Example sentences of "it [vb infin] its [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Did it tumble then , did it hurt its little self ? ’ |
| 2 | But can it survive its new boss ? |
| 3 | something to be dropped on from a great height as frequently as possible er particularly if it 's the G L C. In the United States , however much the federal government is irritated by the state government , it can not attack its constitutional powers nor can it undermine its financial base so that 's a different relationship , it 's a relationship based , not on dominance , but on partnership and there has to be an understanding , a trade off between federal and er a and state government . |
| 4 | ‘ Produce your bit of paper , ’ he rapped out , ‘ and , although I wo n't go so far as to give your eventual marriage my blessing , at least I 'll let it run its natural course . |
| 5 | Does it have its own specificity aside from the problems of the subject , representation , narrative and interpretation , with which many have now shown that it is necessarily involved ? |
| 6 | It tenderises it and helps it retain its natural juices . |
| 7 | Can it hold its own with today 's releases ? |
| 8 | Only when threatened does it flash its huge , broad tongue at its assailant . |
| 9 | Only in this way can it express its unconscious conviction of " the relativity of time and the true , metaphysical meaning of life " . |
| 10 | If you look upon Art as a frill , it is pretty certain you are not letting it play its proper part in the school . |
| 11 | Because of the wholesale integration of the theory and practice of the party into the national cultural formation , at no time did it promote its working-class constituency as an agent of social change . |