Example sentences of "[conj] [prep] it [pron] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But there were many , including senior ministers , who were highly critical of her decision to continue and believed that despite it she could and should be persuaded to stand down . |
| 2 | I really do believe that without it we would n't have got here , without that silly ring I should not be here with you now , Therese , now this moment . |
| 3 | They are choosing to do this because they have learned that without it they can not sustain their good intentions . |
| 4 | Davidson and the General kept hinting that I would be much better off without it , but I was terrified that without it I should never be able to fly again , so refused to let them touch it . |
| 5 | It was his conception , his baby , and for it he would tolerate most things , including his suspicion of Trotskyism — whether of the IMG or IS variety — and of what he may have seen as Rowbotham 's ‘ hippy sentimentality ’ . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | It still burned with a harsh , blinding glare and through it she could see vague shapes , presumably the others . |
| 9 | They 'd reached a dramatic opening , and through it she could see the moon-silvered sea hundreds of feet below , moving in a slow , deep swell towards the foot of the cliffs . |
| 10 | He put his telescope to his eye , and through it he could see the shapes of ten dogs pulling a sledge over the ice . |
| 11 | It was white now , and behind it you could see the shape . |
| 12 | The full Oxford English Dictionary is available on compact disc ; and with it you can do far more extensive searches for information than the printed book allows . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Further down the corridor was a kitchen and across it I could see young Dennison loitering with intent outside the window . |
| 15 | I ca n't see through it , but through it we shall have to go . |
| 16 | The countryside we drove through was beautiful , but behind it we could see the long , dark , frightening hills of the moor . |
| 17 | The strong wind stance described earlier is the basis of the funboard stance , but to it we can add a further ingredient — the hips and bottom . |
| 18 | But without it she could not pay for her coffee and salad . |
| 19 | Now despite being Irish er and in fact maybe because of it it 'll be a qui a very intelligent dog I should think . |
| 20 | But this is one candle you can not possibly afford to extinguish in your life , for without it you may lose much of the valuable to-and-fro of friendship , which can protect you from isolation , and act as a safety-valve when you are under strain . |