Example sentences of "the [noun] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | Like the chimpanzees , the ability of bluetits to learn the complex series of manoeuvres required to release a peanut from a special trick-feeder is no more difficult than many of the activities it learns during the course of its life , seeking out insects and seeds from the most intricate of places , getting itself and its beak into just the right position to extract the desired morsel . |
| 2 | The activities it supports include a programme of over 90 day and evening classes covering topics varying from Basic Reading , Writing and Number skills to G.C.S.E. Greek , from Aromatherapy to Word Processing . |
| 3 | Even with this limitation , however , and even given the fact that the Court in this case says by way of principle little that it has not said in previous cases , one should not underestimate the impact of this new illustration of the Court 's conception of the reach of the Directive in terms of the nature of the activities it covers . |
| 4 | As Street on Torts puts it , the basis of this authority and the defence it affords to torts such as false imprisonment ‘ is the need to maintain order in the particular organisation responsible for the training of the child ’ ; parental wishes would merely be factors to be taken into account in deciding whether a punishment was reasonable . |
| 5 | The brothers ' crimes against Joseph were met eventually with a forgiveness as large as Esau 's , and this time the forgiveness was received , and given the response it deserved . |
| 6 | Even Party reports had to accept that the speech , at least in this point , had ‘ not found everywhere the response it deserved ’ . |
| 7 | An animal capable of symbolization can carry away from a situation an inner trace that stands in for the response it may make when it next encounters the situation . |
| 8 | The boundary-maintaining function , as stated by Erikson , says that crime and the response it evokes provide the essential function of defining and maintaining the moral boundaries of society . |
| 9 | But the scale of the tragedy exposed by Michael Buerk and his BBC camera crew , and the response it provoked in the no-bullshit , energetic , passionately caring rock musician Bob Geldof meant that old-world attitudes towards the plight of helpless peoples have been given the biggest jolt since the anti-slavery campaigns of the nineteenth century . |
| 10 | When one thinks of all the PM 's work these last four and a half years and of all he is and stands for , and that this is the response it gets , it makes one lose faith a bit . |
| 11 | Coleridge told Estlin that his heart ‘ yearned toward the ministry ’ , and he was soon able to convince himself that even his unorthodox beliefs might not be a major obstacle to his acceptance of the post , and the income it would guarantee . |
| 12 | The Students ' Union is supported financially by a grant from the University and by the income it generates itself through commercial services . |
| 13 | The Students ' Union is supported financially by a grant from the University and by the income it generates itself through commercial services . |
| 14 | In the daytime it was mostly older people you saw on the streets of Edinburgh , but late at night everyone was young . |
| 15 | So , in the daytime it was safe to be in the town of Zenda . |
| 16 | Many times , in the middle of the night when she could not sleep , she was faced with the slightly guilty realization that she was behaving rather badly , but in the daytime it did n't seem to matter . |
| 17 | Back at the tent it is getting late , so I set up the Trangia and cook myself a meal . |
| 18 | The sea was calm , the sky was blue and with the sun beating on the tent it was almost too warm to zip up my sleeping-bag . |
| 19 | Back in the tent it 's warm , wine-smelling , |
| 20 | One day , Mildred was walking along in the park it was very , very hot and she was very , very tired ! |
| 21 | Bill Breakell , the national park 's tourism officer , said : ‘ If car congestion continues to grow in some parts of the park it may prove necessary to consider car free zones with access only by bus , foot or cycle . ’ |
| 22 | well we can do that we had some lovely spring , that day we went up to the park it was what spring like were n't it ? |
| 23 | One of the little pleasures of life in Downing Street is the opportunity it affords to dish out baubles of one kind or another . |
| 24 | A big attraction of the West Country for many second home owners is the opportunity it offers for waterside living . |
| 25 | In his later years he recalled with pride the opportunity it gave him to lecture such eminent men as Sir Henry Stanley on the correct procedure for expedition photography . |
| 26 | The launch conference was successful in many ways , one of which was the opportunity it gave for students and staff to display the already high quality of work across many areas of the curriculum . |
| 27 | Had he been a dunce at it or did his present situation , despite the opportunity it affords for the histrionics he so loves , make him feel like pawn ? |
| 28 | The horror felt for or against the censorship is less than the feeling for the opportunity it provides to make capital out of the situation . |
| 29 | Indeed given the opportunity it might be better for someone publishing obscene or indecent literature to be charged under one piece of legislation rather than another , since one might permit more or better defences . |
| 30 | As Tory backbenchers cheered , the Chancellor said : ‘ British business now has the opportunity it has been looking for — to bring the country out of recession , to increase sales , expand production and invest for the future . |