Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] it [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Heaps of sand lie scattered about it like soft pyramids . |
| 2 | Furthermore , half of all mothers on welfare come off it within two years ( Daly , 1989 ) . |
| 3 | I 've looked at it on both sides , from different angles and colour is something to do with it . |
| 4 | ‘ Nobody had looked at it in great detail , ’ he said . |
| 5 | … the novel is destined to be perceived from within itself — the same as the real world … to enjoy a novel we must feel surrounded by it on all sides … |
| 6 | This work laid the foundation for the later unravelling of the interior structure of the earth , through observation of the behaviour of seismic waves as they are transmitted through it from distant earthquakes . |
| 7 | The long-standing belief that this was applicable to all systems in Nature first had holes shot into it in recent years by Ilya Prigogine , the Belgian bio-chemist who received a Nobel Prize in 1977 for his expert marksmanship . |
| 8 | Once the spit starts to form material is pushed along it by longshore drift , thus leading to its continued growth until it reaches water so deep that wave action is destructive . |
| 9 | Agreements were also signed on Kaliningrad ( administratively part of Russia but separated from it by Lithuanian territory ) , and on the rights of each population in the other republic . |
| 10 | Skelton Village and the area of D thirty nine and D forty form no part of the built area of York , but are separated from it by open country . |
| 11 | She 's suffered from it for 30 years . |
| 12 | A mould is made round it in detachable pieces , and in these a wax casting-mould is moulded or cast and then filled with a core ; and the bronze is cast from this as in the direct method . |
| 13 | Some relatively soft Egyptian alabaster was imported and at least forty vases were made from it by Minoan craftsmen . |
| 14 | If the parties had not agreed on the naming of the appointing authority , or if the authority which |
| 15 | Although it has been argued that most of the ideas central to general systems theory are certainly valuable , they had been applied to it without formal knowledge of the theory ( Jennings , 1973 , p. 124 ) , nevertheless the theory has focused thinking and has probably been responsible for a more comprehensive view of many environmental situations . |
| 16 | Easily distinguished from other hybrids by its natural clarity , refreshing purity and the fact that it 's got the word MALVERN written on it in big letters . |
| 17 | An envelope with Zach written on it in bold lettering was stuck to the inside of the lid . |
| 18 | All four men 's evidence agreed that the assailant was wearing blue jeans and a black T-shirt with the word ‘ authentic ’ written on it in white lettering , and that he was between five foot eight and five foot ten inches tall . |
| 19 | What I would have done without it in recent weeks I do not know . |
| 20 | ( 5 ) A recognised body which is required to insure under this Rule shall each twelve months after recognition is granted to it under these Rules , or at any other time when so required by the Council , submit to the Council evidence of compliance with this Rule . |
| 21 | ( 2 ) A licensing board may , on an application made to it in that behalf by : ( a ) the executors , representatives or disponees of any person who held a licence in respect of premises situated within the area of the board and who has died before the expiry of the licence ; or ( b ) the trustee , judicial factor or curator bonis of any person holding such a licence who has become bankrupt , insolvent or incapable before the expiry of the licence ; transfer the licence to the applicant if the applicant is in possession of the premises . |
| 22 | ( 3 ) A licensing board may , on an application made to it in that behalf by a person other than an individual natural person , substitute another employee or agent of the applicant for the employee or agent mentioned in section 11 or 26 of this Act . |
| 23 | That enhancement scheme is being prepared now and reference should be made to it in this document in respect of . |
| 24 | These may take a bit of finding — although an electronic stud detector will help — but once the batten has been secured , the kitchen cupboard ( or whatever ) can be secured to it with normal woodscrews . |
| 25 | ‘ I 'd thought about it for some time , and decided to give it a go . ’ |
| 26 | We do n't know what he had thought about it before this moment when Jesus spoke directly ‘ Follow me ’ . |
| 27 | well I 'm sorry but from where I 'm looking at it sixty two but not that I 've thought about it in any depth but |
| 28 | Besides the Maya knew of the wheel — and how could they have done so unless they had been told about it by extraterrestrial visitors ? |
| 29 | Landseer praised his Seventy-eight Studies from Nature 1808–1810 and talked about it in some detail in the New London Review of 1810 . |
| 30 | We 've just talked about it in this room . |