Example sentences of "[subord] it [verb] of [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So , for example , National Certificate ( level III ) Care requires higher levels of communication and personal and interpersonal skills than it does of numeracy ( see specification on page 7 ) . |
| 2 | But yesterday it was seen in Chaura and in Chhuma , running through the outskirts of the villages : and the day before , a dog like that had chased a sheep in Pere , and clutched it by the neck , shaking it from one side to the other until it died of shock . |
| 3 | Also , with healthy deciduous trees , the leaves all come with great show every Spring and die off in the Autumn — but more come each successive year cos the tree has grown a bit so the foliage is thicker , more complex in structure — until it dies of course . |
| 4 | Or she could say that Derek had always had charming manners and was in the habit of commending ladies on their scent , even if it smelled of Alexandrian sewers , and sound as though she had lost something worth keeping — and inevitably regretful . |
| 5 | ‘ I wonder if it would have that smile if it knew of Belsen . ’ |
| 6 | On the other hand , a tax that exempts all or part of Β ( e.g. , because it consists of capital gains ) leads to an increase in inequality . |
| 7 | Even The Builder 's apparently factual report was criticized by ‘ One who had peeped behind the scenes ’ for having implied that the earlier delegation of MPs supporting Scott had a lower status because it consisted of amateurs rather than professionals . |
| 8 | The Diploma in Advanced Legal Studies is closely tied to the LL.M. and M.Sc. , although it can stand as an independent qualification when it consists of study and examination in three courses selected from the LL.M or M.Sc. |
| 9 | What the hell is the midfield formation anyway when it consists of Rocky , Fairclough , Macca and Speed ? |
| 10 | When it worked of course — and it did , many times — he was marvellous . |
| 11 | Canford Manor in Dorset , built by Sir Charles Barry in 1848–52 , is not unlike St Genevieve , ‘ a gathering as it seemed of galleries , halls , and chapels , mullioned windows , portals of clustered columns , and groups of airy pinnacles and fretwork spires ’ . |
| 12 | " There is a yew-tree , pride of Lorton Vale , Which to this day stands single , in the midst Of its own darkness , as it stood of yore . " |