Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] it [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I still have nightmares and if there is something on the television about rape it brings it all back to me . |
| 2 | Of course it deters you , and I think that element of deterrence did take place . |
| 3 | Of course it does they 're not doing that for nothing . |
| 4 | ‘ Nothing in this marvellous list ’ says Milton ‘ was as fine as Eden ’ and of course it hurts him to say it , and I do n't think it 's far fetched to detect that hurt and pain of that great sacrifice that John Milton is making in the rhythm when we read ‘ Might with this paradise of Eden strive ’ , or in the fact that he ca n't stop there , because I did n't — as you will have realized from Bentley 's comment — I did n't read you the whole passage . |
| 5 | Of course it appals me . ’ |
| 6 | Well , erm , of course it took them quite a while that the people |
| 7 | ‘ Of course it makes you look a lot older , ’ he added thoughtfully . |
| 8 | Of course it did I , I , I was able to , I was able to pick up , and I used to clear up crimes which I know that some of the others would n't have cleared up at that time . |
| 9 | Of course it matters it 's got to be in by tomorrow . |
| 10 | ‘ Of course it gave me insights . |
| 11 | Of course it stunned her into silence and she never answered at all , not even when he reached out and collected most of her parcels , carrying them himself . |
| 12 | As a theory of law it requires us to accept that there is something intrinsically moral in the legal method . |
| 13 | It sounded like an order and Jenna was surprised at the feeling of alarm it gave her , as if she was trapped , unable to make her own decisions . |
| 14 | Though one always has to treat figures such as these with caution , it does seem that the line-out project had considerable success both in terms of a reduction in operator dissatisfaction , reflected in lower turnover and a less rapid increase in absenteeism than other parts of the plant , and in terms of very substantial savings for management because of the increased flexibility of production it gave them . |
| 15 | Paula smiled , enjoying her sister 's discomfort — and the feeling of power it gave her . |
| 16 | To set it up , the amount of time it takes her to get it up , be prepared |
| 17 | In the short space of time it took him to walk across the room arm-in-arm with Mme de Ratho , he thought he saw … . |
| 18 | Because a Court Scheme involves an application to the court for approval it makes it a more time-consuming , expensive and cumbersome procedure than a takeover offer . |
| 19 | But like medicine it did him good , and the food tasted better than it looked , and after a while the silence grew less tense and they began to chat about the contrast between bloody-minded , earnest Perugia , just visible on its wind-swept ridge as a distant smudge of grey , and Assisi , symbol of everything nice and pretty and kind , whose pink stone made even its fortifications look as innocent as an illustration in a book of fairy tales . |
| 20 | Although Schedule 17 comes into force only on a day still to be appointed , when it does come into force it seems it will apply in relation to debt instruments already in existence . |
| 21 | With hindsight it makes him sound like a manipulative sexual deviant . |
| 22 | ‘ They have to be tougher than the average kid , I do n't like losers , but once they 're into boxing it takes them off the streets , away from the drugs and alcohol , ’ said Lol , 57 . |
| 23 | For example it lets you highlight all cells containing formulae . |
| 24 | We spoke to Johnny Winter recently and he said he has to be really careful about what he listens to before getting on stage , in case it influences him too much . |
| 25 | She did n't want to see the hurt in his eyes , in case it made her soften and forgive him . |
| 26 | He would never ask her why she was pulling faces , in case it encouraged her to pull worse ones . |
| 27 | Now the braking , bearing in mind It takes you half a second to react anyway , but hi his actual thinking distance is about thirty feet . |
| 28 | Keeping that in mind it gives you somewhere else to go musically , and those themes tend to be a little more prominent from an adult point of view . |
| 29 | In operation it reminded me strongly of Supercalc , having no immediate on-screen command line , while in concept is seems not unlike Report Manager with its ability to slice data through a model . |
| 30 | Reactions have been mixed , ranging from love it to loathe it . |