Example sentences of "in [noun sg] [conj] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A new State is bound by the rules of customary international law in existence when it acquires Statehood . |
| 2 | I would emphasize first , here speaking as one who has in the past given evidence on behalf of the Government , that the value of the scrutiny process is in part that it forces those with more direct power to consider their positions and their arguments carefully and to defend them in the face of public questioning by a Committee whose members may have long experience of the subject-matter involved . |
| 3 | Frank and unremorseful about his homosexuality , he never fully resolved his attitude towards it , in part because it denied him the family he would have liked to have had . |
| 4 | California bears the brunt of illegal migration , in part because it receives nearly half the Mexicans coming across the border each year . |
| 5 | The NMA argued from the outset for a negotiated settlement , in part because of a fear that intransigence might lead to total defeat and in part because it had little money with which to fight the strike following the run-down of its funds during the 1921 lockout . |
| 6 | The ‘ executive ’ power today is important in part because it carries with it such wide powers of initiation of legislation . |
| 7 | He added that he would be raising the matter in Parliament when it reconvenes . |
| 8 | Although the party had secured only 8,360,000 votes compared with the 8,664,000 who voted Conservative , it had won most seats in parliament and it became inevitable that it should form a second minority government , once again relying upon Liberal Party support to keep it in office . |
| 9 | ‘ It helps to be a woman and I can exploit that when it suits because there are so few women in Parliament and it concerns a lot of people . |
| 10 | With the Swiss themselves it is a great favourite as one of the most varied and beautiful walking areas in the country ; in addition when it comes to food , the country towns and inns of the Emmental enjoy an exceptional reputation even for Switzerland , a reputation that one tends to link with the Emmental farming communities ' repute as the foremost pioneers of Swiss agriculture . |
| 11 | 'Cos it , for example , in support when it came to the |
| 12 | The Customs seal on the container was still in tact when it arrived at basket-ware importers Ronald Kaufmann 's in Norwich . |
| 13 | It happens in religion and it happens in politics . |
| 14 | Bobo pursed her lips and began to pant and chomp her jaws in appreciation as it came within reach . |
| 15 | Chesarynth was drowning in light and it had a message . |
| 16 | A boar , tusked and red-eyed , suddenly burst from the undergrowth and Corbett jumped in fear as it blundered its way amongst the trees . |
| 17 | Such may possibly have been the motive behind the creation of the muftilik of Cyprus , but the case for the argument seems stronger in isolation than it does when set against the fact that by 979/1571 the creation of such joint muderris/muftiliks appears to have become quite a common practice . |
| 18 | However , such a policy could not be seen in isolation as it had implications for practice more generally , including procedures and training . |
| 19 | The easiest is ‘ Wanda ’ with large purple-red flowers for many weeks in spring and it has a hose-in-hose version . |
| 20 | Already the tanks ahead were in action and it seemed as though they had made contact with , and destroyed the majority of the enemy flank guard . |
| 21 | Pragmatism might be less radical in practice than it appears to be in theory . |
| 22 | They had looked to be a one-pace crew in practice and it seemed as though they had no answer to Oxford 's attack . |
| 23 | His appearance in the Toyota World Match Play at Wentworth in October was his 17th in succession and it gave him the chance of winning the title for a record sixth time . |
| 24 | Her shoulders sagged in defeat and it became clear to the watching man that she accepted their veracity . |
| 25 | A British Cox 's apple may have been sprayed 12 times and dipped in fungicide before it reaches your fruit bowl . |
| 26 | The kind of limitations imposed by restrictions of full-time caring are not normal to someone in midlife but it takes courage to change the pattern once the need to be restricted has passed . |
| 27 | The further into the future the perceived crisis , the more the chief executive will need to rely on introducing some flexibility into the corporate strategy to facilitate a change in direction in future if it becomes necessary . |
| 28 | Bearing in mind that it takes approximately 12 weeks from planting to flowering , it is possible to grow bulbs of many species and varieties to flower at the same time for a spectacular display , and also plant for a succession of flowers if potting up is carefully timed . |
| 29 | If this is the case , the changes of the past 30 years may be the first signs of a return to the more traditional population distribution of pre-industrial Britain , but it must also be borne in mind that it takes a very long time to shift major population patterns , and that the present trends may only be a veneer on an underlying and more permanent structure . |
| 30 | ‘ So far everything that we 've done we 've done keeping in mind that it has to be played live . |