Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] to it [prep] [det] " in BNC.

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1 First , it is clear that balancing necessitates some judgment as to how much we value a particular interest , and that people may well disagree as to the weight accorded to it in any particular instance .
2 It can also order the Chief Constable to report to it on any particular matter ( s.5(4) ) .
3 More precisely , it is the conception of something which has the nature assigned to it above all by the independent nomic conditional ( 5 ) .
4 Whatever claims for the English language he may wish to make from a supposedly technical , linguistic perspective , he can not assume that attributing ‘ objectivity ’ to it is unproblematic , or that the meaning attributed to it within that sub-culture can safely be carried over into cross-cultural correlations with the features of certain languages and grammars .
5 In Britain it is doubtful whether the personal accountability of an MP seeking reelection has anything like the importance attached to it by some theorists .
6 ( 2 ) A licensing board may , on an application made to it in that behalf by : ( a ) the executors , representatives or disponees of any person who held a licence in respect of premises situated within the area of the board and who has died before the expiry of the licence ; or ( b ) the trustee , judicial factor or curator bonis of any person holding such a licence who has become bankrupt , insolvent or incapable before the expiry of the licence ; transfer the licence to the applicant if the applicant is in possession of the premises .
7 ( 3 ) A licensing board may , on an application made to it in that behalf by a person other than an individual natural person , substitute another employee or agent of the applicant for the employee or agent mentioned in section 11 or 26 of this Act .
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