Example sentences of "[vb -s] it [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Along zones of plate convergence , especially where these occur along the margins — of continents ( such as along the west coast of South America ) , buckling of the oceanic lithosphere causes it to founder and sink into the underlying asthenosphere , thereby forming a subduction zone . |
| 2 | your car is damaged while it is parked and unattended or a motor trader has it to service or repair it ; or |
| 3 | your car is damaged while it is parked and unattended or a motor trader has it to service or repair it ; or |
| 4 | What instruments has it employed and with what degree of success has it pursued the task of reform ? |
| 5 | Indeed so popular has it become that its designer has achieved the ultimate scientific accolade of eponymy ( having a phenomenon , method or piece of equipment named after oneself ) , for the apparatus is known as the ‘ morris water maze ’ ( Figure 9.5 ) and within the last few years has virtually replaced the skinner box as necessary equipment for all psychology labs . |
| 6 | If it is how has it happened and who erm er who 's to blame ? |
| 7 | He accepts it happened and he is appalled by it , ’ he said . |
| 8 | The laibon wants it understood that it has taken him some time to trace the trouble back to this incident . |
| 9 | It 's a bit on t'spongy side , so Aah wants it finished afore t'rains come . ’ |
| 10 | Barry wants it done but I wo n't let him . |
| 11 | Fleet diesel sales grew by 15.6 per cent last year , and Brookman naturally wants it known that Peugeot picked up the lion 's share . |
| 12 | When this happens it means that the animal has suffered some kind of temperature-increasing illness , such as a prolonged fever , or possibly some kind of shock or trauma . |
| 13 | We are going ahead with our projects and have no comment on what any other company says it does or does not own . ’ |
| 14 | A badger protection group says it fears that savage dogs are being set upon badgers in a remote area . |
| 15 | A badger protection group says it fears that savage dogs are being set upon the animals in a remote area . |
| 16 | If the electric buses prove popular the county council says it hopes that all buses running in the city centre will be electric by the turn of the century . |
| 17 | Informix says it recognises that implementing SNI 's dictionary is only an interim technical solution to what is a much wider problem — which is its need for a comprehensive , master dictionary that embraces a full range of its products . |
| 18 | SNH says it doubts whether smaller local authorities could maintain effective strategic planning which it sees as crucial to the continued conservation and enhancement of Scotland 's natural heritage . |
| 19 | She says it slipped and set off the magic eye which set the baler off which crushed the bottom part of my leg causing me to lose the tissue and muscle from my ankle up to my shin . |
| 20 | The company says it believes that Macrovision may be applicable in interactive video products such as Philips ' Compact Disk-Interactive , games machines and multimedia computers . |
| 21 | As part of the fall-out from the Quorum/Apple controversy , Apple says it believes that Equal , the end user-oriented software Quorum has in development , ‘ will not be Macintosh compatible ’ unless Quorum infringes Apple 's intellectual property further . |
| 22 | British Rail Engineering says it accepts that Mr Hayward was exposed to asbestos at work which led to his death.But it disputes the amount claimed.The Judge will decide on the claim tomorrow . |
| 23 | She says it looks like finance is more important than old people . |
| 24 | Sun says it did and still is delivering the thing in volume — it 's just not enough to meet backorders . |
| 25 | Meon says it regrets that the Postlethwaites had to bring the gun to their attention and is advising all villa owners to remove dangerous articles from their properties . |
| 26 | And in case anyone thought that that was the end of the bad news , the company says it expects that its revenue for the first quarter to September 27 will be below analysts ' expectations and that it will incur a loss for the quarter . |
| 27 | I do n't really believe any of this , but the fact that he even says it means that something 's come over him . |
| 28 | He says it means if a planning permission is granted , tenants farmers can loose all or part of their land or buildings . |
| 29 | The door opened unexpectedly , and he would have fallen into the dark kitchen were it not for the fact that after four inches it jarred and stuck . |
| 30 | He sees it formed and shaped by ‘ the yeoman farmer , the game-keeper , the potter , the tinker , the Nottingham coal-miner , and the Yorkshire factory hand ’ . |