which is itself a breach of trust — that investment is still trust property , to which the trustees ’ creditors have no claim . |
| 29 | Then I take back my Daily Telegraph , fold it to hide his envelope , and return the paper to my pocket . |
| 30 | In a Spanish case in 1984 , the PSOE government intervened in the restructuring programme of the state-owned steel firm Aceriales , forcing it to modify its plans for severe cuts in the workforce . |