Example sentences of "of [noun] it [vb -s] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It specialises in motor insurance and has doubled the number of policies it sells each year as well as moving into household insurance . |
| 2 | 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 |
| 3 | 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 . ) . |
| 4 | Beneath Sumatra the subduction zone does not exceed a depth of 200 km , but north of Java it reaches 400 km and north of Flores , at the extreme eastern end of the zone of steady-state subduction , it attains a depth of 700 km . |
| 5 | Thus as a formal method of scrutiny it has little value . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |