Example sentences of "[prep] it one [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the face of it one might say that an upstanding , law-abiding trade should have nothing to fear where this is concerned ; they should simply not deal in masterpieces without a provenance . |
| 2 | To make sense of it one would first of all have to distinguish between , and learn to identify , the various kinds of structural constraints which form individuals and social groups into the ‘ supports ’ of the complex whole . |
| 3 | From it one could see lights twinkling in the little town below , and fishing-boats with lights at sea . |
| 4 | The foreman 's office was partitioned off from the shop floor and from it one could see the men at work on the machines — five or six of them — but part of the floor was screened off by large canvas sheets suspended from the roof trusses . |
| 5 | In it one can trace the origin and development of social , political , and philosophical ideas , as well as of taste , fashion , and outlook . |
| 6 | In other words , without it one can not explain why at the present time there is a maldistribution of world wealth and income such that the countries of the Northern hemisphere contain only 25 per cent of the world 's population but obtain 80 per cent of the world 's income , while the countries of the South contain 75 per cent of the world 's population but obtain only 20 per cent of the world 's income . |
| 7 | At first sight it is unremarkable ; a simple Formica-clad cube , but as one draws closer it can be seen that the top face is transparent and through it one can view the tracks in the cloud chamber — the long thin lines due to cosmic rays and the short stubby ones due to alpha particles . |
| 8 | It is through this mastery that one achieves ideal manhood and womanhood in Piaroaland , and through it one can then creatively participate in the building of community . |
| 9 | The vast volume of writing on environment in the past five years has produced a cloud of obfuscation , but here and there among it one can learn from one 's scientific and political neighbours . |