Example sentences of "its [adj] [noun sg] [conj] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was easy to keep promising that some sun and heat would work its usual miracle but it had been a hard , cold winter and almost everyone had suffered from influenza , Mrs Browning worst of all . |
| 2 | This weekend , senior opposition figures are beginning to admit , off the record , that in electing John Smith instead of , say , Gordon Brown or Ken Livingstone , Labour has possibly made its greatest error since it passed over Dennis Healey in favour of Michael Foot . |
| 3 | In the Mesozoic , stratigraphical subdivision has reached its greatest precision and it should be possible to construct what may be called isotachic maps ( Greek : isos = same tachos = speed ) . |
| 4 | Radio achieved its greatest impact when it related most clearly to the experiences of listeners , who expected it to reflect and comment on life as it was , give advice on difficult contemporary and age-old problems and make life more enjoyable by providing entertainment . |
| 5 | It soon recovers its stable position if it is pushed to one side or the other . |
| 6 | It had its posh end and it had its rough end and it had that strange indeterminate bit in the middle that was neither , but had the pretensions and failings of both . |
| 7 | This would not only reduce its political significance but it would allow for yearly increases ( though broadcasters have been quick to point out that the general rate of inflation is below the industry 's rate and so an increase would still leave a shortfall which can only be made up by savings ) . |
| 8 | The weight of the lorry , see the lorry weighs something itself so its total weight when it 's got its load on is eight hundred plus a hundred times the number of engines on it . |
| 9 | A local council can spend more than its total guideline if it finances more from sales than the government assumes . |
| 10 | As a further carrot , Centre Re might give the firm a ‘ profit share ’ : a bit of its premium back if it makes no claim . |
| 11 | Each proprietary brand of locator has its accompanying transmitter and it must be said that in all four instances these work better if you use the manufacturer 's pairing rather than permutating among the ones available . |
| 12 | If the corners are fixed and immoveable , then the square will appear to maintain its rigid shape until it bursts . |
| 13 | Using early documentary evidence , Olive Geddes guides the reader expertly through the first four centuries of the sport , shedding light on its birth , the techniques and equipment used , and above all , its social standing as it began to develop from an outlawed activity to the world 's most internationally popular game . |
| 14 | Although people sometimes think of unemployment as having lots of leisure , in fact leisure only has its real meaning when it 's set against work . |
| 15 | ‘ The freedom to travel independently is taken for granted by most of us and only assumes its real importance when it is limited or even removed , ’ said a spokesman . |
| 16 | There is disintegration when no common morality is observed , and history shows that the loosening of moral bonds is often the first stage of disintegration , so that society is justified in taking the same steps to preserve its moral code as it does to preserve its Government and other essential institutions . |
| 17 | That furthers its cuddly image and it is offensive to no other mammal . |
| 18 | The US still wants its verbal support because it is cover for American policy in the Middle East , but that 's all it is . |
| 19 | We assume that politics takes shape here in its purest form since it is a central arena where struggles for power are staged . |
| 20 | With drinking dishes , however , the smell of the detergent is simply added to the already unpleasant odour of the treated water , with the result that the cat will only drink from its official dish if it has no alternative . |
| 21 | We looked in vain in Siemens AG 's first half report on Monday for any mention of its Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG computer subsidiary , and with all the dreadful economic news coming out of Germany , it began to assume the air of the dog that did n't bark : Siemens said of its overall business that it did not show any revival in the first half , and that continued economic decline affected domestic business and led to a decline in incoming orders , and there was no recovery in its foreign business ; laying it on with a trowel , Chancellor Helmut Kohl 's leading economic advisor was quoted on Tuesday as saying that German workers failed to recognise the danger of high wages in a time of recession , and that German products were too expensive for world markets as wage increases outpaced growth in productivity , and earlier , Siemens Nixdorf had had to rebut a magazine report that its losses would be even worse this year , saying that it was certain that its results would improve this fiscal year ; the article , in Manager Magazin , also said that Siemens was looking for a replacement for Siemens Nixdorf management board chairman Hans-Dieter Wiedig , and added that plans to reduce the workforce to 41,000 by 1995 from 47,200 at the end of February could well be accelerated . |
| 22 | The Treasury , moreover , suffered a setback in its endeavour to recover its pre-war importance because it had failed to predict the convertibility crisis . |
| 23 | Tiny three-dimensional holograms formed and faded in the air above the set , each figure giving its brief report before it vanished . |
| 24 | They 're about this big and you squeeze its little paw and it plays a Christmas tune |
| 25 | The agreement will ensure that the Adelaide will fully retain its Protestant ethos when it is merged with two other Dublin hospitals , the Meath and the National Children 's Hospital , in a new hospital in the rapidly-expanding suburb of Tallaght . |
| 26 | I will grow my hair out to its natural colour until it falls long and lank about my shoulders , allow my skin to fade to a startling winter white . |
| 27 | society will win the ability to freely determine its national existence when it has the ability to determine its political being and the conditions of its creation . |
| 28 | We could see by its black bib that it was a male ; the female 's throat is unmarked . |
| 29 | The destroyer was escorting the 36-year-old Saratoga and its 5,000 crew when it was hit . |
| 30 | Splashing through the dark flood , I was again throwing myself at the door when a key turned in its great lock and it opened . |