Example sentences of "it [subord] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The people who had the imagination or ability to do it where the ones that could speak the languages , the ones that did n't |
| 2 | Instead there were Kinks in it where the rods joined it , and the ends of the rods were attached to collars which were secured around the kinks . |
| 3 | He waited until they were lost to sight beyond a fold of ground and a belt of trees , and then made good speed down to the little river , splashed through it where the banks were level and firm , and climbed the slope on the other side . |
| 4 | The best practice approach adopted by Lucas Automotive is based on two simple premises : that in any activity carried out by two or more groups of people , one group will be better at it than the others ; and that there will be real benefits to be achieved by the other groups learning from the experience of the ‘ best ’ group . |
| 5 | If you need to satisfy you annalistic impulses to close the bin , you know to , to fondle the rings , er , you can close it by pushing the rings together , that 's actually a more efficient way of doing it than the triggers , but please always open with the triggers . |
| 6 | Social scientists who have considered the phenomenon have all agreed that there are more important reasons for it than the attitudes of administrators . |
| 7 | So the bit of the sea that is near to the moon has more water in it than the bits of the sea which are further away from the moon . |
| 8 | Although hibernation can be dangerous and some creatures never awaken from it , it is less lethal to the animals which opt for it than the rigours of a harsh winter would be . |
| 9 | We were much more upset about it than the Indians were . |
| 10 | What was crucial about the " women 's offices " was that part of the trade — straight typesetting — was being defined as " particularly " suitable for women ; indeed it was being said they were actually better at it than the men , while the other tasks in the compositor 's repertoire were variously described as " heavy " ( thus by definition not skilled ) or on the contrary as highly skilled ( make-up and imposition ) but requiring fewer persons to do them . |
| 11 | If Tim had been Czar of Russia he 'd have made a better job of it than the nincompoops that were . |
| 12 | I 'm allowed to do it once the nails have begun to grow round and underneath their toes . |
| 13 | It was hanging over the side of the quarry , and she might have missed seeing it if the handles had n't been bright-red . |
| 14 | We wo n't get it if the newspapers are gagged . |
| 15 | I shall not reach it if the gates are shut |
| 16 | It was so beautiful it broke your heart thinking what would happen to it if the developers got their way . |
| 17 | This is nearly as demanding as the main route so I 'd only do it if the tops are covered in mist or you are absolutely worn out . |
| 18 | wherever you go wherever you go there 's gon na be all this upheaval and I mean let's face it if the Tories do n't get in this time , and pray god they do n't , Labour 's gon na completely |
| 19 | It 's when the teachers think this is a boring , mundane , difficult thing to do , then that tends to be put over to the children and of course the disaster is that the children will believe it , and it if the children will believe it then we grow up in a highly technological society producing very few technologists or scientists . |
| 20 | It 's when the teachers think this is a boring , mundane , difficult thing to do , then that tends to be put over to the children and of course the disaster is that the children will believe it , and it if the children will believe it then we grow up in a highly technological society producing very few technologists or scientists . |
| 21 | Or at least , that 's how we suppose they get away with it if the legends are true and they really still exist . |
| 22 | There seem in fact , however , to be two exceptions to this general rule , namely Molla Yegan , who almost certainly resigned the office , and Abdulkerim , who must either have resigned or been removed from it if the facts given in the he was appointed Mufti in the time of Mehmed II and died in the time of Bayezid II — are correct . |
| 23 | The protesters broke down the parliament 's doors and said they would occupy it until the leaders of all three ethnic communities resigned . |
| 24 | You 'll still retain your share in the value of the house ; but wo n't be able to do anything about it until the kids grow up . |
| 25 | They pointed out that local personnel in these fields had no experience in long term caring for such children , and they added that such a conference should be convened without delay , as leaving it until the children were returned home would be too late . |
| 26 | My Belfast — Dublin train soon came in , but no passengers were allowed to board it until the customs men had searched the carriages for contraband . |
| 27 | And what I , from what I gather the bigger the household that people were in the more they enjoyed it cos the jobs were shared out more . |
| 28 | First , a careful search ( takes 10 Turns ) of the alchemical section turns up two works of note : De Lapis Philosophorum in Bretonnian , and the small and quirky Lermontov 's Grimoire ( see New Magic ) ; the latter needs an I test to find it unless the adventurers know that it 's here for some reason . |
| 29 | They think they can get away with it because the residents are new to this country and do n't know their rights . ’ |
| 30 | Well I remember Jackie telling me , she came back from sh she came up to meet me in London one day and she came up with the woman , a German woman , who at that time was a buyer for Army and Navy er women 's fashions and this woman said that the model girls who are so thin she said they 're always bursting into tears and crying because they 're under such stress to keep their weight down and their boyfriends do n't like it because the girls are are lovely to have on their arms to take out , you know everybody sort of goggles , you know , lovely slim girl with yellow half way down her back etc. but , in fact , these girls get very , very ratty ! |