Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [noun] it [verb] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | They use instinct and spontaneity and when they practise something , they do so for the enjoyment it produces and thus it becomes more of a game than a practice . |
| 2 | The TEI header allows for the provision of a very large amount of structured or unstructured information under the above headings , including both traditional bibliographic material which can be translated straight into an equivalent MARC catalogue record , as well as a wealth of descriptive information such as the languages it uses and the situation within which it was produced , expansions or formal definitions for any codebooks used in analysing the text , the setting and identity of participants within it . |
| 3 | This argues that there was a drift away from the union after the strike , although it did not , apparently , happen immediately ( and there are some discrepancies between the figures it gives and the 1870s records ) . |
| 4 | The trade unions , trades councils and local Labour parties informed their members about the dangers it presented and energized their opposition — albeit in the form of peaceful protest . |
| 5 | The puffin must be one of the most unusual of all British sea birds and there is something very comical about the way it moves and looks . |
| 6 | Narrative obtains and holds the interest of its audience by raising questions in their minds about the process it describes and delaying the answers to these questions . |
| 7 | As the Gypsey Race meanders through the estate it encourages and supports much wildlife and some quite rare birds . |
| 8 | Snatching up his glass again , he tossed off the liquid it contained and stood up . |
| 9 | He pushed at the gate and after a struggle it creaked and groaned open on its one rusty hinge . |
| 10 | ‘ I 've always said so because of the problems it causes and the way it upsets people . |
| 11 | Indeed if a BBC nationwide survey in 1987 is to be heeded , the CAB can be confident that the public is aware of the service it provides and makes good use of it . |
| 12 | Like the system of militia service it pressed heavily upon the poorer sections of the groups it affected and fell comparatively lightly on the middle classes of the French seaports . |
| 13 | Entry to this body was much sought after by wealthy young men , because of the prestige it conferred and because it guaranteed proximity to the Emperor . |
| 14 | Implicitly , they have accepted many of the criticisms made for more than a decade by Labour councils and civil libertarians : that a force which has dug itself in behind ramparts of elitist isolationism must begin to respond to demands of the public it serves and their political representatives . |
| 15 | In some cases a party may effectively exclude liability by including a comprehensive list of the duties it undertakes and making it clear that the list is exclusive . |
| 16 | To find out what is distinctive about the style of a certain corpus or text we work out the frequencies of the features it contains and then measure these figures against equivalent figures which are " normal " for the language in question.The style is then to be measured in terms of deviations — either higher frequencies or lower frequencies — from the norm . |
| 17 | One has only to think of the time it took and what was necessary to develop the now largely taken-for-granted temperature scales ; an effort involving not only technological developments , but also developments in physics , thermodynamics , mathematics , and more . |
| 18 | Japan shredded a large proportion of the dolphins it hunted and turned them into fertiliser . |
| 19 | The Company will benefit because of the tax it saves and the resulting improvement in earnings in 1993–94 . |
| 20 | An evaluation of the source established the accuracy of the information it contained and formulated definitions for the various terms employed . |
| 21 | However , since it is more than a mere sign , it partakes of the reality it signifies and is a means of grace through which the atoning work of Christ is made effective in the life of the Christian . |
| 22 | A further cause for concern was Recommendation 6 , with its proposal to base grant for the coming year to each Responsible Body not only on the standards of its own work but also on the needs of the area it served and on the provision made by others . |
| 23 | It was therefore fortunate both in the capitation it received and the extra financial support provided by an active and caring parent body . |
| 24 | It is inevitably highly selective , both in the Acts it covers and in what it includes from each Act . |
| 25 | It made the readers share in the horror it described and thereby so disgusted , shocked and outraged them that instead of tending to encourage anyone to homosexuality , drug-taking or brutal violence it would have precisely the reverse effect . |
| 26 | An opening at the Met Despite resistance by its more conservative elements , the Metropolitan Police has begun a process of reform that should lead to improvements in the way it operates and encourage better relations with the public . |
| 27 | The core questions of why policy developed in the way it did and which factors initiated and influenced change are intended to inform a critical assessment of the outcome of policy in the shape of service provision for alcohol problems in the 1990's . |
| 28 | Each dictionary differs in the information it contains and the style in which the information is presented . |
| 29 | In the sunshine it smiles and sparkles ; when the sea fog rolls over , clinging to the rocks , it is a world of ghosts . |
| 30 | This cadaver will call for more extensive ‘ treatment ’ by the embalmer , due partly to the delay it causes and partly because what is perceived by him to be often unwarranted mutilation . |