Example sentences of "it [verb] [adv] [adj] [prep] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It pretends that there 's single no-fault ground for divorce — that the marriage has irretrievably broken down — but in practice it encourages nearly three-quarters of divorcing couples to rely on fault based grounds — adultery , or unreasonable behaviour as it 's usually called — and then makes it difficult for anybody to defend allegations , irrespective of whether that was the real reason why the marriage broke down . |
| 2 | But it came very close to affecting lay rights and particularly , of course , rights of succession and inheritance of land . |
| 3 | See I always wondered because er it seemed awfully slow in spreading it , it was there |
| 4 | In the new perspective it seemed only capable of increasing it ! |
| 5 | Second , despite the state 's vast law-enforcement apparatus it appears increasingly incapable of securing and maintaining for its citizens the wholesomeness and amenity of their physical environment , or even the long-term physical well-being of the citizens themselves . |
| 6 | But now it seems that far from causing cancer , an ingredient in some Pills may possibly help to treat it . |
| 7 | On this thesis , state enterprise is the path to local accumulation , but it falls far short of meeting the needs of the masses . |
| 8 | But it fell far short of providing the detailed model-by-model defect analysis demanded by Mr Gummer 's critics . |
| 9 | The Pill Train aroused much publicity and it proved extremely effective in forcing the issue of contraception into the front line of public consciousness . |
| 10 | With time , however , it becomes less efficient at supplying itself with the moisture that wards off wrinkles . |
| 11 | The problem with this reasoning is that it comes very close to construing a clause to the extent that the plaintiffs seek to enforce it rather than as it stands . |