Example sentences of "[vb pp] [conj] it [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed fluidity — of both form and texture is perhaps the chief characteristic of a type of music so free and richly varied that it defies definition . |
| 2 | Damage caused to non-business property can be claimed if it exceeds £275 in value . |
| 3 | We may say that a living body or organ is well designed if it has attributes that an intelligent and knowledgeable engineer might have built into it in order to achieve some sensible purpose , such as flying , swimming , seeing , eating , reproducing , or more generally promoting the survival and replication of the organism 's genes . |
| 4 | This none-too-creditable story is probably included because it forms part of the family-tree of the ( later ) royal house , from which the Messiah himself was descended ( Matthew 1:3 ; Luke 3:33 ) . |
| 5 | This is why its share price has nearly quadrupled since it went public in March 1989 . |
| 6 | A diet high in fresh fruit and vegetables is obviously to be recommended as it encourages digestion and elimination . |
| 7 | She had even vaguely registered that it sold flowers , but it had never occurred to her to regard it as a serious rival . |
| 8 | If proven that it constitutes Treasure Trove ( i.e. it was buried with the intention of later removal , rather than as part of a funerary burial ) , it is most likely to be retained by the Crown for the British Museum and the finder paid a sum equal to the market value of what is retained . |
| 9 | The need for war , then , was fairly generally accepted , although it was widely recognized that it brought destruction and death . |
| 10 | A new station called Birkbeck , was built where it crossed Elmers End Road , but was not sufficiently near the tram route to affect their traffic . |
| 11 | One of the popular books at the very outbreak of war captured the mood , Mrs Miniver ( 1939 ) ; an American best seller and subsequently a most successful film , it is said that it hastened America 's entry into the war . |
| 12 | Secondly , as my hon. Friend the Member for Neath ( Mr. Hain ) reminded the House , the Audit Commission has said that it costs £15 to collect £8 . |
| 13 | It was argued that it allows litigation which would otherwise not be brought , that the lawyers involved act more conscientiously on behalf of their client because of the mutual financial interests , and that it is a simpler method of payment . |
| 14 | The Board 's determination would , said the court , be accepted if it had warrant in the record and a reasonable basis in law . |
| 15 | Despite these encouraging results this technique was not widely adopted because it proved time consuming , generally insensitive , did not localise the neoplastic lesion , and was associated with false positive results . |
| 16 | The Great Central Railtour of June 1963 behind 4472 ‘ Flying Scotsman ’ , seen as it heads south from Tibshelf and is about to cross the Midland branch from Westhouses to Teversal . |
| 17 | His writings , particularly his Homilies on Ezechiel , composed while he was pope , show that he thought the contemplative life of monks would be best validated if it bore fruit in action . |
| 18 | Where it lay hidden and it proved kind . |
| 19 | We have been told that it develops holes which allow radiation through and that causes all sorts of curious and devastating effects . |
| 20 | Community law itself clearly claims to override the constitutional arrangements of a Member State : ‘ The validity of a Community measure or its effect within a Member State remains unimpaired even if it is alleged that it runs counter to either fundamental rights as formulated by the Constitution of that State or the principles of a national constitutional structure ’ ( Internationale Handelsgesellschaft v. Einfuhr und Vorratsstelle Getreide ) . |
| 21 | It was just what United needed and it rattled Leicester who in recent weeks have been the most successful team in the table . |
| 22 | Nor , when a more viable alternative does appear , are they necessarily much bothered if it reopens issues peripheral to the main line of advance which seemed to be already settled . |
| 23 | This term is preferred as it signifies ill-treatment of a person . |
| 24 | A wide luff tube is not used as it hinders waterstarts when full of water . |
| 25 | Then , round a corner , you find yourself in the famous archaeological dig , which has been reconstructed where it took place , with the preserved tenth century buildings re-erected where they were found . |
| 26 | However , it should be understood that it contains images of sexually explicit nature and is not recommended for those offended by such material . |
| 27 | Whatever may be the limits of Article 235 , and it has been noted that it gave rise , even before the Community acquired its express environmental competence , to legislation on the conservation of wild birds , examples can be found of the development of what would appear to be new Community policies , without even a reference to Article 235 . |
| 28 | Taken in conjunction with the deal with Novell Inc to put Macintosh up on Intel Corp platforms ( UX No 433 ) and its plans for Mac on RISC architectures — see front page — Apple has clearly recognised that it needs hearts and minds in the ISV community , says Echo president Brad Burnham . |
| 29 | Taken in conjunction with the deal with Novell Inc to put the Macintosh System up on Intel Corp systems and its plans for Mac on RISC architectures , Apple has clearly recognised that it needs hearts and minds in the independent software vendor community , says Echo president Brad Burnham . |
| 30 | Searching for papers can be annoying to the person being called and it wastes time and money . |