Example sentences of "[verb] [noun prp] [unc] [noun] [conj] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | The grant was perhaps intended to give Gloucester a suitable income when he entered Warwick 's household and it may be no coincidence that the sum involved was exactly that which Edward later granted the earl towards the duke 's expenses . |
| 2 | The grant was perhaps intended to give Gloucester a suitable income when he entered Warwick 's household and it may be no coincidence that the sum involved was exactly that which Edward later granted the earl towards the duke 's expenses . |
| 3 | He said on the old shillings I want Neil 's bed but it were n't that cos he 's bit of a fun to , you know , you know |
| 4 | Unsurprisingly , the Cambridge Board members were unable to accept Green 's proposals as it involved weakening its own ad hoc position and strengthening that of the District . |
| 5 | After the meeting , Gale also told Reuter that his company 's exclusive franchise , which is valid until 2006 , is secure despite the Chinese threat to tear up agreements it has not approved — but the new non-exclusive domestic licence , due to come into force in 1995 , will need Peking 's endorsement after it is negotiated with the present government . |
| 6 | ‘ Peter wanted to do anything he could to help catch Paul 's killers but it was not easy for him to help with the pictures . ’ |
| 7 | But while it was still a live issue , it was amusing to see how ready people were to accept Steele 's defence that it was through the machination of such a crusted establishment figure as Avrion Mitchison that Steele had been invited to repeat his work in a scientific environment for the purpose of discrediting it — a defence that compounds bad science together with bad scientific journalism . |
| 8 | There had once been a row at Goodwood when the scrutineers rejected Colin 's car because it did n't have a fireproof bulkhead . |
| 9 | Well I 've seen Halley 's comet and it does n't to me . |
| 10 | Hunt told Hall 's Committee that it occupied seventeen different buildings of which seven were requisitioned during the war . |
| 11 | The relatively well off , the ‘ best people ’ of the provinces , therefore , welcomed Ivan 's proposal and it appears to have been widely implemented . |
| 12 | Dans le labyrinthe ( 1959 ) was the first of Robbe-Grillet 's novels not to have a tangible focalization , unless we accept Morrissette 's interpretation that it dramatizes the attempts of a delirious narrator to construct a text from objects around him . |
| 13 | But he will probably avoid restating Britain 's position that it is mainly China 's responsibility to restore Hong Kong 's confidence , and will instead urge locals to build the territory as a separate but valuable part of the ‘ one country , two systems ’ model under which it is to return to China . |
| 14 | McCaw Cellular Communications Inc chairman Craig McCaw says talks are continuing with AT&T Co on an expected June signing of the deal for AT&T to acquire 33% of McCaw : he expects the deal to be completed by year-end 1993 at the latest ; issues still under discussion include how to resolve the future of the Cellular One marketing brand name , which McCaw shares with Southwestern Bell Corp ; McCaw will use AT&T 's name and it will have access to the skills of Bell Laboratories . |
| 15 | Explanation : That which you would like to achieve by helping the family — it could be something specific like improving Amy 's weight or it could be something more general such as changing attitudes . |
| 16 | He could n't see Ruane 's face because it was bent below the rim of the desk , as he put his shoes back on . |
| 17 | He had slipped up in using Tweed 's name because it had sounded as though he 'd been one of the casualties . |
| 18 | I remember Marie 's face when it was all bashed up . |
| 19 | On April 17 , disregarding Nguza 's order that it should refrain from any attempt to take over the running of the country , the conference adopted sovereign status , and on April 21 the Most Rev. Monsengwo Pasinya was confirmed as chairman of the conference [ see p. 38662 for his election in December 1991 ] . |
| 20 | Labour 's shadow Scottish Secretary , Tom Clarke , said the news emphasised Rosyth 's vulnerability if it secures only surface work . |
| 21 | Other artists and movements are consistently denigrated , presumably to inflate Epstein 's stature though it does him a disservice . |
| 22 | The adpeople 's nostalgic remoulding of this period attempted to persuade Britain 's youth that it really was hankering for those wholesome , innocent , optimistic times when guys courted gals with dignity , respect and slick-back haircuts . |
| 23 | The Palestinians have also successfully challenged America 's assumption that it was pre-eminently qualified to act as peace broker , an assumption that had underscored US policy in the Middle East since 1967 . |
| 24 | During his summing up , Mr Justice Henry had instructed the jury to reject Saunders 's claim that it had been a " victimless crime " because no-one appeared to have lost money through it . |
| 25 | She dialled Myra 's number and it was answered at once . |
| 26 | It is easy to understand Bilbo 's pity but it is still true that Gollum deserved death for all the wrong he did , but Frodo must remember that it would be unfair to Gollum as there are others who also deserve death . |
| 27 | But it was the table in the centre of the room that aroused Vi 's curiosity because it belonged , she 'd have sworn , on the landing outside . |
| 28 | Few other authorities have supported Jennings ' assertion and it has not found acceptance by most practitioners of government . |
| 29 | He had supported Pennethorne 's design because it was the cheapest and did not encroach on the park , but if they abandoned that design they were bound to take the first prize design , ‘ but as there was some difficulty about that ’ , it should go to the second prize-winners . |
| 30 | Erm , I think Yeltsin 's threat as it were to the Ukrainian is actually a diplomatic move , he wants Ukraine to remain within the Soviet Union , er and if it does so he 's not going to make an issue of the border , but , er , if it does break away completely I think what he 's saying is well there 's a frontier that we 're going to have to reconsider because large Eastern areas of Ukraine including huge industrial towns are predominantly populated by Russians . |