Example sentences of "of [noun sg] it [vb past] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since it involved a fresh assessment of wealth it encountered some hostility . |
| 2 | The hull was unrecognisable as such ; half out of water it became unidentifiable debris . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | In its first year of operation it made 25,000 cars and trucks . |
| 6 | Lois Brown was critical of the length of time it took many publishers to make deliveries . |