Example sentences of "of [noun sg] [verb] [conj] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | Our diagnosis of want shows that it is low-income families with children — the unemployed and low-wage earners — who are worst off . |
| 2 | For example , Ambrose , Harper and Pemberton 's ( 1983 ) small study of men after divorce found that just over half their sample relied on parents and/or siblings for support , but they give little detail about the type of support offered and it may well have been practical as much as emotional . |
| 3 | The investigation of firing showed that it certainly did n't help healing , causing the horse considerable distress for no good reason . |
| 4 | The French Ministry of Defence announced that it had exploded a 35-kiloton nuclear device on Mururoa Atoll on July 5 , 1990 , the fourth such test since June 1989 . |
| 5 | The Ministry of Defence commented that it welcomed the US announcement as an attempt to elicit a response from areas where there was a risk of nuclear proliferation . |
| 6 | Ormsby from the Weld stable is joint top weight with Salmon Eile but 10st is a lot of poundage to carry and it may be best to rely on Loki who rather disappointed at the Curragh last Saturday but who should be given another chance if going to the post . |
| 7 | Alter 10 generations , the phrase chosen for " breeding " was : MDLDMNLS ITJISWHRZREZ MECS P Alter 20 generations it was : MELDINLS IT ISWPRKE Z WECSEL By now , the eye of faith fancies that it can see a resemblance to the target phrase . |
| 8 | Something that starts out so tiny must have a lot of faith to believe that it can become something big . |
| 9 | A second consequence is that malperformance is particularly likely to be revealed by differential treatment ( in the case of corruption it is of course assumed that it is not revealed ) . |
| 10 | Rounding on conservative opponents , Gorbachev commented : " When we embarked on perestroika we of course realized that it would inevitably affect the interests of those who held the actual power and who administered society 's wealth in the name of the people . |
| 11 | So far as the Rome Convention is concerned , I of course accept that it is legitimate and appropriate to take its provisions into account in construing article 5(1) : the Arcado case [ 1988 ] E.C.R. 1539 , 1555 , and see , also , Ivenel v. Schwab ( Case 133/81 ) [ 1982 ] E.C.R. 1891 , 1900 . |
| 12 | If however a special diet has been recommended by the doctor , you should of course see that it is possible for her to adhere strictly to this , and if she is amongst those who enjoy various products from Health Food shops she should not be criticised for having fads . |
| 13 | Following amendments to update our Constitution approved at the last Annual General Meeting held on 27th April 1985 , three members of the Executive Committee will retire annually , which of course means that it will be necessary in future to hold elections each year to fill these vacant places . |
| 14 | 4.13 Management should continuously review the procedures for the delivery and/or collection of money to see if it is absolutely necessary and whether there are alternative methods available . |
| 15 | He said he could not release details of the amount of money involved as it was confidential information . |
| 16 | This is his symbol to place on a bottle of milk to show that it is his . |
| 17 | So much tree clearance work was done during the first ten years of the existence of Catchment Boards that it is now difficult to get a complete picture of the derelict state of the rivers before the passing of the Land Drainage Act in 1930 . |
| 18 | The sovereignty of Parliament means that it can create , abolish or amend the powers of local authorities as it determines . |
| 19 | They have a strong historical dimension , but their treatment of the new international division of labour indicates that it is limited by its generality . |
| 20 | I am trying ammonia remover in my filter instead of carbon to see if it is cheaper to run . |
| 21 | One head of department thought that it had increased marginally as a result of being more involved in decision-making , but this was less important to him than teaching . |
| 22 | Later metabolic studies of methotrexate revealed that it is virtually without effect in the rabbit because of a metabolic peculiarity . |
| 23 | On 28 July of that year there appeared in The Seaman a leading article headed " Shall We Shake Hands " , making no apology for the conflicts of the past , but offering to the Federation , as one powerful organisation to another , the hand of friendship provided that it was willing to set aside its " preposterous contention " that all seamen should carry a Federation ticket and further suggesting a joint board along the lines operated for many years by the Durham miners . |
| 24 | Powerboating may not have the international pull or prestige of car racing but it does pack in the crowds … |
| 25 | ( Note that here and elsewhere in the book , underlined stretches of talk mean that it is phonologically and/or grammatically marked as " Creole " . ) |
| 26 | There 's a fair amount of skill involved and it can be very competitive when playing with friends . |
| 27 | It claims : ‘ The South Glamorgan Health Authority will be unable to function with the proper degree of independence required if it has a spy in the camp in the personage of the minister 's secretary . ’ |
| 28 | Any notice of disclaimer provided that it is " bold , precise and compelling " ( see Zawadski v Sleigh [ 1975 ] RTR 113 ) should establish the defence . |
| 29 | There was a sniff of disapproval signifying that it was out of court for a grown man to be still in his bedroom in mid-morning , and not at a place of work . |
| 30 | For the present we may note that every person is considered to start life with a ‘ domicile or origin ’ , which will be , as a rule , the domicile of his father at the time of his birth ; and that this domicile of origin continues until it is shown that some other domicile has been acquired , and is restored whenever an acquired domicile is lost without the acquisition of another . |