Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] [conj] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ Clearly , this is worrying for the board as it prepares to address the new objectives for 1992/93 . ’ |
| 32 | The rig should initially be inclined forwards and then drawn to the side of the board as it approaches the broad reaching position . |
| 33 | Nominated for nine Oscars , but this was also the year of West Side Story , which swept the board when it came to the statuettes . |
| 34 | A proposal for the reform of the Italian railway network advocated the dismissal of the board if it failed for two years running to achieve performance targets ( Santoro 1985 ) , and the Spanish Socialist government has similarly toyed with the idea of sacking unsuccessful chairmen ( Tamames 1983 : 371 ) . |
| 35 | It turned out to be a lot easier than I thought because I was scarcely quick on the uptake when it came to lessons . |
| 36 | Twice I was at the cinema when it burned down . |
| 37 | Being part of C&P has softened the blow because it has enabled many employees to switch to other growth areas of the chemicals business . |
| 38 | The hon. Gentleman is treating me as though he were talking to someone from Louisiana and wanting to finish the sentence before it has been started . |
| 39 | W E Lambert who was the one that match-guise technique erm and basically he 's just kind of saying about the technique that it shows corre correlations between the degree of bilingual ability and attitudinal dispositions . |
| 40 | But the Royal College of Midwives said , it would n't use the technique if it did n't believe it was safe . |
| 41 | The answer is no , but the high-backed boot has certainly helped everyone ski the powder because it provides that little tweak of leverage that helps pull the tips of your skis up . |
| 42 | There was a lot of straw in the mattress and it had been filled recently so that it was pleasantly responsive . |
| 43 | This happens because of the venturi effect in the air-intake of the carburettor which lowers the air pressure with a consequential reduction of temperature , causing water vapour in humid air to condense out and freeze on the throat of the carburettor until it becomes blocked with ice . |
| 44 | Immediate attempts were made to resuscitate her ; at one stage some electrical activity was restored to the heart but it proved of no avail . |
| 45 | Mr Harper claims he does not find his long day tiring : ‘ If it comes from the heart and it comes with divine strength it 's easy . |
| 46 | She reached to take the heart and it crumbled , fell to bits . |
| 47 | We was there till six o'clock in the afternoon and it took us from the er ten o'clock in the morning , say about ten when we got there , it took us from ten till six to fire five rounds of ammunition because there was that many there and you had to wait your turn . |
| 48 | With a bank , for example , the money that it manages on behalf of its customers , and also the various financial services provided to its customers , are both entirely integral to and dependent on IT systems . |
| 49 | If the colliery were allowed to overcome that problem , it could soon continue to earn the money that it has earned ever since the pit was sunk earlier this century . |
| 50 | But then what he then went on to say was , that since only the wife would be able to spend from that account , then put the money after it had been dealt with for the wife 's tax purposes , into a joint account , on which both could draw . |
| 51 | I needed the money and it sounded O.K. But sitting around for hours at a stretch without a word from anybody I was able to do a lot of thinking . ’ |
| 52 | But personal growth is also shown here as the character of Pip begins to change even before he was given the money and it continues to change after all the money is gone . |
| 53 | Having delivered the presents , however , her next stop was the basement , which had been hastily and frugally fitted out to house the appeals office , with its six telephone lines and fifty cramped volunteers drafted in to handle the money as it flooded in . |
| 54 | That government is the only institution now in a position to take possession of the funds and employ the money as it thinks fit for the best interest of the state . |
| 55 | He did n't mind spending the money if it brought a result , but something like this put the whole world out of balance . |
| 56 | So the simplest , and most efficient , way of taxing company profits may be to get rid of corporate taxes altogether and simply tax the money when it gets to the owners . |
| 57 | Polly rubbed the back of her neck , hoping to soothe away the tightness before it became a headache . |
| 58 | Non-alignment in world affairs meant the Russians were not treading on Yugoslavia 's neck , but left it without friends to stem the chaos when it broke up . |
| 59 | Now the beer is ready for the final stage in the brewery before it leaves for the pub cellar . |
| 60 | Marketing manager Rob Lucas said : ‘ We are fortunate that everyone knows the brand and it has always been popular , particularly with children . ’ |