Example sentences of "[prep] its [noun pl] [to-vb] [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ It provides a sense of belonging to a fairly sympathetic world , and an opportunity for its occupants to make out of that world something personal to themselves . ’
2 ANGLIAN Water yesterday splashed out £36 million on a Swedish water engineering company as part of its attempts to diversify out of water supply .
3 The FAA voluntary reporting system was retained and continues to work well for routine incident reports , while the NASA administered anonymous system made great strides but suffered from the inability of its operatives to refer back to those reporting the incident to obtain amplification of the circumstances or to ask supplementary questions .
4 Henry Kissinger recognized that Romanian co-operation could be useful to the United States in its efforts to get out of the Vietnam War and to open up relations with Mao 's China .
5 A diet which is bizarre or extreme may bring about weight loss if strictly adhered to but , as the brain draws on its reserves to make up for the deficiency in vital nutrients , the dieter is likely to become edgy , easily upset and to experience difficulty in making decisions .
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