Example sentences of "[noun] [v-ing] [conj] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Seagram 's victory in the 1991 Grand National was an extraordinary coincidence occurring as it did in the final year of the company 's sponsorship of the race . |
| 2 | In contrast , antibodies against C/EBPδ ( 27 ) completely abolish the IL-6 induced complex suggesting that it contains C/EBP δ/NF-IL6; β . |
| 3 | Jan. 27 USC broadcasts statement on Radio Mogadishu announcing that it had taken over the government . |
| 4 | Powerboating may not have the international pull or prestige of car racing but it does pack in the crowds … |
| 5 | He had to dodge in to the roadside as an open-backed van loaded with milk-crates passed , its brakelights glowing as it slowed to take in the bend . |
| 6 | 1.15 In Gregory 's case the plaintiff , who was injured in a way that could have been avoided by wearing a seat belt , suffered a 40 per cent total reduction since he was also travelling as a passenger in a car knowing that it had defective brakes . |
| 7 | DELL PLAYS THE FIELD LOOKING AS IT REVIEWS ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF CASH |
| 8 | Some of the manifestations of septic shock , such as hypotension , haemoconcentration , and gastrointestinal ulceration were reported to be mimicked after intravenous administration of platelet activating factor in rats suggesting that it plays a role in this syndrome . |
| 9 | And he had to spend a good part of the campaign explaining that it meant caution and not complacency . |
| 10 | The main thing to prevent is a solid sheet of ice forming because it acts like a lid and prevents the escape of poisonous gases , given off by deteriorating pond vegetation . |
| 11 | The names and addresses of these bureaux are listed in Appendix I. A Green Card furnished at frontiers ensures smooth passage establishing as it does the existence of a country 's compulsory motor insurance . |
| 12 | For example , in Malone v. Metropolitan Police Commissioner it was held that since there was no law against telephone tapping and it did not amount to any common law wrong , it was not unlawful for the police to engage in it . |
| 13 | The MNR responded with a statement issued in Nairobi saying that it had accepted the mediators ' invitation to direct talks but that Chissano was delaying " to extend his time in power " . |
| 14 | It focuses on the extent to which areas of socially heterogeneous private renting have been replaced by areas of higher economic status owner occupation and lower status council renting and it examines the nature of processes involved . |
| 15 | Even Rampant Rottweilers are preferable to an XR2 with a double row of headlights blazing as it roars up behind you and a sticker in the back window which taunts you with ‘ Blondes Have More Fun ’ as it races past into the distance . |
| 16 | Swell waves running on to a coast break when the forward motion of particles at the wave crest exceeds the forward movement of the wave as a whole , a state of affairs caused by the wave retarding as it runs into shallow water and sometimes over-naively attributed to friction with the sea bottom . |
| 17 | The real question that the hon. Gentleman should put is to his own party : how will it keep tax and spending plans going if it does not have the benefit of privatisation revenues ? |
| 18 | It followed Iraq 's formal acceptance that it would comply with a UN directive demanding that it submit by March 27 a comprehensive plan for the destruction of equipment and installations used for its ballistic missiles programme . |
| 19 | The arguments centred on scheduling , with Serbia and Montenegro insisting that referendums should take place in each republic at the same time and with the same questions , Croatia announcing that it had already scheduled its referendum for May 19 , Macedonia asking for a postponement of the deadline to mid-June , and Bosnia-Hercegovina suggesting that the referendum should take place in two stages . |
| 20 | The Oceanis thundered down the middle of the harbour , the anchor crunching as it picked up several chains on the bottom . |
| 21 | ‘ They left his body lying where it fell for three days , as a warning to the other prisoners . |
| 22 | It 's difficult to win the National two years running but it has been done . ’ |
| 23 | Later , in exile , she defended the festival saying that it brought to Iran purist , traditional art form all over the world . |
| 24 | What is it cheaper cos I say it 's never too late actually for wine making cos it depends what you can |
| 25 | Fans wrote letters to the band enthusing and it prompted them to include the rustic version on the CD , cassette and French version of the single . |
| 26 | ‘ We do not wish to bring any disgrace or dishonour on the guild from our cart collapsing as it rolls through the streets of Cheapside . ’ |
| 27 | IBM Personal Systems Business Unit Europe/Middle East/Africa says it had record volume of sales in the first quarter of this year , and points to Dataquest figures suggesting that it outshipped its nearest competitor by 66% during the last quarter of 1992 and the first quarter of 1993 — gaining 4% in market share over the previous six months ; the company also said it reorganised its manufacturing and distribution operations at its Greenock , Scotland , plant , cutting distribution costs for its ValuePoint and ThinkPad brands by more than 65% , cutting its inventory by 17% since the end of 1992 ; this magnitude of savings will also be realised for the PS/2 and PS/1 lines this year . |
| 28 | The problem there I would suggest is the timescale between the things happening and it getting to the regulator and being digested . |
| 29 | I would suggest is the timescale between these things happening and it getting to the regulator and being digested . |
| 30 | Their jit jive music keeps the listener moving as it blends high energy , finger-picking good guitar melodies with deep African rhythms and percussion . |