Example sentences of "of [noun sg] it [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The publicity is fairly short-lived , of course it has tremendous effect on the British media , and we 're all very , very happy for the families of these people |
| 2 | Insofar as municipal systems set limits to the use of force and punish at least some of those guilty of crimes of violence it has some success as law and an undisputed claim to be regarded as law for as long as the officials of the system pursue these objectives by taking steps against non-compliance ( Hart , 1961 , pp. 79–88 and 213ff . ) . |
| 3 | Since it involved a fresh assessment of wealth it encountered some hostility . |
| 4 | The hull was unrecognisable as such ; half out of water it became unidentifiable debris . |
| 5 | Out of control it caused dreadful havoc , but when it ran smoothly and sweetly it not only modified life 's aridity but added a pleasing dimension to the view , while Lydia , at present , was using it only to make mud pies . |
| 6 | Thus as a formal method of scrutiny it has little value . |
| 7 | At its worst it may have been a parasitic racket representing only itself to the detriment of all , but on the larger canvas of society it gave political power to a narrow group of substantial landowners in loose alliance with merchant princes and the small towns which returned members to Parliament . |
| 8 | In its first year of operation it made 25,000 cars and trucks . |
| 9 | As a monument to extravagance of taste it has few equals in England , although it may not entirely justify the descriptions of a series of upended turnips stuck on boxes or St Paul 's pups which two irreverent contemporaries , William Cobbett and Dean Smith , bestowed on it . |
| 10 | This Act is very important in the commercial world ; in addition to being a very comprehensive regulator of contracts of sale it implies important terms into contracts such as requirements that the goods must match their description , be of merchantable quality , be fit for their purpose and that the seller has the right to sell the goods . |
| 11 | However , as a matter of principle it annoys Hon. Members to think that Welsh Members should adopt such an attitude , because millions of pounds of English taxpayers ' money are directed towards Wales . |
| 12 | Lois Brown was critical of the length of time it took many publishers to make deliveries . |