Example sentences of "it [verb] another [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The subterranean passage view offers a plausible account of how the monsters could feed , but unfortunately in doing so it destroys another theory about ‘ Nessie ’ , which is that the animal is a relic of the dinosaur age , possibly a plesiosaur . |
| 2 | For it represents another step in the royal progress towards real life . |
| 3 | That is why , on the costing basis , we are right to say that it represents another 10p in the pound on basic income tax . |
| 4 | It represents another arm of holiday firm diversification . |
| 5 | Last month Rainbow Warrior II was seized by the French navy as it led another protest to the atoll . |
| 6 | History is the realm of violence and war ; it constitutes another form by which the other is appropriated into the same . |
| 7 | He then began adding back one food per day and when he included instant coffee it produced another bout of severe depression . |
| 8 | It involved another Down 's baby , a girl called Alexandra , who required a life-saving operation to remove an intestinal obstruction . |
| 9 | He eventually concludes that it involved another acquisition — this time the American firm of Keebler in 1974 . |
| 10 | It was Lennon 's first straight acting role and was coolly received , but it provided another vehicle for promoting his vision of a world free of war and nuclear weapons . |
| 11 | Why the machine had levers at each end was a mystery never satisfactorily explained to the boys , but it created another alley in Grandad 's life , the alley between one machine and another , and though there were no U-boats shooting at him , it was hard going with his bad leg . |
| 12 | Do it right now , even if it interrupts another activity . |
| 13 | In May , 1977 , it moved another step higher . |
| 14 | It needs another stage to interpret its output and locate the zero-crossing it may have encoded . |
| 15 | The above example may appear something of a curioso , but it illustrates another example of the distinction between what we have referred to as the ‘ traditional ’ approach and the public choice approach to public finance . |
| 16 | The particle of matter is instantly whipped towards the black hole by the huge gravitational tug ; the antiparticle is simultaneously repelled , and zips off to become a part of our Universe — although probably not for very long , because it will annihilate itself as soon as it encounters another matter particle . |
| 17 | It has another division working on OSI , and recently won a contract from Microsoft Corp to supply X.400 technology for Microsoft Corp 's NT . |
| 18 | Then turning to Elmer again : ‘ Your shmeckle ( penis ) tells you that it has another function — apart from pissing . |
| 19 | This is essentially a digging tool but it has another function I have always found particularly useful . |
| 20 | DEC has found it has another piece of technology to throw on the COSE heap . |
| 21 | DEC has found it has another piece of technology to throw on the COSE heap . |
| 22 | Figure 4.1 shows only a difference according to sex of speaker , but as this is quite consistent between generations , it has another quality : it is also a stable variable . |
| 23 | Now it has another meaning . |
| 24 | It is the view of the group that it has another role in promoting dialogue on particular areas of concern : the comments on ‘ Data Sources and Research Methodology ’ produced last year are an example . |
| 25 | It has another virtue too in shade tolerance , providing the soil beneath is deep and cool . |
| 26 | The direct downward view is dull unless it contains another subject at an interim level , such as a kite . |
| 27 | A stream ends either when it reaches the edge of the grid or when it joins another stream . |
| 28 | The rule that costs follow the event is important in negotiations because it adds another factor to the equation . |
| 29 | The judge 's decision may establish certainty in respect to S&M activities , but it adds another layer of inconsistency to the law 's view of consensual assaults . |
| 30 | The tap could be regulated so that the water flowing from it filled another tank in exactly twenty-four hours , while raising a float inside the tank a fixed distance . |