Example sentences of "of [noun] it [vb past] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a number of cases it ousted earlier conventions , such as the indiction or year of grace ( see later ) . |
| 2 | Japan ( not the United States , as suggested last week ) still boasts the world 's biggest official foreign reserves : at the end of January it had some $79 billion-worth ( including foreign currency , SDRs and its reserve position at the IMF , but excluding gold ) . |
| 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 | The group doubled the number of passengers it carried last year to 1.65m and should perform even better this year following the purchase in September of Pickfords Travel from NFC for more than £16m . |
| 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 | Lois Brown was critical of the length of time it took many publishers to make deliveries . |