Example sentences of "it [verb] [adj] [noun] [prep] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since history affects people 's decisions , it plays some part in producing future history . |
| 2 | But it did not institute systematic means of monitoring school curricula to check on whether or not inspectorate advice was being followed , nor did it devise systematic means for exerting pressure on schools to follow this advice . |
| 3 | However , the non-markers again included the three informants who read very little science fiction , and the fact that the phrase occurs towards the end of the passage suggests that readers have become accustomed to the science fictional discourse model to the extent that elements of it display diminishing values of foregrounding . |
| 4 | Kelly believes the Gallup survey will accelerate the progress of the bookmakers ' lobby at the Home Office , for it revealed potential benefits for racing and the Government . |
| 5 | If this is correct , it goes some way towards dealing with cases of ‘ cumulative provocation ’ , and towards a broader defence of emotional pressure . |
| 6 | Most of the old great Elf towns date from this period and it goes some way towards accounting for their remoteness . |
| 7 | It probably means that the average family is a much more relaxed affair than the traditional Scottish household used to be , but it goes some way towards explaining the numbers of children at risk in our society from adults outside the home , as well as from their own undisciplined emotions . |
| 8 | Sir Kenneth Newman — then commandant — suggests that the book 's claim to attention is that its contents are contributed by insiders ; while in their introduction , the authors claim it goes some way to challenging Holdaway 's claim ( 1979 ) that ‘ research from the Police Staff College has not resulted in a major project on the police ’ . |
| 9 | All this formed a background to the first century of crusading ; and it goes some way to explaining the more secular aspects of the magnetism which drew French knights to take up the cross in their thousands . |
| 10 | It offers excellent opportunities for preventing disease , but currently the subject lacks an intellectual and practical focus . |
| 11 | Following news that it was working on an open systems ‘ business specification ’ for commercial users and organisations ( UX No 373 ) , the X/Open Group Co Ltd is at last preparing make good some of the promises it made last year about giving users a bigger say in its affairs . |
| 12 | This was a return to the test of outrage , with all its faults , but it met little outrage in Standing Committee and fell only because of the dissolution of Parliament for the 1987 General Election . |
| 13 | It involved spasmodic attempts at boosting advanced teaching and research in science and other fields of " modern " study , especially as applied to industrial organization and technological development . |
| 14 | It was Lennon 's first straight acting role and was coolly received , but it provided another vehicle for promoting his vision of a world free of war and nuclear weapons . |
| 15 | If such propitiation did not result in the sewing-up of any chinks , at least it stopped new chinks from showing through . |
| 16 | While this might have been expected , neither did it explore alternative ways of allowing mineworkers to use its educational resources . |
| 17 | It trivialises sexual relationships by treating them in mechanistic fashion , its purpose being ‘ the stimulation of sexual desires in the reader or viewer ’ . |
| 18 | It has good grounds for resenting Tokyo 's power . |
| 19 | It has binocular vision for locating its prey and now rests motionless , waiting for the potential victim to come closer . |
| 20 | It is the view of the group that it has another role in promoting dialogue on particular areas of concern : the comments on ‘ Data Sources and Research Methodology ’ produced last year are an example . |
| 21 | As we shall see , this typification is a resource used by policemen and women in several situations and for many different purposes , and it has clear relevance in explaining why community relations police in West Belfast retain their commitment despite the difficulties of their task and the restricted nature of their duties . |
| 22 | But even if the Church takes this controversial step , there remains the fact that it has few structures for evaluating its chief resource . |
| 23 | It has several pairs of jointed legs with pincers on the end and behind these , plate-like gills , large and flat like the leaves of a book . |
| 24 | It contains religious admonition despite announcing itself as a secular ordinance , and many chapters are about the promotion of Christianity and the welfare of the church , while some of the secular material reflects the ecclesiastical desire for justice , public order and the protection of the weak . |
| 25 | It contains practical hints on walking the route , a list of key addresses for information points and explains the work being done to restore eroded stretches along the trail . |
| 26 | Their trip was sponsored by a number of organisations , including LASMO , which was particularly keen to support the trip , as it places considerable emphasis on supporting environmental initiatives . |
| 27 | The wearing of pig badges by a large group of staff , many of whom were members of middle management , after the Deputy Head , Peter Moors , had suggested that pork was less suitable than turkey for the school 's Christmas dinner , since it prevented Muslim boys from taking part . |
| 28 | Steering through foliage at night , it needs good accommodation and it achieves 5 dioptres by changing the shape of its lens and having a corrugated retina . |
| 29 | GDA is not a large operation , employing 130 people on two floors , but while planning its opening in July last year it paid close attention to making the restaurant a focal point . |
| 30 | The framework I want to propose rests upon a regard for the importance of the active , interpreting self in social interaction ; for the way it perceives , makes sense of and works upon the actions of others and the situation in which it finds itself ; the way it pursues goals and tries to maximize its own ( often competing ) interests ; the way it pursues these things by combining or competing with other selves ; the way it adjusts to circumstances while still trying to fulfil or retrieve its own purposes — and so forth . |