Example sentences of "[prep] it of [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One pointer was the way that a growing percentage of the work-force was employed in the various activities of tourism , much of it of necessity on a shortterm or seasonal basis . |
| 2 | The National Trust owns a considerable land area , much of it of importance for nature conservation . |
| 3 | But when at last Henry spoke it was mildly and quietly enough , though his eyes , deep-set and haggard under their drawn brows , looked curiously opaque , like grey glass with no light behind it of lantern or sky , and his hands , slightly gnarled like the hands of an older man , gripped hard at the arms of his chair . |
| 4 | And the society have nothing to do with it of course you see . |
| 5 | The first wall had a stile in it of stone slabs set like a crude staircase at intervals into the sides , rough with golden lichen . |
| 6 | The hard core footing alone will automatically take care of most of this aspect , but it is advisable to put a finer layer over it of shingle and then gravel about 5 cm ( 2 in ) deep , and then fill the remaining space with a soil-containing compost of the John Innes No 2 type ( see pages 33–39 ) . |
| 7 | The chief danger from the resurgence of the far right in Western Europe lies not in the likelihood of its achieving any real influence , but in the reactions to it of centre right parties . |
| 8 | A huge orange and black van with the full the name of the owner on it of course , because if you want to advertise something a removal van is one of the best things in the world for putting an advert on if you want people to see it that is . |
| 9 | It does say on it of course ‘ payable on demand ’ and not ‘ payable to bearer ’ in this instance , and that is quite an important difference . |
| 10 | He spoke of the impermanence of the European environment and the influence on it of man 's activities . |
| 11 | No market for it of course , but what the Hell ? |
| 12 | And and I had to pay for it of course . |
| 13 | I 'd rather get Leeds tickets for it of course , but I 've a mate over from Norn Irn for a few days ( ex Larne and Crusaders player ) and he 's not a LUFC member . |
| 14 | Cor there must be some reason for it of course , perhaps they 're not , not erm picking up or yes I could easily of bought erm a couple bottles of wine to make that |
| 15 | ‘ But I know about it of course , ’ she 'd protested . |
| 16 | I do n't know , we never talked about it of course . |
| 17 | oh , is that what Mr said , I 'm not stopping you asking this witness at all , I do n't want , you mention the brochures and I do n't want to ask him questions , the kind I want to ask , er , with which they 're not asked by Counsel , I should n't ask at this stage anyway , but by all means ask Mr about it , I just thought Mr said , when I tried , asked him about it , very understandably , Mr the man , cos you are totally free to ask about it of course |
| 18 | A : hello Mr Parkin this is Guy Cook here B : yes A : er do you remember um sending us a er an estimate for electrical repairs * for a hundred and fifty pounds * well I 've er just had a word with the Electricity Board with an engineer called Mr Golding and he tells me that the er the list of jobs you gave us unless there 's any special circumstances should not be more than around one hundred pounds B : oh * A : well he said he 'd have to look at it of course but er is there some special reason why you thought it would cost more A : well would you be prepared to do it for the price he quoted B : no A : well why not B : I ca n't afford it not with my wages and overheads £ I have A : well £ why should I pay an extra fifty pounds if I can get it done cheaper * B : well if you can do that * do |
| 19 | Well , er not a lot is , is , is the honest answer , we , we work very hard at it of course , but er the truth is that er the only rights that people have are rights that can be enforced by law , and er in , in law , the only people that the local authority has to provide with accommodation are people who er have children who are particularly vulnerable , and there are very strict definitions of that . |