Example sentences of "[vb -s] [prep] [pron] [noun] [subord] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | But-when you 're stuck halfway down the steps to the Central Line platform , unable to proceed as the platform is so packed , unable to retreat as there 's a crush of bodies behind you-the bizarre rendition of Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree adds to your dread as it echoes around the halls . |
| 2 | It is certainly not strong enough to extract unconditional aid from the developed nations , habitually suspicious of what happens to their money once it reaches Third World administrations . |
| 3 | It also faces increased interest costs on its debt unless it improves its balance sheet in time to stave off a threatened downgrading of its debt by the Moody 's credit rating agency . |
| 4 | Taken in by the slow-breathing soil creatures , the toxin accumulates in their bodies until it reaches lethal proportions . |
| 5 | Alex Brown thanked Mr Lang for taking the time to talk to the milk producers present but said : ‘ We know the final decision rests on your shoulders because it will be for the Secretary of State for Scotland to decide on whether proposals for vertically integrated milk co-operatives distort competition after the milk boards are deregulated . ’ |
| 6 | While there are striking similarities between the two documents regarding the need to promote change while smoothing the process of adaptation , the 1979 report goes beyond its predecessor when it argues for trade union involvement in the decision making over technological change at an early stage through collective bargaining . |
| 7 | If you do n't get rid of acid you know what it does to even metal , if it sits on metal it eats through it , so you imagine what it does to your bones when it sits on them . |
| 8 | We thought it was so smashing — it sticks in my mind because it was such a treat . |
| 9 | A man leaps from his canoe as it hurtles towards us . |
| 10 | Under s1(1) of SGSA 1982 it would seem that an exchange contract comes within its purview since it generally applies to contracts where " one person transfers or agrees to transfer to another the property in goods " . |