Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [conj] it [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After the Man City match we walked back to the Adelphi but it was shut . |
| 2 | Anthills are often seen decorated with flowers , and small offerings of food are displayed near the base when it is known that a Cobra is in residence . |
| 3 | Thirdly , you should hook the opponent 's foot in the direction that it is pointing because this is the line of least resistance . |
| 4 | Now remember that a helicopter , unlike a conventional aircraft , does not necessarily have to be pointing in the direction that it is moving and that the pilot must tell the tail where to go at all times . |
| 5 | Luckily , this was not damaged by the hurricane because it was kept at the EAA Museum in Oshkosh . |
| 6 | That 's why the baby 's attached to the navel when it 's born ; he puts it in and the baby comes out . ’ |
| 7 | The theory remains a controversial one but Dr Kinlen told The Scotsman that it is becoming harder to dismiss the findings as no more than chance . |
| 8 | He is only the fourth Irishman to win the award since it was introduced in 1951 , and the first since former world featherweight champion Barry McGuigan ten years ago . |
| 9 | The league won the award because it was judged to be the association doing the most for its member bands . |
| 10 | It 's just we got the board and it 's taking up all the room in the playroom and yet you 're not playing with it . |
| 11 | Hugh you 've been minister of the parish of Inverleith here in Edinburgh for the past seventeen years , and I understand you were one of the very first vice convenors of the Board when it was set up eight years ago having already served the church on the former Interchurch Relations Committee . |
| 12 | Danforth 's efforts to draw up a compromise bill followed the approval of a Democrat-sponsored civil rights bill by the House of Representatives and a pledge by Bush that he would veto the measure if it was endorsed by the Senate . |
| 13 | The thing is , we ordered it went back in the afternoon and it was cut and put on the side , I had to have it did n't I ? |
| 14 | There may be snags and complications but , provided there is no great delay , the cost depends on decision : the money that it is intended to spend . |
| 15 | When the government spends the money and it is deposited in the banks , the banks ' balances at the Bank of England will be restored . |
| 16 | While reluctant to divulge exactly the new creative strategy , Hind confirms the forthcoming campaign will drop the old line , ‘ Pickles that bite back ’ devised by Still Price for the brand when it was owned by Brooke Bond . |
| 17 | In essence , they are settled by the application of legal principles and rules to the particular facts of the case as it is presented to the judge ( and , in some cases , a jury ) . |
| 18 | Usually , these will commence from the possession date , but this is not always the case and it is suggested that , unless the agreed form of lease makes it clear , liability with regard to service charges and insurance should be dealt with in this clause . |
| 19 | Perhaps the hon. Member for Cardiff , North agrees with me that , although one knows what the problem is and the damage that it is causing , it is very difficult to get anything done about it . |
| 20 | In de Man 's case , this structure confuses the issues of " the text as it is " and " the text as it is construed " . |
| 21 | Once again the Macintosh has the upper hand with its graphics capability but for much of this market WYSIWYG is irrelevant , the trained operator ‘ knows ’ what 's going to happen to the text when it is run out on the page printer or phototypesetter . |
| 22 | It did not purport to deal with all the subject matter of the field and it was believed that : |
| 23 | He , or the second horseman , did this for the whole of the field until it was marked out in equally spaced stetches . |
| 24 | St. Mary 's are appealing against the decision but it is understood the housing trust are considering an alternative site . |
| 25 | Mr de Klerk telephoned Mrs Thatcher at the Conservative conference in Blackpool to tell her of the decision before it was announced in South Africa . |
| 26 | ‘ There is absolutely no sense in anyone protesting against the decision when it is announced , ’ said Fifa 's head of competitions , Miguel Galan . |
| 27 | Thus at a self-service station , as in the case of a non self-service one , property in the petrol passes to the buyer when it is poured into his tank , R. v. McHugh ( 1977 D.C. ) . |
| 28 | It was not then thought proper to display a microphone in the pulpit so it was disguised as a Bible- — a Bible of curious proportions , delicately mounted on two stubby white pillars . |
| 29 | ‘ Yes , he was wounded in the foot but it 's healed now . ’ |
| 30 | It marked the end of the long process of transformations — starting with the seething leaves of the plant , then the reeking green stage of the first steepings , and the sulphurous yellow stage of the liquor before it was exposed to the air , then binding with the air , it gradually turned to blue . |