Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] it [verb] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 For my part it brought to light fascinating aspects of English language use about whose existence I had previously been quite unaware — or , perhaps better , about whose extent I had previously been quite unaware .
2 Twice that morning , before even the heat was at its worst , she had to lie down and mop her face with a cold wet cloth and when she took the cloth from her skin it seemed to steam .
3 As her mouth opened to gasp her shock it filled with snow and dead leaves .
4 Intrigued by Sydney Newman 's two-page memo Donald Wilson first took it to BBC staff writer C. E. ‘ Bunny ’ Webber , whose job it became to flesh out the synopsis into something suitable for a Script-Editor to work from .
5 That is the European Commission 's unstated timetable for EC member countries to implement its third life-insurance directive , whose draft it published on February 20th .
6 Since the war the CIA has been very alarmed at some of the left-wing British governments , many of whose politicians it regards as friends of Moscow .
7 It wasted what money it had on drinking and it spoke with rough accents .
8 One could ask , therefore , what role is ascribed in Formalist theory to the author , on whom biographical criticism had been based ; what had become of the reality which mimetic and historically orientated theories had placed at the centre of their concerns ; and finally what function it gives to thought , which had been the focus of philosophically biased criticisms .
9 It seems that that recent $1m+ investment in Chorus Systemes SA by Altus Finance , a subsidiary of Credit Lyonnais , one of Europe 's largest banks ( UX No 382 ) , has spurred Unix System Laboratories to increase its $1m investment in the firm just to maintain its share : however , the companies do n't want to reveal how much USL added to the kitty or what percentage it controls for fear of giving away the valuation .
10 One can imagine , in the circumstances , what havoc it caused in Charles Titford 's house and shop across the bridge …
11 Having always been aware of the Cathedral I 've often wondered what impact it has on visitors seeing it for the first time .
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