Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] it [verb] [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | His appearance in the Toyota World Match Play at Wentworth in October was his 17th in succession and it gave him the chance of winning the title for a record sixth time . |
| 2 | So it 's a very great honour and privilege for me to address you today because at the end it may be difficult for you to understand but when I return to South Africa , and forgive me for speaking personally I also realize the full meaning of the support of British trade unions and the labour movement and the churches because it was because of your political material and particularly in the case of the G M B , financial and material support that it gave us the means to do what some of us wanted to do about our country and our situation , and bring about change if we could peacefully . |
| 3 | On tonight 's match , Cooper said : ‘ There 's a lot at stake and it gives us the opportunity to put things right . ’ |
| 4 | Arguments in favour are that the video recording gives a more complete record because it shows what the lecturer writes on the board or displays on the Overhead Projector and it can also cover any demonstrations that are part of the lecture . |
| 5 | But I 've I think it is a valid facility but it depends what the facilities for . |
| 6 | And that we have an obligation to listen to noise because it shows us the grim truth of reality . |
| 7 | Frank and unremorseful about his homosexuality , he never fully resolved his attitude towards it , in part because it denied him the family he would have liked to have had . |
| 8 | United put profits before results last season and it cost them the Championship . |
| 9 | Indeed , Eleanor Rathbone condemned what she viewed as the selfishness of middle class women who , having got ‘ all they wanted for themselves out of the women 's movement when it gave them the vote , the right to stand for Parliament and the local authorities , and to enter the learned professions ’ , then sat back . |
| 10 | It was the first time I had seen a ship built from scratch and it was quite an experience to watch the steel plates being cut by their ingenious machine which controlled a cutter as it drew our the required shapes direct from the blueprint , converting everything to full scale as it cut . |
| 11 | Imagine if your local electrical store allowed you to take a TV home for a month to sample its quality before parting with your money , you would be sure you had made the right decision before it cost you the earth . |
| 12 | That gave Webb an easy catch and it gave him the time to see that Bath would have a man over if he ran the ball to the left . |