Example sentences of "[det] [prep] it [be] [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | And more than half of it is inside the chaotic relic of the former Soviet Union . |
2 | Much of it is in the recording itself ; the Carmé Ensemble play in a warm , romantic glow , whereas the Chamber Orchestra of the Teatre Lliure have a much sharper , harsher acoustic , which highlights some tremendously edgy brass playing , and gives all the instruments a primitive feel very well suited to the music . |
3 | One of the things that 's wrong with British shipping is that too much of it is in the hands of ancient mariners , dyed-in-the-wool shipping families that have n't had a new idea since the days of sail . |
4 | Much of it is in the middle of the Pacific , you see , which used to be a common area but the only people who could , at the moment , have the technology to tap those resources are the very advanced states so there is a dispute about the right to develop those or not . |
5 | There is a large literature on technology transfer , though not much of it is from the perspective of the developing countries . |
6 | It was in the localities that the war stimulated innovation in classroom practice , but such innovation was usually makeshift , not prefigurative , and much of it was for the duration only . |
7 | It has been romanticized as a tradition of public service when much of it was about the protection of vested interests . |
8 | Much of it was of the Louis XIV period ( which has a much more limited market than Louis XVI furniture ) , and in contrast to the freshness of the Patiño lots , had mostly been recently bought at high prices . |
9 | ‘ But all of it , ’ the Dean says firmly , checking his watch for his next appointment , ‘ all of it is to the glory of God . |
10 | The whole of the Hyades cluster is in the × 8.5 field , and almost all of it is in the × 12 field . |
11 | He worked out where The Bar was on his maps , and then checked this perspective against the actual view — from where he saw the city it looked like The Bar was right in the middle of it , not hidden away at all like it was on the map . |
12 | Hardly any of it is in the present . |