Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] it [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Its growth was to cause a storm of protest in the next century from archbishops less inclined to travel than Sigeric ; but we need not doubt that it arose because Sigeric and his like were delighted to have an excuse to go on pilgrimage , and the diary he has left of his movements dwells especially on the many churches in Rome worth a pilgrim 's attention . |
| 2 | Whilst what is meant by ‘ organised backlash ’ is never made clear , it is probably not unreasonable to infer that it implies that it occurred after 1968 and within a limited historical period . |
| 3 | Also , I 'd like to come over all clichéd now and say that it seems that you do get what you pay for , and while the Hohner is a very capable bass I would personally bypass this mid-price level and put the money to something else . |
| 4 | To my great surprise and that of everyone else , I found that it meant that black holes are not completely black . |
| 5 | Miss Hannah Hauxwell , dressed in men 's trousers and old jacket so torn that it looked as though savaging by wolf packs had once been part of her daily routine , looked at me mildly . |
| 6 | The sonnet which apparently seeks to contain the truth of the youth 's beauty so as to gain power and control over it , exposes that it destroys and banishes the youth 's beauty . |
| 7 | We 're out there riding as hard as we can and if that gives any of the supporters any sort of er consolation , I do n't know if it does or not , but it — we 're really giving our best all the time and er win , lose or draw you 'll always find us every time we 've got a doing our best and er although often some people might shout and scream and give us a hard time , er it 's not for , for lack of trying , I mean nobody wants to finish last and er me even more than most , so just get behind us and shout and scream and we 'll try our hardest . |
| 8 | Leave the chocolate to stand until it cools and the mixture thickens slightly . |
| 9 | There is , however , a difference between imposing liability where the company has collapsed and it emerges that a director has been in total dereliction of duty or something close to it , and using the law to promote managerial dynamism . |
| 10 | Dependence often develops , but need not necessarily be discouraged unless it persists when the patient has managed to overcome most or all of his problems . |
| 11 | It matters because it means that a trust can be construed even from words which look rather unpromising . |
| 12 | " I do n't know whether it does or not , " said Nenna . |
| 13 | ‘ I really do n't know whether it does or not … |
| 14 | They did not know whether it cleared because people had left voluntarily , or because people had been evicted , but clear it did . |
| 15 | However , when searching for a particular route from the ‘ z ’ , a linear search must be employed to establish whether it exists or not , which slows down the search time compared with the 26-way tree where all 26 routes are allocated . |
| 16 | A spokesman for the OFT said the complaints would be considered before it decided whether to demand assurances concerning the company 's future behaviour . |
| 17 | They walked towards the unsteady steps , and a figure took shape out of the darkness , weaving as it came and blinking dazedly as the lantern was lifted to illuminate its face . |
| 18 | Nigel : ‘ It beats as it sweeps as it plugs up the hole in the ozone layer ? ’ |
| 19 | The issue of selecting an NSF candidate for the ( as yet unannounced ) presidential elections was not resolved when it emerged that any candidate would be required to endorse Roman 's programme . |
| 20 | Jackie and Jaafer insist that it stands and are prepared to take the company on in court . |
| 21 | Before another reading of this poem on the same visit , he announced that it began where he had begun , and that it ended where he and his wife hoped to end — in the parish church of a Somerset village ; he could see now the pattern of his life completed . |
| 22 | When the barrister made his remark he was not aware that no such document existed , although he believed that it did because of what his client had said in evidence . |
| 23 | There was no fundamental weakness in the PWR design and British safety standards would ensure that it operated as well as the best . |
| 24 | The process of arbitrage would ensure that it occurs although in reality market participants would alter rates immediately , so that arbitrage opportunities did not occur . |
| 25 | Other hospitals will also bring their rubbish to be burnt in Gloucester — the hospital says that it hopes that as far as local people are concerned waste wo n't now be a dirty word . |
| 26 | He says that it shows that staff acted properly . |
| 27 | Although the Shorter Oxford Dictionary says that it means that the person has drunk ‘ intoxicating liquor to an extent which affects steady self-control , ’ it is arguable that the person must have taken intoxicating liquor to excess so that he has lost the power of self control . |
| 28 | Will he also confirm that it recommended that Cardiff bay should be included in the Severn estuary special protection area ? |
| 29 | Moscow has said that it recognises that GRID 's potential exists in the effective use of advanced methods of collecting and analyzing the results of land , aerial and space monitoring of the environment , such monitoring being " an important element in early forecasts of ecological catastrophes " . |
| 30 | The European Commission has said that it hopes that the projects will receive formal approval by the end of the year . |