Example sentences of "[conj] its [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The public was putting its money where its heart was , and at the off Desert Orchid was 11–10 on favourite ( though he had opened in the betting at slightly shorter odds ) . |
| 2 | A good example is Amstrad plc , where its share price fell by more than 80 per cent between 1988 and 1989 following quality problems with new computer ranges and alarmist rumours about the viability of the company . |
| 3 | Now if she re-dialled she would only get the apartment ringing incessantly ; the call before she had lost and she had n't a clue where its destination was . |
| 4 | Last week it agreed in principle that Switzerland could take part in projects where its participation would strengthen the research effort . |
| 5 | There was n't earth behind , but another stone , a bigger one , chalk , and I could n't even find where its edge was . |
| 6 | Unix , meanwhile , derives its greatest unequivocal advantage from kernel robustness , where its maturity earns it a high degree of reliability . |
| 7 | where its spread fingers sink |
| 8 | Thus , it does not apply where the evidence establishes the existence of a collateral contract ; where it can be shown that the document was not intended as a complete record of the contract terms ; where its existence or operation was dependent upon some prior unexpected stipulation ; or where it was procured by some illegality or misrepresentation . |
| 9 | Where its influence has been felt , productive new lines of inquiry have been opened . |
| 10 | Although there was a break in the snowfall , the wind still blew fiercely from the north , moaning round the house and whipping up the fallen snow so that it skimmed across the fields like fine powder , piling up in deep drifts where its progress was interrupted by hedgerows . |
| 11 | India is the home of this strongly aromatic plant where it is perennial , and where its history of use stretches back many thousands of years , It is regarded as sacred by the Hindus and was much used for disinfecting where malaria was present In the house . |
| 12 | Industry sources say the company is likely to adopt the same marketing strategy as in the US , where its range of domestic batteries are targeted predominantly at women . |
| 13 | The unit moved to Loughborough University in 1976 , where its title was subsequently changed to the Centre for Library and Information Management ( CLAIM ) , and where its new objectives are to improve the effectiveness of service to users . |
| 14 | I found the SD Ribbon especially successful with complex , large scale music ( choral , operatic , large orchestral ) where its scale and authority , and well defined and authoritative midband were allowed to do their best . |
| 15 | Food is the theme at Oxford Gallery in the High Street from January 11 to February 10 , where its interpretation will be as multifarious as the artists themselves . |
| 16 | But she did not ride on the bus all the way up West , leaving it instead where its route crossed Fleet Street . |
| 17 | Rice was the staple crop which was grown in most villages where its cultivation was ecologically possible . |
| 18 | In addition there has been considerable cultural experimentation , with the result that what is considered desirable in some places is not in others , where its consumption may indeed be taboo . |
| 19 | The small Achray Hotel had vanished ; all that remained was a foot of brickwork where its base had been . |
| 20 | The river fussed through the dale in a great hurry , foaming with impatience where boulders stood in its way and tumbling in joyous cascades where its channel fell in rocky shelves . |
| 21 | The average household throws away 3kg of waste paper every week , most of which ends up in landfill where its breakdown contributes to the production of explosive methane gas . |
| 22 | The now complete wagon underframe was taken by traverser to the southern side of the New Body Shop , where its body was fitted in four stages . |
| 23 | Based on it management then devises a variety of systems to ensure that , from the employee 's standpoint , the top brass ‘ puts its money where its mouth is . ’ |
| 24 | The company is certainly putting its money where its mouth is . |
| 25 | Putting its money where its mouth is , Sun Microsystems Inc is downsizing its internal computer operations to the client-server model using Sparcstations and Sparcservers and is yanking out its mainframe . |
| 26 | Executive management must be willing to ‘ put its money where its mouth is ’ and use all kinds of resources — technical , consultative , and expert — in support of the change effort . |
| 27 | If the Labour party had put its money where its mouth was and voted with us , the problem facing us today would not have arisen . |
| 28 | The church was therefore prepared to put its money where its mouth was : churchmen in Charles 's reign might complain bitterly of the economic burdens of military service and fiscal exactions borne by their particular churches , but they never questioned the right and duty of kings to impose these on the church at large in order to ensure the well-being of the Christian people . |
| 29 | And of course what you really get from your membership is the satisfaction that your money and your support are going towards bird protection : that the RSPB will be putting its money where its mouth is . |
| 30 | The UN must now put its money where its mouth is . |