Example sentences of "[noun pl] [conj] [verb] it [be] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ousley claims CDC has some $130m in cash reserves and says it is now in the market for acquisitions in the channels and application areas . |
| 2 | Yet oddly enough when Massine staged his Donald of the Burthens with the help of a Scottish expert to guide him through the traditional steps and figures it was not a success , possibly because too much reliance was placed . |
| 3 | The girl brought me soup and then my trout , the best and freshest I had ever tasted , though the potatoes that accompanied it were not so good . |
| 4 | Peek Plc 's Talahassee-based Peek Traffic Inc has acquired two traffic control companies and reckons it is now the largest , most diversified and capable US traffic management systems company : it bought Signal Control Co in Salem , Oregon and Signal Maintenance Inc in Anaheim , California , both from IASCO of Foster City , California , for $4.2m , equivalent to net asset value of the two companies , which have combined annual turnover of $24m ; payment will be $2.08m cash on completion and installments of $1m in October , $470,000 and $650,000 in April and July 1994 respectively . |
| 5 | Max had himself wanked off the other day in a deserted section among some ruins and said it was very good . |
| 6 | In the world of entry permits and panic it is always a seller 's market . |
| 7 | I gritted my teeth and decided it was n't such a one-sided deal after all . |
| 8 | But NP subsequently denied that it had cancelled the plans and said it was merely reviewing its options . |
| 9 | The cost of a player in the fantasy league does not reflect his ‘ true ’ value ; for defenders and goalies it 's how many clean sheets , +4 points , or goals conceded — 1 point for each ( but they get points for nipping in the odd goal ; why Irwin is worth 3m and Tony 1.9m ) ; for the midfield and forwards it is how many they score , +3 points , and how many they assist with , +2 points , explaining why Speed is valued higher than Macca , as at the time of setting this up he was putting them in the onion bag . |
| 10 | Imagine , if you will , one Aztec priest arguing with another in the year 1452 : ‘ I have made calculations that indicate it is nearly impossible for intelligent beings to exist in this hypothetical world you call Europe . |
| 11 | I was on a local council for some years that thought it was well run , but we still found it possible to get rid of a tier of management . |
| 12 | The fact that the firms allowed him to use the money for his own purposes and replace it was merely an indulgence . |
| 13 | Down the bottom there in , number page twenty six it speaks about another modest man who became a role model for me who 's name 's John now a member of the governing body of Jehovah Witnesses and he 's been quoted over the years as saying it 's not so much where you serve , but who you serve that is truly important , can you see that ? |
| 14 | It follows a ruling in the High Court that the government 's guidance to officers that operate it is too strict , limiting awards of grants and loans to poor people . |
| 15 | In tiny flats and bedsitters it 's more often the living room that has to make space for dining , in which case it 's a good idea to separate the two functions with either a physical division — like an arch , trellis or shelving — or with visual treatment like different lighting or flooring , or perhaps a change of colour or mood created by wall coverings and soft furnishings . |
| 16 | so many of the teachers that teach it are far too embarrassed to broach the subject sensibly , you know , and they just pass it on and so kids do n't treat it sensibly . |
| 17 | Look at my windows and think it 's about time they were cleaned |
| 18 | Now I had the blues and playing it was suddenly all so easy |
| 19 | Labour supporters in Bristol had considered canvassing known overseas voters but decided it was not worth the expense . |
| 20 | On the other hand when the Goigama made money payments in return for services or labour it was always to people who were right outside the system such as shopkeepers or Tamil labourers hired on a casual basis . |
| 21 | Sir John and Lady Beatrice vehemently objected to this , so Benjamin offered to supervise the soldiers and ensure it was not used as a pretext for theft or pillage . |