Example sentences of "['s] [noun pl] [verb] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , the scale of the Bank 's operations makes it improbable that even a substantial increase in its consumer lending would make a very great impact on credit options available to people in lower socio-economic groups . |
| 2 | Ross Buckland , Unigate 's chief executive , said : ‘ The nature of Clifford 's operations makes it an exceptional fit : strengthening Unigate 's existing operations and offering benefits of integration and the prospect of further expansion of our food interests . ’ |
| 3 | It was also transmitted south-westwards , into Egypt and along the coast of North Africa , where it would come into much more direct contact with the coalescing orthodoxy of Rome — and , despite Rome 's attempts to suppress it , exercise a more discernible influence on the evolution of Christianity in Western Europe . |
| 4 | many children 's solicitors found it difficult to determine the child 's competence to give instructions . |
| 5 | Her room was pleasant and airy ; a front room , probably the best in the house , and Aunt Louise 's possessions gave it quite an air . |
| 6 | Feminist psychology 's greater awareness of the discipline 's complexities makes it more conscious of psychologists ' social construction than traditional psychologists are , and more uncertain about psychologists ' status as rational , unified subjects . |
| 7 | How much of the variation in a security 's returns does it actually explain ? |
| 8 | People 's fingers snarl it worse |
| 9 | The firm curd is squeezed through the cheesemaker 's fingers to break it into small particles — they must be small or the finished cheese will be of an uneven texture . |
| 10 | The spate of recent disturbances , aggravated by high prices , housing shortages and the cut in food subsidies imposed during the Gulf war , led the government 's opponents to accuse it of ignoring the poor . |
| 11 | Paul 's opponents found it easier to agree in synod on his unworthiness for office than to eject him from the episcopal residence . |
| 12 | CGI , which has 13.3% of Computer Horizons , and is regarded by the board as a hostile shareholder , argues that the company 's plans make it extremely difficult and expensive for another company to acquire Computer Horizons , and must be eliminated to make management accountable and maximise shareholder value . |
| 13 | She felt she was blushing all the time on these trips , at the conditions of life they were intruding upon , at Jannie 's plans to turn it to their advantage , at Jannie 's evident affection for her . |
| 14 | Hathaway wanted the scene played one way , Hopper wanted to do it another ; they battled for seven hours and eighty-six takes before Hopper finally bowed to the director 's wishes to do it straight . |
| 15 | She could have asked for the moon , and seen the clansmen climb on each other 's shoulders to reach it down for her . |
| 16 | By 1935 the success of the children 's books made it possible for Ransome to buy a sea-going boat once again . |
| 17 | To be sure of providing physicists with details of the world beyond the standard model , the SSC 's designers decided it had to be able to make particles with masses of one trillion electron volts ( 1TeV ) . |
| 18 | Penny 's eyes followed it u it darted upward — and then they became riveted . |
| 19 | DeVore 's eyes took it all in with great interest . |
| 20 | When things are going wrong the Government 's supporters call it a failure of presentation and everyone trots out the old excuse that ‘ we are not getting the message across ’ . |
| 21 | The law 's supporters call it a victory for truth in advertising , which they predict will protect the market for authentic Indian crafts from cheap imported imitations . |
| 22 | On board the steamer the two of them were talking about what would happen to the title if Lord Woodleigh was to die before they had any children , and Lord Woodleigh said — Sven Hjerson 's ears heard it — although now you get the estate . |
| 23 | These are the leather straps you put round the bird 's legs to hold it on the glove that you have to wear when you handle birds of prey . |
| 24 | Did Kelly 's kids watch it ? |
| 25 | Too run-down and curiously situated to appeal to most families , it had stood empty for several years before Frankie 's parents made it their home . |
| 26 | After a spell at the rehabilitation centre , Guy 's parents realized it was a mistake , and tried to have him transferred to a specialist stroke rehabilitation centre in London , even though this was a long way from home . |
| 27 | Chloe 's parents say it 's a sentence that 's totally inadequate . |
| 28 | ‘ Yes — Rosie 's parents own it . |
| 29 | The allied warship fired off warning shots across the Korean ship 's bows to make it stop , but it was cleared to continue it 's voyage . |
| 30 | ‘ The King 's Commissioners sealed it off . |