Example sentences of "[prep] its [adv] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We can only assume that Sussex did not diverge too far from the rest of the southern English religious experience , after its rather late entry into the fold . |
| 2 | But the politicians have also seen research in the arts , social and natural sciences , as a vital part of national development : the government has been a generous sponsor of research , partly to underpin West Germany 's thriving high technology industries , and partly to continue rebuilding intellectual life after its almost total dissolution in the 1930s . |
| 3 | The permanent collections of the Reina Sofía opened officially on 10 September with Picasso 's masterpiece as its holy of holies after its much contested transfer from the Prado in July . |
| 4 | And IBM Corp is finally ready to take the wraps off its highly parallel processing system it is developing . |
| 5 | With brute strength ( it took at least ten horses to shift even one medium field gun ) , the Germans eventually moved their guns forward but the delays involved meant that many of the deadly 21Os , so essential a part of the German offensive technique , were hors de combat over long periods of the battle during its most critical phase . |
| 6 | Most avoid extremes of polar cold and dearth of food by wintering elsewhere , and using the polar environment only during its most tolerable phase . |
| 7 | ‘ Now all this basic planning does take time , which is why it is essential that we come onto a programme during its very early planning stages . |
| 8 | Along the Thai border , the Khmer Rouge leaders can function with impunity , courtesy of the Thai Army which has supported them as its most effective weapon against Vietnam , Thailand 's largest security concern . |
| 9 | Mr Mladenov , the youngest member of the politburo at 53 and regarded as its most liberal figure , takes over as General Secretary . |
| 10 | Following the tumultuous events of 1955 — a revolution in Iraq , an attempted anti-Hashemite coup in Jordan and a short-lived civil war in Lebanon — the United States began to view Israel as its most stable friend in the region and a strategic asset against Soviet expansionism . |
| 11 | So it was that the Cohens ' life was very largely circumscribed by the Montreal riding , which had as its most prestigious centre Westmount , where they lived . |
| 12 | The Annual Report made it clear that the League considered its influence within the Labour Party as its most important contribution to Left unity . |
| 13 | The exact origins of the Viennese school of building are not known , but Stein is generally accepted as its most important precursor . |
| 14 | The ego is , as we have seen , principally the executive agency of the personality and has as its most characteristic attribute control of voluntary movement . |
| 15 | Though there are many earlier examples , ; both in this country and abroad , the private press movement in England is very largely a feature of the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries , with William Morris as its most magnificent pioneer at the Kelmscott Press . |
| 16 | Last time , Congress got just six seats out of 42 in a state it once claimed as its almost exclusive territory . |
| 17 | The first agrarian reform in the region took place in Mexico after the revolution and went through its most radical phase in the 1930s , when much good land was turned over to the ejidos , the public sector . |
| 18 | Our view of the value of very further provides a good explanation for its otherwise puzzling absence following indefinite articles : ( 26 ) this is a very oak in which King Charles hid after the battle ( 27 ) walking into the bakery , I met some very men If very did indeed qualify some aspect of the following noun ( sense or referent ) , the contrast of grammatical status between ( 27 ) and ( 19 ) would be quite puzzling . |
| 19 | This certainly locked the blade at the correct depth , but was on the small side , especially for its rather inaccessible position . |
| 20 | Space is often one of the most limiting factors in any attempt to create a genuinely open-ended learning situation , and planning for its most effective use puts heavy demands on the imagination and organizing ability of teachers and administrators . |
| 21 | It is quite possible for a company to show a trading profit on its normal operations over a year and to cap this by receiving an enquiry for its most profitable product many times greater than any previous order . |
| 22 | It is quite possible for a company to show a trading profit on its normal operations over a year and to cap this by receiving an enquiry for its most profitable product many times greater than any previous order . |
| 23 | His second broadcast , on March 15 , was surprising both for its exaggeratedly emotional tone , and for its blatantly Russian perspective . |
| 24 | Easily Accessible : The island is known for its largely unspoilt countryside which ranges from chalk downlands to green fields and from sandy beaches to ancient forest . |
| 25 | It was built about 16 B.C. and the fact that this area had once been a Greek colony probably accounts for its exceptionally fine detail and proportions . |
| 26 | The French government was being criticized in the French media for its traditionally paternalistic relationship with former colonies , with the implication that it was content to support repressive African regimes . |
| 27 | It is a great help to use a good tungsten-tipped wheel cutter , as it will stay sharp for a long time and pay for its slightly higher cost with better cutting . |
| 28 | The redstart , named for its strikingly red tail , is mainly a woodland bird but will also be found in parks and gardens . |
| 29 | I liked Brahms 's youthful B major Trio for its wholly natural flow — as if the players were carried along willy-nilly on the music 's own tide . |
| 30 | His second broadcast , on March 15 , was surprising both for its exaggeratedly emotional tone , and for its blatantly Russian perspective . |