Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] [conj] it [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Grumble as they might about the Masai 's unbudging attachment to their traditional ways , many administrators , particularly in the later years , came to see that it had its advantages . |
| 2 | Sun is clearly demonstrating to Bill Gates some of the black arts on which the Unix industry has cut its teeth — more of which Microsoft can undoubtedly expect to face when it launches its Windows NT challenge . |
| 3 | I do n't like to read because it takes my mind off myself . |
| 4 | But martial arts historians tend to believe that it has its origins almost 5,000 years ago . |
| 5 | Unfortunately for the Patent Office , the advertising agency failed to ensure that it had its facts right — and the Patent Office did not check the agency 's new advertisement . |
| 6 | You may be dissatisfied with your reflection in the mirror but you do have to admit that it has its good points ! |
| 7 | Even the Scottish National party has been forced to acknowledge that it hitched its colours to a vote loser . |
| 8 | Your filter mat has been heat bonded to ensure that it retains its shape and that loose fibres do n't slip through to jam powerheads . |
| 9 | Until quite recently it seemed quite certain ( from estimates of stars ' masses , interstellar dust , etc. ) that the Universe would continue to expand until it met its heat death . |