Example sentences of "[conj] it [vb -s] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dr Margaret Ashwell told the conference that the worst form of middle-age spread was around the middle as the traditional beer-belly shape meant more fat was concentrated where it does most harm — around the internal organs . |
| 2 | Where it 's already got A C G just after , is that the C O C T one , Jayne or just a careers officer one ? |
| 3 | A package of new loans made public last week reveals that the nation will move away from its traditional hunting ground of French-speaking Africa , where it has always had a science presence , and towards English-speaking and Latin American nations and the Far East . |
| 4 | Plugs or outlets too , are often fitted in a haphazard way around the room , with the result that when a lamp is placed where it seems most needed , it frequently has to trail a dangerous mess of flex or wire with it . |
| 5 | Parma ham is available ready sliced in small packets , but this is an expensive way to but it , although it does always ensure good , even pieces . |
| 6 | The manual includes some incredibly helpful diagrams , although it does occasionally lapse into the incomprehensible jargon and figures which are common to most printer documentation . |
| 7 | MI6 is supposed to operate only outside Britain although it does occasionally get involved in projects within Britain such as the Crabb affair of 1956 ( see Chapter 3 ) , which was bungled from start to finish . |
| 8 | To expect a sudden conversion to spiritual belief is to expect too much ( although it does sometimes happen ) and fortunately it is completely unnecessary . |
| 9 | Although it does now say on paper what party they are , it never used |
| 10 | Although it has yet to join the DIA , IBM said it is evaluating AlphaWindows technology and is in ‘ active discussions ’ with a UK company — thought to be Microvitec — about a possible OEM deal to be announced by the end of the year . |
| 11 | It was reported in yesterday 's press , however , that North Korea has now agreed to the principle of the nuclear-free Korean peninsula , although it has yet to confirm that it will open up its nuclear installations at Yongbyon and any underground sites to inspection . |
| 12 | Although it has yet to displace the older established metal in western sentiment , court jewellers have for some time been using platinum as a more appropriate setting for diamonds than gold . |
| 13 | Although it has recently become fashionable to subject judges to ( usually ill-informed ) public criticism , even in Parliament , and although it is no longer unknown for demands for the removal of judges to be voiced in the House of Commons ( as when Sir John Donaldson incurred opprobrium as President of the National Industrial Relations Court for applying the law which Parliament itself had passed ) Parliament has still , in modern times , to remove a judge in this manner . |
| 14 | Although it has now become a way of life , I still find it disturbing . |
| 15 | To date this explosion has n't been that much more than a damp November 5th squib , although it has undoubtedly increased the awareness of the business community that there is rather more to making a presentation than a hand-written flipchart . |
| 16 | Two years later the moratorium was confirmed , although it has never become a formal agreement . |
| 17 | Since 1937 the Marble Palace , a masterpiece of early Russian classical architecture designed by Antonio Rinaldi between 1768 and 1785 , has been occupied by the Lenin Memorial Museum , although it has never had any links with Lenin . |
| 18 | He said : ‘ I feel I am ready for it although it has only come along because Stuart is injured . |
| 19 | The lake that it creates probably serves to protect the beaver 's lodge from predators . |
| 20 | Yet ITV regards its competition so seriously that it refuses even to allow Sky the traditional news access to its exclusive sponsored events or permit the EBU to pass on its pictures from events such as athletics ' European Cup . |
| 21 | Can sport retain an ethical base or will its involvement with television mean that it becomes completely dominated and determined by financial considerations ? |
| 22 | Although there are no studies for El Salvador , research in Mexico shows that the weight of the basket can cause damage to the spinal column , so that it becomes slightly twisted and exerts pressure on the uterus . |
| 23 | It does n't follow that the cap/name link disappears but that it becomes so to say transpersonalized . |
| 24 | As the phonemic contrasts in one 's own language are " built in " , it can be expected that it takes longer to detach oneself from these contrasts than it takes to master the actual pronunciation . |
| 25 | The advantage of this structure is that it responds swiftly to meet most developments whether from competition , government or consumer bodies . |
| 26 | It maintains that the amount has already been accounted for and that it remains financially sound . |
| 27 | Baronworth Investment Services ( 081–518 1218 ) , which prints a weekly update of best buys , runs a special deal with accountants who can not act as direct agents for bond issuers , and splits any commission 50/50 , but emphasises that it does also recommend bonds that pay no commission . |
| 28 | So should a school like this one equip for the realities of unforgiveness of the world outside , or should it be much more generous in the way it shows forgiveness and can a school be organised so that it does actually reflect Christ 's teaching on forgiveness . |
| 29 | It is also important to check that the limited company has already been incorporated and that it does actually have the power to own the property . |
| 30 | Whenever in relation to a loved person , idealized place or personal indulgence I find myself pushing out of mind some disagreeable thought , its relevance ( as distinct from its importance ) is not in doubt ; it is enough that it does spontaneously move me against what I have decided for . |