Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] [conj] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Her hair had been flattened by the storm so that it made Trent think of a squashed astrakan hat . |
| 32 | When the particle reaches the point at which the particle-antiparticle pair originally materialized , it is scattered by the gravitational field so that it travels forward in time . |
| 33 | Two decades later , after the clearer recognition of the distinction between insulin dependent and non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus , Neel modified his hypothesis so that it related specifically to non-insulin dependent diabetes . |
| 34 | Profiles of Development presupposes a common developmental path , and thus encourages the control of pupils ' learning experience so that it conforms to that path . |
| 35 | A picture of the American family began to be glimpsed as a super-mobile group that could get together to grill a hamburger only if it drove to the appointment . |
| 36 | But they put their foot down when it came to maths and they caught me grappling with the colour scheme of a kestrel . |
| 37 | This is recognised by s 17(3) of the SGSA which amends s 7(4) of the UCTA so that it applies only in cases where s 7(3A) has no application . |
| 38 | Mr Delors claims that ‘ binding procedures ’ do not break the principle of ‘ subsidiarity ’ — the idea that decisions should be taken at EC level only when it makes sense to do so . |
| 39 | Twist the wire round the foot so that it sits tightly , forming a protective coil around the tubular feet . |
| 40 | It takes aim , compensating for the way that light bends as it passes from water to air and squirts a jet of drops , knocking the insect from its foothold so that it falls into the water and can be eaten . |
| 41 | ‘ My goodness me , was it really ? ’ he said laying on the Scottish accent so that it sounded more like Scotch by absorption rather than birth . |
| 42 | Institutional care is one part of a complex range of provision ; while it is right to reduce reliance upon it because of its toxic effects ( which are determined by the quality of care provided and not size alone : Huxley , 1991b ) it must be wrong to remove it altogether or reduce its scale or critical mass so that it ceases to be able to perform those functions which other services can not . |
| 43 | Pike based his appeal on the contention that he had fed the horse properly but it had n't absorbed it . |
| 44 | There 's a li he puts a light on and it lights it up down the , a long way down . |
| 45 | And likes your light on when it goes to bed . |
| 46 | We do n't pressurise the horse so that it gets more and more upset : remember , it will remember ! |
| 47 | They cut , and the actress scrambled up and examined her knees ; a woman from Wardrobe ran up and gave her a change of mack , and bent to apply panstick to her hands where they had been dirtied by the wrecker's-yard floor ; she checked her hose and brushed her hair and the actress shook her head slowly from side to side so that it fluffed . |
| 48 | Instead I put my head to one side so that it rested against the cold glass of the window , closed my eyes and let my mouth hang open a little . |
| 49 | Trim the top large piece on one side so that it slopes to join with the first small piece , and trim the very top small piece in the same way . |
| 50 | Trim the sponge so that it fits snugly into the base . |
| 51 | There 's sort of brushes under the car so when it goes round it sweeps and washes the floor at the same time . |
| 52 | He followed the bomber down until it dived into the sea off Filfla , three survivors being seen in the water . |
| 53 | And the third tells you that it was Isaac Newton who wrote this equation down because it matched what happened every time he played billiards or threw apples around . |
| 54 | Place this on the very top of the roof so that it bends over on each side . |
| 55 | She ran a hand over her hair , arranged the shawl so that it covered both her and the baby , and went out with her long resolute stride ; she had recovered quickly from this birth . |
| 56 | It 's tempting , when fitting a permanent substitute for the battery , to rewire the existing on-off switch so that it operates on the mains supply to the transformer primary . |
| 57 | There was intense poverty in it , especially during some periods , and there were the tensions that were inevitable where the old system of dependence on master or squire had retained its force long after it had lost its relevance and many of its benefits . |
| 58 | Tighten the wheel down until it touches the pipe |
| 59 | Cytosolic PKC is inactive and can phosphorylate protein only after it has been translocated to the membrane . |
| 60 | Secondly , there is a temptation to attach a diagnostic label to each condition so that it fits neatly on the problem list . |