Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] [conj] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I , I have a quandary here cos I 'm not quite sure whether I should be asking a question or proposing something against the deliverance but I have attended and er listened to a number of debates arising out of this matter of er the baptism of children and time and again it 's struck me that it starts off about baptism but it turns out to be a discussion about the parents . |
| 2 | Let's have a defence review so both the military and the industries are prepared for change when it comes . ’ |
| 3 | It is worth money and it costs money . |
| 4 | The programme is open to people who have been mulling over an idea for some time and experts will give it the commercial analysis it needs and , if it stands up , the business planning and search for funding that it merits . |
| 5 | In a ‘ thank-you ’ letter , Finance Administrator Roy Butt said the Hospice relied on the public sector for funding and it appreciated the Centre 's and support . |
| 6 | A Department of Agriculture might function more effectively for agriculture if it did not take on , unnecessarily and confusingly , a role in food marketing . |
| 7 | As well as the points mentioned there are the usual claims for Latin that it improves competence in English , facilitates the learning of other languages and so on . |
| 8 | That humans also fail on these sentences was regarded as support that it reflected how humans process ambiguity although arguments exist against this inference ( Briscoe , 1987 ) . |
| 9 | One aspect of the contra proferentem rule is that , if there is more than one possible head of liability one of which is liability for negligence , then an exemption clause will not be interpreted as excluding liability for negligence unless it does so in clear terms . |
| 10 | The green staff worked miracles to get the course fit for play after it had been under water from Thursday night 's storms . |
| 11 | But poetry can appear " light " , for instance if it lacks the explicitly solemn moralizations of a Langland . |
| 12 | Regalism can best be defined as Erastianism and it represented little more than the modernization and systematization of the traditional claim of the crown to control what it considered the temporal aspects of church government . |
| 13 | It 's more likely to throw everyone off course if it happens in a little room with a small audience . |
| 14 | It is very good for creativity but it does have some other problems . |
| 15 | She was hardworking and industrious , and in her work as a contracts officer enjoyed the challenge of getting value for money when it came to servicing the needs of the company 's departments . |
| 16 | WHAT constitutes value for money when it comes to food and drink ? |
| 17 | As for the Signature model , it 's certainly slick but I honestly do n't know where all the money 's gone ; the JD Tele is infinitely better value for money and it makes the price tag on the US-made version look very questionable indeed . |
| 18 | Clive had a stammer and had learnt through regression that it had originated when he had been the subject of bullying at school . |
| 19 | There 's a site to which this Society objected on Wetherby Road in Harrogate which we thought did n't need developing at all , but in practice the District Council decided they wanted it for industry because it considered the need for industry to be so great and we have along this frontage of Wetherby Road a row of three car showrooms and a token spot of industry behind it . |
| 20 | God knows , the threat of a changed will is a hoary old chestnut as a motive for murder but it remains a perfectly good one . |
| 21 | Even if it is n't true , James 's position was an excellent stimulus for research as it forced people who would adopt an alternative position to consider very carefully how else emotions might come about . |
| 22 | The lack of effect of age on survival in our study has significant implications for workload as it confounds the view that treatment of elderly people with severe acute renal failure is not indicated . |
| 23 | Orthodox accounts , as we have seen , tend to ignore or explain away evidence for variability when it does not have reflexes in present-day RP . |
| 24 | The difference between industry as it exists today and a profession is then , simple and unmistakable . |
| 25 | ‘ We need him as president because it takes him off the streets , ’ said his close pal , David Leopoulis . |
| 26 | Other countries apparently more successful than us , never seem to mind change , the British do for fear that it diminishes their lot in life . |
| 27 | United Biscuits was one of the few fallers after confirmation that it had sold its Terry 's chocolate division to Kraft of the U.S. in a deal worth £220 million . |
| 28 | He stood mesmerized by a giant wave , shooting picture after picture until it came right over and dragged him out . |
| 29 | He said the Kenton Road unit was vital to the 30 adults who have regularly relied on it for help since it began as a pilot project two years ago . |
| 30 | The owners feel spurned , wondering why their cat has not come to them for help when it feels seriously ill . |