Example sentences of "it [verb] [conj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Second , it failed because of its bureaucratic and institutional nature . |
| 2 | It failed because in 1219 the Bishop of Salisbury founded New Salisbury , eight miles to the north on a better site . |
| 3 | But I , but I think you know the , the , the thing that I found erm most difficult as you say was , was actually completing the C C Q and I think part of it and asking the question but it is , certainly it would be easier to do it using that on your knee rather than doing it at the table because I was aware that I was turning away |
| 4 | Setting forth the goal of " establishing a new and equitable global partnership " , it affirmed that in order to achieve sustainable development , environmental protection should constitute an integral part of the development process , and not be considered in isolation from it . |
| 5 | They held that there is a limited set of fundamental ethical terms , such as good , bad , right , wrong , ought , duty , such that you can not explain what one of them amounts to except either by appealing to intuition of some simple non-natural property , or relation , to which it refers or by defining it by way of some other ethical term of which this is true . |
| 6 | Indeed , sacrament is the key word because it is a symbol of the reality to which it points but of which it also partakes . |
| 7 | I 'll have to see how it goes and after about three years , I 'll see if I feel like doing any more . |
| 8 | This village is noted for the amount of sun it receives and for its long pebble beach . |
| 9 | At the same time it ruled that in the case of Pontevedra in north-western Spain , where eight seats were at issue as the result of apparent polling irregularities , elections would have to be repeated in about 30 polling areas . |
| 10 | What claims does it make as to the universal applicability of its results ? |
| 11 | Yet it thinks that despite the aggressiveness of the programme , ‘ Alpha may be too little , too late . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ From the beginning , that court has acted upon no narrow view of the cases covered by its duty to quash a conviction when it thinks that on any ground there was a miscarriage of justice … |
| 13 | Its mission — and it thinks that within two years it will achieve it — is 10% . |
| 14 | Many farm workers join the union , therefore , not for ideological reasons , but for the friendly society benefits which it offers and as an insurance against ‘ problems ’ with the tied cottage , ‘ just in case ’ . |
| 15 | ‘ Property ’ is proved in most cases by describing it in the statement of the person to whom it belongs or in the police officer 's statement . |
| 16 | There was clearly a close friendship between them , and the Office gives a moving account of his efficacy in curing her of some kind of fit : He came and found her mute , but when he had seated himself at her window and they had eaten together , it chanced that at the end of the dinner the recluse wished to sleep , and oppressed by slumber her head drooped towards the window where God 's saint , Richard , was reclining , and as she was leaning a litle on that same Richard , suddenly , with a vehement onslaught , such a grave vexation took her in her sleep that she seemed to wish to break the window of her house , and in that strong vexation she awoke , her speech was restored , and with great devotion she broke out into the words " Gloria tibi Domine " , and the blessed Richard completed the verse which she had begun . |
| 17 | The Adour , which is much the wider , is also the clearer , approximately water-coloured , you could say ; the Nive is the rich colour nearly of chocolate , which is appropriate enough given that Bayonne was long famous for the chocolate that it made and in which it traded . |
| 18 | It argued that without them : it would not be possible , in practice , to operate a system of resale price maintenance because it would be impracticable for each publisher to specify his own conditions of sale ; booksellers would find it impossible to comply with all the varied terms imposed by different publishers ; booksellers would lose their assurance that they were not being undercut ; and the Association itself could not effectively monitor individual resale agreements . |
| 19 | It argued that in talking about inner cities it was vital to think in terms not just of individuals , but of society ; that the multiple deprivations of the worst hit areas affected all the residents ; that the consequences included a pervasive sense of neglect and decay , a decline in community spirit , a low standard of neighbourhood facilities , and an increase in crime and vandalism ; and that , without government intervention , the future was one of reduced job opportunities , deteriorating housing , and a decline in public services . |
| 20 | It is meant both to set out extraordinary expenditure which was how it arose but at the same time John pointed out that it might be a good thing if we also had an indication of the routine procedures and so therefore they are now set out in one document and are for your er final approval . |
| 21 | In subsequent correspondence Technical Division were asked to confirm that the timing of the provision of the benefit to the non-resident or non-domiciled beneficiary was irrelevant , ie that it did not matter whether the income in question was paid to him in the year of assessment in which it arose or in a subsequent year , but Technical Division refused to confirm that this was the case on the grounds that the actual circumstances of particular cases tended to vary so widely that they felt unable to answer the question without more details . |
| 22 | It arose because of my meeting George Wigg in the army , whom I had encountered when I was based at Southern Command headquarters and he was at the same headquarters as a Lieutenant-Colonel in charge of army education , where he had already established a reputation for ruthless eccentricity . |
| 23 | It concludes that during its lifetime such a car will produce : * 44.3 tonnes of carbon dioxide ; * 4.8 kg of sulphur dioxide ; * 46.8 kg of nitrogen oxide ; * 325 kg of carbon monoxide ; * 36 kg of hydrocarbons ; * 26.5 tonnes of waste . |
| 24 | Any program that receives favourable reviews from enough teachers should be considered for — distribution as it stands but on a national basis — production to a professional standard — transferability to other microcomputers — publication by national system — publication by commercial publishers . |
| 25 | Like many other academic initiatives , it seems to have gone largely unnoticed at the time , and its historical importance has been perhaps exaggerated by those who live between the covers of books , yet it illustrates that in Germany freedom is considered primarily as freedom from an occupying power , from external political domination . |
| 26 | I have heard it objected that in every book of hers there is a smell of onions , and that this is intended to show observation . |
| 27 | It is inevitably highly selective , both in the Acts it covers and in what it includes from each Act . |
| 28 | The ant repays the tree by sweeping it leaves free of fungi , by assaulting any leaf-eating animals that it encounters and by attacking any competing plant that dares come within chewing distance . |
| 29 | In the case of Estella however her appearances are n't really deceiving as she looks arrogant and proud and has proud eyes though she really changes for the better even though it occurred because of her treatment by Bentley Drummle and in the end like Pip , she is wiser and has been softened by her experiences and lost her proud eyes and air . |
| 30 | While purists may look on and dislike what the engineers have done to the looks of the Gooney , it looks as through this surgery may help keep the old girl flying commercially well towards the type 's centenary ! |