Example sentences of "[conj] it [verb] [pron] of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | My view would be that it does nothing of the sort and that if we think it does we delude ourselves . |
| 2 | Expecting to find a look of mockery on his face , she was disconcerted to see that it held nothing of the sort . |
| 3 | The matches are made of a wood so flimsy that it reminds me of the balsa with which I tried , unsuccessfully , to build model aeroplanes . |
| 4 | The fourth and most important implication of the placebo response is that it reminds us of the beneficial effect of the successful physician-patient encounter . |
| 5 | The original entries for 995 and 996 may have been lost , and it says nothing of the hostile relations which probably existed with Normandy for a time , and only hints at the troubles in the Irish Sea mentioned above . |
| 6 | It was the first time I had seen him reveal any emotion in his face , and it had something of the intensity of grief . |
| 7 | And it carried none of the consequences that followed my previous enforced sortie into print … at the time of the Black Rock Rescue ! |
| 8 | The descent was nerve-racking and it reminded me of the slow , queasy way light planes come in to land in Himalayan valleys . |
| 9 | When Endill opened the door they creaked in the draught and it reminded him of the old hanging tree beside the front gate back home at Gibbet Hall . |
| 10 | In her view the film had been ‘ quite careful ’ to show that it was an allegory and it reminded her of the British classic film Black Narcissus . |
| 11 | When I move on to three eight one , three eight two there 's a lot of things been said about these benefits this morning which does n't leave much left for me but looking at the situation of the way this Tory government has in the last thirteen years , certainly since nineteen eighty two crucified the benefits paid genuinely to people is in itself a crime upon society and it reminds me of the the words of the song it 's the rich that get the gravy and it 's the poor that get the blame and nothing , but nothing has changed since those words were written many many years ago . |
| 12 | By comparison housework is boring , lonely , unrewarding work , and it has none of the prestige associated with meeting famous people and working in a glamorous establishment like Claridges . |
| 13 | But it does nothing of the sort . |
| 14 | The picture was clearly in her head , but it brought none of the old bitterness , because now she was seeing Alain , imagining him , and it wiped away the old grief . |
| 15 | I do not think this experience is confined to women , but it symbolizes something of the quality of the Great Mother , and it shows how we have the ability to conceive and carry to birth on a level other than the physical . |
| 16 | It 's a favourite because it reminds me of the most exciting part of political campaigning : the roadshow . |
| 17 | They chose this area because it reminded them of the Alps and afforded them the chance to continue with their much loved skiing . |
| 18 | This is because it reminded me of the type of frame one might put around a tapestry or sampler , and I feel this symmetrical design is somewhat reminiscent of sampler work and needlework in general . |
| 19 | Such rationalization is , however , of great interest to the historian because it reveals something of the social processes involved in gaining respect for scientific work both inside and outside a scientific community . |
| 20 | He wrote that it was ‘ not cruel to animals but , rather , indulgent to men … since it absolves them of the suspicion of crime when they eat or kill animals ’ . |
| 21 | His job at Selby , though it had none of the glamour of his former work , at least enabled him to provide for his family of two sons , Ken and Bruce , and daughters Mollie and Joyce . |