Example sentences of "[vb past] to [be] [vb pp] [prep] its " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nor did it prevent the preservation of this category in the language of special education many years after its legal obliteration , in the acronym MLD ( moderate learning difficulties ) , used in many of the same contexts for many of the same purposes , but without , as yet , the abusive tone that came to be associated with its predecessor . |
| 2 | Then the land had to be cleared of its debris for the sowing and pasture , and the forests cleared of their tangle , and the journeys made , of necessity , to bring in new seed and new livestock . |
| 3 | One of them died soon afterwards ; and the other one — I saw it myself-was so bad and its head so swollen up with the stings that it had to be supported in its stable by a kind of sling fixed to the roof . ’ |
| 4 | The wine was introduced into them by means of fine glass pipettes , though the champagne had to be robbed of its sparkle before it could be persuaded to enter ! |
| 5 | It was not long before we decided that the question had to be turned on its head . |
| 6 | The first great series of races , and forerunner to Grands Prix , was the Gordon Bennett series , introduced in 1900 and it was a real test of a manufacturer 's skills , as the rules stipulated that all parts of each competing car had to be manufactured in its country of origin . |
| 7 | Religion had to be integrated with its surrounding society , not in a subservient position , but forming the vital heart of the culture . |
| 8 | Lord Wheatley said ( at p830A-B ) that although each case had to be decided on its own facts , there were four guidelines to assist in determining whether the valuer had the benefit of arbitral immunity . |
| 9 | Every case had to be determined on its own particular facts ’ . |
| 10 | Under League rules , the game had to be replayed in its entirety , and Tranmere lost , to suffer a mighty setback in their drive for promotion . |
| 11 | This agreement was renewed four times , the last in 1515 , but eventually the company had to be released from its responsibility on grounds of poverty . |
| 12 | Also , because of the slackening off of growth at ICL Technology in the second half , more attention than expected had to be devoted to its activities . |