Example sentences of "it has [vb pp] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it has dragged its heels on implementing a training scheme . |
| 2 | She has always relied on instinct , and for 55 years it has served her well . |
| 3 | After it has served its purpose , though , this sign stimulus is replaced by associative learning with a far more detailed picture of the flower . |
| 4 | The sixth principle , that ‘ personal data held for any purpose or purposes shall not be kept longer than is necessary for that purpose or those purposes ’ , follows from its predecessors and places a heavy responsibility on data users to ensure that they regularly weed out data once it has served its purpose . |
| 5 | However , if the advice you 've just read triggered off even one thought along the lines of ‘ Oh , I must remember that ’ then it has served its purpose by breaking the myth that all there is to electronic publishing is a piece of software and that anyone can use it . |
| 6 | ‘ … a great deal of academic research work is never heard of again once it has served its basic purpose of obtaining another qualification for its originator . ’ |
| 7 | It has served its country dutifully for over 30 years and we are delighted to be its new custodians . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ It has served me perfectly well thus far as it is , Miss Kenton , though I appreciate your thoughts . |
| 9 | In the early sixteenth century , Pope Leo X is on record as declaring : ‘ It has served us well , this myth of Christ . ’ |
| 10 | It is a superbly-run event staged upon a sumptuous golf course , and although it is the youngest of the four major championships , it has built itself a tradition founded on the legendary career of Bobby Jones . |
| 11 | But now it has revealed its plans for the next generation of VAXes to be built around the new Alpha RISC chip , DEC is again keen to push the advantages of staying with VAX . |
| 12 | In the UK , Misys subsidiary , T IS Software Ltd , Slough , Berkshire , says it has ported its Strategix financial and distribution system to Sequent Computer 's Symmetry series — Sequent reseller , Cambridge Online Applications Ltd becomes a Strategix VAR . |
| 13 | It has turned its back on the elitism of many consumer organisations and has based itself on a democratic structure in which the voluntary efforts of the members determine policy and action . |
| 14 | She in turn feels she has painted best when ‘ the ’ dog appears as though it has turned its head to the viewer and is gazing back ’ . |
| 15 | But now I have him in my corner it has turned my career around . |
| 16 | Now I have him in my corner and it has turned my career around . |
| 17 | So clueless and incompetent , so capable of mismanagement that it has turned it into an art form . ’ |
| 18 | The Scottish Examination Board is so concerned about the advent of the ‘ clever ’ calculator that it has redrafted its regulations to schools for maths exams . |
| 19 | ‘ But to be honest it has broken my heart to leave Bangor . |
| 20 | The function of hypocrisy in the initial stage of usurping legitimacy is now clear ; once it has gained its desires , evil can afford to declare itself . |
| 21 | In Spain , the party that might hold the balance of power after the general election on June 6th , the Communist-dominated United Left , has reservations about the treaty , though it has dressed them up as criticism of the government for refusing to call a referendum on it . |
| 22 | The analysis of religion as such shows that in the Christian faith it has received its highest , clearest and fullest expression . |
| 23 | The government has bombarded savers with opportunities to buy shares — generally on the cheap — in recognisable and profitable enterprises , it has tempted them with a succession of tax breaks designed to promote share ownership , and it has presided over the most sustained equity bull market of modern times . |
| 24 | It has confirmed my belief in the snowball effect around EOP issues , but also made me aware of , and have strength to cope with , backlashes — such as the question ‘ which group or interest are you representing ? ’ |
| 25 | Oceanport , New Jersey-based Concurrent Computer Corp says it intends to expand its worldwide sales force by 10% next month : it has strengthened its industry and product marketing and professional services staffs over the past six months . |
| 26 | By awarding the Dalai Lama the Nobel Peace Prize , it has strengthened what is the one real threat to Peking 's rule of Tibet , the one source of dissent that can not be silenced by guns : the international prestige of Tibet 's exiled ‘ God King ’ . |
| 27 | The Court also considered the reverse situation , where the third party claims that it has become entitled to the benefits of a Convention , either because it has declared itself willing to be bound , or because it has shown its willingness by its conduct . |
| 28 | But it has expressed its concern over proposals in the Treasury 's consultative document which seek to impose similar formal and detailed requirements for control and communication on professionals , such as lawyers and accountants , as well as on banks and building societies . |
| 29 | Because it expects the pound to strengthen in the months ahead , it has based its North Sea oil calculations on an exchange rate of $1.60 to the pound . |
| 30 | VW has yet to finalise specification and prices for the Polos , but it has said they will cost much the same as the models they replace . |