Example sentences of "it [verb] at [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , in 1965 it was given to the National Tramway Museum to care for , and it operated at Crich in the Derbyshire hills from 1965–1971 , when 59 was withdrawn as needing extensive overhaul . |
| 2 | On 1 December , the IDA applied for permission for an asbestos waste dump on land it owned at Curraghbinny , an exclusive residential and scenic area of Co . |
| 3 | It also applied for planning permission to dump at another site it owned at Barnahely , Ringaskiddy . |
| 4 | The frontier between France and Spain runs along the estuary of the Bidassoa and then for some little way along the river itself , until it turns at right-angles to the east , leaving the Bidassoa exclusively to Spain . |
| 5 | When it got to about 1 a.m. he realised how cold it got at night when you are outside . |
| 6 | This decision , to cease teacher training at the Polytechnic while allowing it to continue at West Glamorgan seems to have been based on political rather than educational considerations . |
| 7 | Progress Software Corp is to port its applications development environment to Hewlett-Packard 3000 Series hardware running the MPE operating system , it announced at UniForum . |
| 8 | The militaria section included an interesting group of 10th Hussar material among which was an early sabretache ; this lot attracted brisk bidding before it sold at £1,200 . |
| 9 | Recently bought by a dealer for £5,000 in a local auction , it sold at Christie 's on 1 April for £34,000 ( $51,000 ; est. £10,000–15,000 ) , bought by a private art consultant , underbid by Blairman |
| 10 | It met at Constance in November 1414 and Pope John was deposed . |
| 11 | You know I 've got a straight navy coat that I 've hardly ever wore , I 've discovered that it 'll only cost eleven pounds fifty to have it shortened at Sketchley 's , and it 's all done . |
| 12 | It snatched at Cardiff and he tried to twist away from it , pain like fire stabbing into his chest where the thing had him gripped with the other claw . |
| 13 | When his report was submitted , it dwelt at length on the key figure of Monzer al-Kassar and his involvement with Palestinian terrorist groups , supporting Aviv 's assertion of al-Kassar 's connection with the bombing of Flight 103 . |
| 14 | Passengers on the 5.18pm train from Waterloo in London to Alton , Hampshire , were enraged when it stopped at Woking , Surrey , and the driver said it would not go further . |
| 15 | In 2.3 five-cylinder form it stands at £19.247 ( Quattro £22,125 ) . |
| 16 | Unfortunately , as it stands at present it has many deficiencies , because : |
| 17 | Family Allowance as it stands at present is for many women the only money we have which belongs to us by right . |
| 18 | But the comparison with the position of the citizen , on the law as it stands at present , is most unattractive . |
| 19 | The mill has been I do n't ken how long there 's been a mill on the site there but the mill as it stands at present 's been there from eighteen sixty . |
| 20 | As it stands at present ( for technical reasons ) this leaves a hole in the legislation and has the effect of wrecking the bill . |
| 21 | ‘ So Ryan 's stuck with a piece of land he ca n't develop and can only sell as it stands at market value ? ’ she asked , beginning to enjoy the irony of it . |
| 22 | When the Folin is channelled through such a " funnel " as the south-north troughs of the Ticino and Reuss river valleys which form the " Gotthard Route " , it develops at times a violence that is awe-inspiring , and with such suddenness that alpine lakes such as this one have shore-based warning " flashers " at strategic points to let navigators know when a storm is imminent . |
| 23 | It looks at women 's contribution to family income , and examines pensioner 's incomes , low income families , the costs of children , at how families divide their income , and at patterns of family spending . |
| 24 | It looks at elements , like movement , approaches , timing and organisation of space . |
| 25 | It looks at Willie and shunts over towards us in disinterested stages . |
| 26 | It looks at diseases , prevention and drugs , and analysis is backed up with frightening statistics . |
| 27 | It looks at subjects like architecture , actions in people and animals , light and landscape . |
| 28 | It looks at language areas students are already familiar with and shows how the structures differ in meaning and use . |
| 29 | An action-packed full history of the major sporting event , it looks at Navvy 's achievements , including winning the Women 's Singles Championship nine times … a title she competes for again this year . |
| 30 | Geography , as a subject , tends to concern itself with what is done , in what manner and where , especially when it looks at industry and resources . |