Example sentences of "it [verb] [adj] of [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Crumbling masonry means it needs millions of pounds of building work to make sure it is safe . |
| 2 | It has thousands of entries on all the aspects of the worldwide game . |
| 3 | By now it contains hundreds of names from all over the world . |
| 4 | ‘ Old people bringing something out of the attic they 've never cared for , and then seeing it fetch thousands of pounds at auction . |
| 5 | It extracts thousands of gallons of water from the river . |
| 6 | Blenheim Palace has the kind of gardens to intimidate most keen amateurs but it welcomed hundreds of enthusiasts to its first autumn flower show , opened by palace owner the Duke of Marlborough . |
| 7 | All contributing organisations receive acknowledgement on their specific vehicle as it travels hundreds of miles between schools , demonstrating commitment to the need for technology based skills for girls as well as boys . |
| 8 | The debris included empty wine bottles , food wrappers , part of a loaf of bread so hard the sparrows would bend their beaks , and a half-empty tin of baked beans with enough penicillin growing in it to supply most of Soho for a year . |
| 9 | It may not be the most fashionable branch of medicine but it puts thousands of patients on hospital waiting lists each year . |