Example sentences of "[prep] it [vb -s] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | because making a thing of it creates the wrong atmosphere for talking about sex ( justification of opinion ) . |
| 2 | AND still there are two nations in England , if only because part of it thinks the other part is somewhere else . |
| 3 | Victor 's face as the match flares in front of it has the rapt attention of a man lighting a fuse . |
| 4 | Surely the question is whether the land on each side of it has the same greenbelt function , or different greenbelt functions ? |
| 5 | Beneath it lies the limbic system , seat of the strong emotions and intuitive responses which we share with birds and lower mammals . |
| 6 | But this business of the missing ship and what lies behind it puts the whole negotiation in jeopardy . |
| 7 | Into it comes the shamanic figure of ‘ An Unidentified Guest ’ who is in control of potent and primitive forces , which the other characters do not seem to understand . |
| 8 | Surely you can see that the very serious element in it puts the straightforward demonstration ‘ Maggie Maggie Maggie Out Out Out' ’ protest song , in its place and makes it seem trite and a little bit cosy ? ’ |
| 9 | Without it appears the extra bods |
| 10 | The way to it enters the obvious breach between Beinn Eighe and Liathach , reached from the top of the pass , a rough path climbing alongside the descending stream and then curving around the side of Sail Mhor , an outlier of Beinn Eighe , to the lip of the corrie and a sudden revelation of mural precipices on a grand scale . |
| 11 | Next to it stands the former bailiff 's castle which is now a historical museum housing several treasures , one of which has a link with America . |
| 12 | Hugh Manson has tried for the best combination of feel and usability by planing the fingerboard to a compound radius — a medium-curved 10″ radius near the headstock , but flattening right out to 16″ as it reaches the upper frets , in order to minimise the strings choking off when you play bent notes and to allow a lower overall action . |
| 13 | An assessment of the Data Protection Act as it affects the small business |
| 14 | It is , indeed , politically more difficult for it threatens the very essence of capitalism . |
| 15 | Although a government which enjoys the confidence of a comfortable majority of Members of the House of Commons is very unlikely to encounter any difficulty in securing such sanction , the necessity for it remains the ultimate weapon in the hands of the House . |
| 16 | Together with the great reservoirs that lie around it typifies the enormous impact of Victorian and later public works on the English landscape . |