Example sentences of "[det] [noun] [subord] it [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most of Ray 's cows were grazing in another field when it happened but those he lost were his most valuable . |
| 2 | Richmond bureau was prompted into this action when it felt that it was losing advice workers because of the tensions involved in the work and because insufficient support was given to alleviate it . |
| 3 | ‘ The Michelangelo computer virus that received worldwide attention last year is expected to cause even fewer problems this Saturday than it did when it struck last year , a team of IBM researchers said ’ . |
| 4 | On the other hand , this lower molecular weight is an advantage in some applications since it means that extruded sheet thermoforms more easily than cast sheet . ’ |
| 5 | Sometimes a murder enquiry will have been going on for some days before it emerges that there is a sexual element involved . |
| 6 | The study from which I am quoting reinforces this conclusion when it comments that : |
| 7 | But he also likes this method because it appears that the famine is caused by the Irish themselves as a result of their lack of husbandry ( which confirms their savagery ) and , thus , appears a natural reward of their refusal to accept the civility of English rule . |
| 8 | Obviously most firms would readily sacrifice some profit if it meant that they were likely to be in business for some time . |
| 9 | York seems to have hesitated over raising men , probably for this reason since it decided that its contingent should wear the city 's badge until they reached Pontefract , and then Gloucester 's as well . |
| 10 | York seems to have hesitated over raising men , probably for this reason since it decided that its contingent should wear the city 's badge until they reached Pontefract , and then Gloucester 's as well . |
| 11 | The TUC ignored this assumption when it denied that the marriage bar was a sex issue , insisting that it was an employment question , caused entirely by the pressures arising from male unemployment . |
| 12 | Even depressed Fort William takes on a magnificence from this height as it glitters and reflects the late evening sun . |
| 13 | ( 2 ) Subject to para ( 3 ) ( below ) , the parties must make discovery by serving lists of documents and ; ( a ) subject to sub-para ( c ) , each party must make and serve on every other party a list of documents which are or have been in his possession , custody or power relating to any matter in question between them in the action ; ( b ) the court may , on application ; ( i ) order that discovery under this paragraph shall be limited to such documents or classes of documents only , or as to such only of the matters in question , as may be specified in the order , or ( ii ) if satisfied that discovery by all or any of the parties is not necessary , order that there shall be no discovery of documents by any or all of the parties ; and the court shall make such an order if and so far as it is of opinion that discovery is not necessary either for disposing fairly of the action or for saving costs ; ( c ) where liability is admitted or in an action for personal injuries arising out of a road accident , discovery shall be limited to disclosure of any documents relating to the amount of damages ; ( d ) the provisions of Ord 14 of these rules relating to inspection of documents shall apply where discovery is made under this paragraph as it applies where discovery is made under that Order . |
| 14 | The Roslavl' Party report for 15 March hinted at the reason for this order when it revealed that peasants were of the view that the volost' authorities were imbued with self-seeking ( shkurnichestvo ) ; Soviet Russia was turning into a ‘ purely bourgeois republic ’ . |
| 15 | The Arts Council gave a substantial grant to this scheme as it felt that it emphasised artists ‘ opportunities and practice , rather than the institution and its curatorial staff . |
| 16 | The pro-Palestinian faction of the National Front expressed this view when it asserted that Zionism was an empire ‘ which menaces the whole world ’ ; Zionism was ‘ an iceberg of hidden power of which the bandit state of Israel is only the cruel tip … |
| 17 | The Board rejected this view as it considers that only shareholders are owners of a company and hence the issue of warrants which are not subsequently exercised represents a gain . |
| 18 | The Japanese like to negotiate each issue as it arises and there is an assumption that each party is prepared to make substantial accommodations to the other . |
| 19 | If that is the carrot to persuade this Parliament to give up such independence as it possesses and to move it on from the treaty of Rome , I would want a lot of persuading that that was in our best interests . |
| 20 | Japan does not have the facilities to produce as much plutonium as it needs and plans to import 153 tonnes of the highly volatile material from Britain and France between 1992 and 2000 . |
| 21 | The Beveridge Report referred to both of these consequences when it argued that social security benefits should be of subsistence level only , allowing the individual , if he so wished , to make his own provision for higher benefits through voluntary insurance — which should also be positively encouraged by the government through tax allowances . |
| 22 | ‘ Everything flat and grey , no real joy over anything , nothing to look forward to , just somehow getting through each day as it comes and giving a sigh of relief when it 's finally over . |
| 23 | The Commission has many allies when it argues that enlarging the Community will provide the impetus necessary for closer Political integration . |
| 24 | What a turnaround for a Government which only a couple of years ago actually raised more money than it spent and was dedicated to not borrowing . |
| 25 | Perhaps the display asked more questions than it answered but it 's clear that the young stars are staking claims early . |
| 26 | the prison system has a tendency to create more problems than it receives and has an equal tendency to fail inmates because , out of its survival fear , it tends to respond to corporate threats , real or imaginary , rather than the real problems of inmates . |
| 27 | Conceptually it was tempting to argue that greater flexibility would allow the sentencing court more discretion if it concluded that full suspension could not be justified , but that a brief experience of imprisonment might have some deterrent effect without first offenders remaining long enough in prison to become acclimatized . |
| 28 | Oden found that Sweden imported far more pollution than it exported because of the prevailing winds . |
| 29 | New clause 3 touches on those issues because it proposes that , after consultation with the Audit Commission , the chief inspector ought to be able to ’ undertake studies in connection with his functions to improve efficiency , economy and effectiveness in the management of schools ’ . |
| 30 | There are a number of reasons for this which could take all day to expound , but the main reason and the one I shall elaborate is that industrialised agriculture nearly always consumes more energy than it produces and is living off capital in the form of fossil fuels . |