Example sentences of "of it [verb] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If we use the art of repetition and change , this small idea can then grow and help make all the music , or at least enough of it to generate a formal logic , a compelling emotional experience for those who listen . |
| 2 | A chain wound its way round various wheels and cogs and at the end of it hung a large bucket . |
| 3 | The knowledge of it caused a strange mixture of pride and jealousy , love and hatred , which troubled him and even now made him stay his hand before announcing his decision . |
| 4 | " the true excellence of the English constitution [ is ] that all the parts of it form a mutual check upon each other . |
| 5 | When Her Majesty used this coach , a platform , or flat truck was placed ahead of it to give an unobstructed view . |
| 6 | Even now , when it has in plate tectonics a unifying , fundamental theory , much of it remains an observational science , intuitive to the point of subjectivity . |
| 7 | De Gaulle had clearly created this confrontation , but it would be misleading to suggest that his courting of it represented a fundamental change in direction , either in ideology or method . |
| 8 | Leave the groove of Primevil as soon as possible and stay within 6 metres of it to reach a poor belay at the foot of a groove in the first tier of the wall above the slab ( about 50m ) . |
| 9 | A street lamp threw faint light and out of it came a young woman . |
| 10 | But now , along the middle of it came an old woman pushing a hand-cart on which was a pile of rags . |
| 11 | A number of further points should be noted : ( 1 ) If the financial adviser is acting for a newly-formed bidder ( eg an " off-the-shelf " company ) , the standard of care required of it has a special dimension . |
| 12 | The memory of it revitalised a bonny smile but he was aware that there had been some anxiety in his corner . |