Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] it [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | We suggest that it enables the parents to pay a compliment to close friends by inviting them to be godparents . |
| 2 | Accounts of their trial suggest that it took the form of a political witch-hunt , with the intention of intimidating other critics of the government . |
| 3 | Our journeys on the whiteboard suggest that it holds the key to our concepts of beauty . |
| 4 | In a surprise move , NEC Corp has approached Convex Computer Corp and proposed that it market the Convex C3 minisupercomputers in Japan to plug the gap below its own SX3 supercomputers . |
| 5 | Before opting , the landlord should know that it covers the whole land and buildings within its curtilage , buildings linked internally or by covered walkways , parades , precincts and other complexes divided into separate units ( Sch 6A , para 3(3) and ( 5 ) ) . |
| 6 | In spite of all this secrecy , I happen to know that it takes the form of a humorous catalogue of my supposed states of mind , arranged from one to ten like the Beaufort Scale . |
| 7 | The emphasis was now to be increasingly on service , given to and paid for by the state , which assumed the right to appoint its commanders ( this was made easier by the fact that all accepted the state 's money for service in war ) and to demand that it got the best available in return for its money . |
| 8 | Proponents of relocation , however , say that it offers the only long-term chance for the rhino to recover . |
| 9 | They say that it wes the different claes that done it — the way the butler dressed — an it hed looked at the claes an taen a bad wey o the claes . |
| 10 | That is quite a lot ; but why be more ambitious and say that it makes the place of mind in Nature more intelligible to us ? |
| 11 | Straining away from him , gasping with tortured gratification , she found that it seemed the most natural thing in the world to her when she was swept up in his arms and carried through into the bedroom , to be laid gently down on the soft duvet . |
| 12 | I started playing the bodhran this summer and I disagree that it distorts the music . |
| 13 | The family must demonstrate that it has the capacity to work with its conscious or unconscious feelings of threat from blacks . |
| 14 | Attempting to copy a decorative technique can confirm or disprove that it produces the same appearance and microstructure observed on the original item . |
| 15 | when you turn your key it suddenly clicks and it clicks the thingy forward |
| 16 | ( 21 ) John has two PhDs +> I believe he has , and have adequate evidence that he has ( 22 ) Does your farm contain 400 acres ? +> I do n't know that it does , and I want to know if it does The first of these provides an explanation for " Moore 's paradox " , namely the unacceptability of utterances like ( 23 ) : ( 23 ) ? ? |
| 17 | Pyramid says it is happy enough with the specifications for MIPS ' next-generation R5000 and R10000 but says it 'll wait until it sees the things before it believes the projections . |
| 18 | I would like to see the earth grow and everything in the earth grow until it touched the skids of heaven , and no one could be dead . |
| 19 | Lentils coming from Ethiopia , you get wheat from the States , rice from the States , ap apples from France , tea from India , coffee from Brazil and Columbia , sugar from the Windward Islands , bananas from all over the place , you know those are the things that keep us alive , no , you know , whether we one think they are or not , but I mean them things are what keeps the economy alive for one , it 's also what keeps us personally alive if you do n't know why we take an interest in Third World issues , I would say that it 's that , we 're dependent on these countries , we could produce enough foods for our own needs , but we would n't have oranges , coffee , tea , sugar , you know cos we ca n't grow them in this country we , we really depend on those things to stay alive , and for that reason alone we should have some kind of interest , if you went to Kenya for example they would be staggered at how little you know about their country given how much they know about yours they know a lot about this country , a lot of it is a bit loopy , but then what you know about their country is probably a bit off centre as well , and you know I hope that this is something that we 're reversing in this section , our perceptions of the Third World or the south or whatever we choose to call it , colour a lot of the things that we think and do and say and it increases the amount of racism that there is around us all , all those kind of things , erm and I think that it is really important to look at what a perception is , you know , for example what 's your perception of this ? |
| 20 | It was shimmering , incandescent , as the colours deepened and the long blue-black tail unfurled and stiffened until it gained the strength to fly . |
| 21 | It 's included because it amuses the punters . |
| 22 | The debate was revealing because it exposed the core of racism and bigotry beneath the liberal rhetoric of Canada 's much vaunted multiculturalism . |
| 23 | It will not be easy but , even if it emerges as a successful project in the early 1990s , it will have succeeded because it suited the market , rather than because it was implemented as national policy . |
| 24 | The creature is attracted because it has the pleasure of satisfied desire , in this case its own particular form of hunger . |
| 25 | Councillors say while it appears the situation is a fait accompli , they feel they should take every opportunity to save the home . |
| 26 | As I write , I make assumptions about what my reader already knows about language and language learning , about the common ground of knowledge , and what he or she can not be expected to know since it concerns the idiosyncrasies of my own view of these matters . |
| 27 | The tenant should nevertheless consider whether it wishes the specified risks to include subsidence , the sprinkler system ( if any ) , aerial devices other than aircraft and impact other than road vehicles , among others . |
| 28 | The market for conveyancing services provided to commercial firms will also be studied to establish whether it requires the same degree of self regulation as the market for domestic conveyancing . |
| 29 | Although he broke his collar bone and fractured his skull , he was saved from fatal injuries because his body was limp and simply bounced when it hit the tarmac . |
| 30 | It overflows into a 3″ diameter down tube where the water is re-oxygenated as it enters the main tank . |