Example sentences of "it [verb] [adj] [noun sg] [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | It bore branch-coloured collar patches of rank ; these were replaced for all officers by subdued khaki patches by an order of April 1941 , to be implemented from October 1941 , but the outbreak of war disrupted this programme , and many photographs show uniforms still bearing coloured patches long after that date . |
| 2 | Ford , however , has made it clear that it wants ultimate majority control of Jaguar — something which the company 's board , led by chairman Sir John Egan , is resisting fiercely . |
| 3 | The European Convention differs in that it establishes effective enforcement machinery of which the aggrieved individual can avail himself , even where the alleged offender is his own home state . |
| 4 | It obstructed coherent cabinet consideration of the issues , and full consultation between civilian and military leaders . |
| 5 | The noticeable familial disruption occurring in other cases is particularly interesting because it reflects social role expectations of women , where the primary role traditionally is that of homemaker , family manager , and housewife ( Oakley , 1981 ) . |
| 6 | It permits right context effects of the type reported by Warren & Sherman ( 1974 ) where listeners tended to hear differently depending on whether the following phrase was : — eel of the shoe , of the orange , of the car , etc . |
| 7 | Some commentators see The Stock Exchange 's rejection of the option to relaunch and reposition the second market as a mistake , as it deprives new growth companies of a low cost source of equity capital . |
| 8 | Respondents welcomed the document , clearly indicating that it gave Religious Education parity of status with other areas of the curriculum . |
| 9 | If a firm raises 1 million from issuing a bond with a coupon of 10 per cent , it makes annual interest payments of 100,000 at a net cost to itself of 65,000 per annum ( i.e. 100,000 ( 1 -0.35 ) ) . |