Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] it [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm the volume i i is tremendous and er one worries about the effect of the surging waters on such an old construction , now we far worse than and consequently the emergency services have had to consider all sorts of alternatives , some of which you see now with the piping on , on the surface of it 's been having a good result the immediate problem , but you ca n't stop there and the emergency team have given consideration to all sorts of other possible temporary solutions in the event or that the pumping failed and er I think that 's possibly where this rumour about erm the railway line arrived but er I think Chairman I 've said enough , we all , we would all agree I think that the emergency workers have performed er I think we 're all pleased to see the army coming in erm and doing what they 've done and erm I certainly er appreciated the opportunity to come in on the old A Twenty Seven through West it took my mind back er many years I can tell you and erm I , I think congratulations all round are due , but I come back to what 's all saying and which I support as it would be a folly when the dust has settled erm to really take a an objective er position and see that er arrangements are in hand channels and things like that will not again be supercharged in the way they are . |
| 2 | I still have nightmares and if there is something on the television about rape it brings it all back to me . |
| 3 | And of course it keeps her brother Fariq quiet . |
| 4 | Most universities and higher technical institutions use it , and of course it maintains its position as the link language with the rest of the world . |
| 5 | ‘ Of course it had nothing to do with the ruby itself , the real cause was their all being so insanely superstitious . |
| 6 | So it 's a more complete er picture , of , of , of the personality , and of course it lends itself to this kind of historical portraiture . |
| 7 | Of course it deters you , and I think that element of deterrence did take place . |
| 8 | But of course it does nothing to improve employment rights for men or women who may be temporarily incapacitated . |
| 9 | Of course it does they 're not doing that for nothing . |
| 10 | ‘ 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 . |
| 11 | Of course it appals me . ’ |
| 12 | Well , erm , of course it took them quite a while that the people |
| 13 | ‘ Of course it makes you look a lot older , ’ he added thoughtfully . |
| 14 | The first thing that George found was that the work of fracture of wood was quite exceptionally high , although of course it has nothing resembling a dislocation mechanism to help it . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Of course it matters it 's got to be in by tomorrow . |
| 17 | ‘ Of course it means something to me — but I know you 'll survive . |
| 18 | ‘ Of course it gave me insights . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | As is often the case with such surveys , no clear consensus emerged over many of the questions and some apparently contradictory points were made ( ‘ Not enough homework ’ ; ‘ too heavy a coursework load ’ ) but the whole exercise must have yielded useful information for teachers and a welcome awareness among parents that here is an open school much concerned about the quality of experience it offers its students and responsive to the views of all partners in the education service . |
| 21 | And learning together as we 've been reminded more than once than this morning engages us all irrespective of age , irrespective of experience it engages everyone and it 's worth emphasising that the quality of learning does not depend upon the size of a congregation ! |
| 22 | As a species of conspiracy it had its persistent weakness : fear of discovery led to revolt before the compromisos were firm enough . |
| 23 | As a theory of law it requires us to accept that there is something intrinsically moral in the legal method . |
| 24 | In mid-October the Bank of England raised its discount rate — a belated attempt to stem the flood of credit it had itself created . |
| 25 | As a matter of policy it kept its neighbours in a state of disarray and weakness , although it was frequently able to leave them to achieve this on their own — for example by Iraq 's costly attack on Iran in 1950 . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | In the language of p. 27 the electron originally was not in an eigenstate of position but in some superposition of such states ; after the act of measurement it finds itself in an eigenstate of position corresponding to the eigenvalue which is the result of that particular measurement . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | Paula smiled , enjoying her sister 's discomfort — and the feeling of power it gave her . |
| 30 | To set it up , the amount of time it takes her to get it up , be prepared |