Example sentences of "it [vb -s] [det] [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Research also suggests it discourages some people from re-offending . |
| 2 | That is why , on the costing basis , we are right to say that it represents another 10p in the pound on basic income tax . |
| 3 | It needs that £8bn interest-free loan . |
| 4 | One feature alone redeems the book , namely that it illustrates many works which have rarely been reproduced since the original publication of the albums by Redon , though we could also have hoped that the quality of the reproductions were a little better . |
| 5 | A tiger with extra-sharp teeth can kill prey more efficiently than a normal tiger ; hence it has more offspring ; hence it passes on , vertically , more copies of the gene that makes sharp teeth . |
| 6 | Its great attraction is that , because it was organised in conjunction with the Tretyakov gallery in Moscow and the Russian museum in St Petersburg , it contains many works never before seen in the West , some from far-flung areas of the CIS . |
| 7 | It visits some people never . |
| 8 | It uses all media , and most media depend on it financially . |
| 9 | It kills more people than any other type of cancer and 90% of these deaths are caused by smoking . |
| 10 | And then , what they were wanting to get across , Hang on then , the reason why it 's put there is that most people are , are now acutely conscious of , of having too much fat , too much milk , too much this , that and the other , and it , and it grabs some people and it 's a legitimate way in . |
| 11 | It confirms most people 's impression of the British |
| 12 | ‘ It reaches more people than other media too , ’ she suggested , never averse to singing the praises of radio . |
| 13 | It includes any people who , within the year before the transaction , were directors of the vendor or purchaser or any other company which is within its group of companies ( including subsidiaries of its ultimate holding company ) and includes shadow directors as defined by CA 1985 , s741 . |
| 14 | It requires all people to be involved in a ceasefire and a total cessation of hostilities if the aid that we are willing to send — we have sent £8 million to Somalia since early last year — is to get to the people who desperately need it . |
| 15 | It takes some people a time to realise that the inside facelets are never seen , to see that all the faces can turn and that there are several distinct types of pieces . |
| 16 | ‘ Awful how it takes some people . ’ |
| 17 | All fish that actually have a swimbladder , are prone to this disorder , but it seems some species particularly the fancy varieties of ornamental fish are especially at risk , in particular goldfish . |
| 18 | A spokesman said : ‘ We have been told to expect anti-apartheid action and although the ANC requested no such protests for this tour , it seems some people seem determined to carry on anyway . |
| 19 | In the end , what matters most about the Clinton package is whether it convinces most people that a bit of pain is worthwhile , that there 's a future to aspire to . |
| 20 | It changes most people . |
| 21 | I think it inhibits some people but she will explain . |
| 22 | And it deters more people than u use actually having to er resort to different means . |
| 23 | ( De Wilde is also quietly vocal ; I know it annoys some people . ) |
| 24 | It annoys some people — David is one of them . ’ |
| 25 | It means fewer species , crises in food production , sameness . |
| 26 | It gives many people a purpose to life and hope for the future . |
| 27 | Elsag Bailey SpA has acquired Ferranti International Controls Inc of Houston , and according to the Financial Times , Ferranti International Plc is in process of getting out of the US , where it does some $100m a year , some 25% of the total , and employs about 1,000 people : it is winding up a Pennsylvania company , Ferranti International Simulation & Training and will sell the rest . |
| 28 | The government , when it spends this £1 billion , pays with cheques drawn on its account at the Bank of England . |
| 29 | With its direct start , it provides some 210m of varied climbing on perfect , blocky granite . |
| 30 | His assurances that it was still possible to declare war and survive were appreciated most of all by the ‘ military-industrial complex ’ — the Pentagon , the RAND Corporation ( for which Kahn 's research was done ) and the thriving weapons industry , Deterrence always had and will have one decisive advantage over Disarmament as a policy : it makes some people a fortune . |