Example sentences of "[vb -s] [pron] it [verb] " in BNC.

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1 If anybody has what it takes , it is this long-legged , fair-haired fellow from Knaresborough .
2 If you enjoy the sensation of being an integral part of the driving experience , with all that that entails , then this 911 is one of the few road cars which still has what it takes to excite you .
3 After a summer of speculation at Old Trafford about the future of the Manchester United striker , manager Alex Ferguson insists the Welsh warrior still has what it takes to lead his side .
4 He has what it takes . ’
5 A man for all carpet needs — and Eddie shows that he always has what it takes to make samples look good , including an iron !
6 In true natural selection , if a body has what it takes to survive , its genes automatically survive because they are inside it .
7 And , after two weeks that would have cracked a lesser man , Taylor proved he still has what it takes to ensure that England can qualify to be one of the outside contenders .
8 Aachen-based Parsytec GmbH now has what it claims to be the world 's first high performance parallel desktop system , Xplorer , based on the Inmos Ltd T9000 Transputer .
9 Aachen-based Parsytec GmbH now has what it claims to be the world 's first high performance parallel desktop system , the Xplorer , based on the Inmos T9000 .
10 Meanwhile , Aachen-based Parsytec GmbH now has what it claims to be the world 's first high performance parallel desktop system , Xplorer , based on the Inmos T9000 .
11 Aachen-based Parsytec GmbH has what it claims to be the world 's first high performance parallel desktop system , the Xplorer , based on the Inmos T9000 .
12 What the world is saying Former Bonn ambassador writes What it means for arms control All to hail , and all to play for WSLeader Comment , page 22
13 Roman comedy and satire may seem tame to us ; one wonders what it looked like in the eyes of Greek aristocrats .
14 It is only when the reader wakes up that he wonders what it means .
15 And of course er er i i I think it says something it says some thing for the morale , you see , that er and political understanding you see , that you can accept all these things , see , er er and still er and still carry on determined .
16 When the wind blows , it blows the powder , like flour , out from the Tynagh mines and the lead in it kills everything it touches .
17 O K yes , well it says what it means .
18 The importance of assessment , after it has been established that the technique achieves what it has set out to do ( phase I ) , is to determine that the technique is safe , effective , and worthy of further trial ( phase II ) .
19 A team has a high success rate , ie more often than not it achieves what it sets out to do .
20 But despite being a supplement it also replaces what it signifies .
21 This planet inflates anything it touches so , on the one hand it will make you even more seeringly aware of the flaws in a relationship and , on the other , it will bring the great and good out of an appropriate union .
22 What the Double-up weeks will be able to do , that they are not supposed to do now , even though everyone involved assures me it happens , is to pay appearance money to the leading players to enter their tournaments in addition to meeting their unchanged commitment of eight single and three double-up weeks , and presumably the Grand Slams .
23 Arrow assures me it has him here .
24 I , when I ass when a policeman assaults someone it has got to be justified .
25 You can not run any service on the basis that ‘ it costs what it costs ’ .
26 But everyone here now realises what it means to be in the Premier League .
27 Last night we saw the cast and crew move in to start setting up Tonight Mike Rowbottom sees what it takes to keep things going , in Behind The Curtain .
28 Somewhere people are drumming — it must be at the far end of the village , because at times the rhythm is distinct but when the wind takes it it becomes muffled , merging with the roar of the full monsoon river .
29 However , if you know exactly what you need to be eating it is far easier to ensure that your body gets what it needs .
30 The recipient gets what it needs and the donor gets the jobs to provide it .
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