Example sentences of "it [verb] [art] whole [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Could I point out to members that we did have er written replies to try and speed up the question process , could I ask members both in asking the question and especially in answering , not to make it another speech occasion because otherwise it destroys the whole purpose of having the written replies . |
2 | Like a forest fire , it started from the individual and grew outwards until it enveloped the whole area of monastic patrons and friends and dependants . |
3 | We want to lay emphasis on the concept of community education : it represents a whole attitude to education which makes science , maths and all the other subjects students learn , meaningful by relating them to the real experiences of life outside school . |
4 | The external schema is the subset of the database which is relevant to the particular user , and though it may be a summarised and a very restricted subset , the user may think that it represents the whole view , because it is the whole view as far as the user is concerned . |
5 | Slater echoed industry doubts about Intel 's commitment to the unsuccessful device , which Olivetti was going to use to build a workstation until the last minute when it scrapped the whole project in favour of DEC 's Alpha ( UX No 390 ) . |
6 | Today , it is the location of the Faculty of Law and of the Europa Institute , and is the centre of University administration ; once it housed the whole University . |
7 | But that is a highly vulnerable position for any politician to take - and I doubt if it offers the whole answer . |
8 | Doing Ophelia on stage before taking up the BBC contract meant that I went there with a little track record — I 'd been blooded , if you like , and it made the whole thing a lot better . |
9 | When we could n't revive it , it made the whole thing worse for them . |
10 | The Unwins themselves — and it was impossible for anyone to grudge them their moment — said over and over that it was great , just great that one of the horses actually on the train had won one of the races , it made the whole thing worthwhile , and the whole party , drifting into the dining car in true party mood , agreed and applauded . |
11 | I shall look into the matter that my hon. Friend has raised , because it covers a whole range of issues — resettlements and redundancy arrangements — and we are anxious that the fairest arrangements should be made . |
12 | Before opting , the landlord should know that it covers the whole land and buildings within its curtilage , buildings linked internally or by covered walkways , parades , precincts and other complexes divided into separate units ( Sch 6A , para 3(3) and ( 5 ) ) . |
13 | It covers the whole area inside the M25 , but concentrates on the centre of London . |
14 | It has a whole range of colours , from all white , to white with blue , purple or mauve spots . |
15 | On top of that it has a whole life of its own with sports , a nightly disco , live music , and a daily English film . |
16 | it 's an enormous adaptation that the baby has to make from being cocooned inside its mum to actually living outside , it has a whole host of new things to do , it 's got ta breath , it 's got ta eat it 's erm , it 's excretory system has got to work , bowels and bladder , it 's got to control its own temperature . |
17 | Just as Figure 3.1 draws attention to the proper use of science , so there is something extremely valuable and " right " about a relativist approach , provided it does not overstep itself and pretend it has the whole truth . |
18 | It helped the whole congregation realise the affection of their heavenly Father in a fresh way for that day : as such it was encouraging , strengthening and was not to be despised ! |
19 | It filled the whole air . |
20 | For an instant it filled the whole world with noise and fear . |
21 | Fortunately , one or two civil servants realise that the government could build up trouble if it allows a whole generation to grow up with a dislike for nuclear weapons . |
22 | The comparison can be taken further ; as with child abuse in the home , people either believe it happens the whole time or not at all . |
23 | As darkness fell there was hardly a soul about , but just before 9pm it seemed the whole village poured out into the street , and there appeared two men carrying shoulder-high the most grotesque straw figure of a man , its eyes glowing in the darkness from torch bulbs hidden in its head . |
24 | The third requirement ( that an objective should indicate the standard to be reached ) is probably the most difficult one to meet , for it embraces a whole range of problems and issues that are perhaps best dealt with under the heading of assessment . |
25 | However , it embraces a whole spectrum — from a deeply responsible press that is extremely careful in what it publishes and which tries to balance one thing with another , to an element that many people regard , perhaps rightly , as frequently scurrilous or simply aimed at making a profit . |
26 | It embraces the whole spectrum of WACC 's activities , including areas which were identified as priorities by over 450 communicators attending the Manila congress in 1989 . |
27 | It embraces the whole range of sexual activities , making the minimum changes necessary to make them safer . |
28 | It commanded the whole area of the golf links . |
29 | Like WordStar , WordPerfect has drop-down menus , making it look a whole lot friendlier for the uninitiated |
30 | Like an archaeologist who digs up a tiny shard in the desert and from it extrapolates a whole civilisation , so Simon Charsley lifts an inconsequential marzipan confection and uses it to illuminate the shifting sands of Western civilisation . |