Example sentences of "of [noun] it [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So , whilst it is possible to identify some broad directions of change it remains difficult to decide the precise implications . |
| 2 | It specialises in motor insurance and has doubled the number of policies it sells each year as well as moving into household insurance . |
| 3 | There was one girl she 'd erm she 'd burnt her leg right down the front of her leg er on the bone in the front of her leg and er her mother just wrapped up something an old stocking I think she put in it , and of course it went bad did n't it . |
| 4 | Of course it felt nice , what did you expect ? |
| 5 | Yes yes yes when when when I grew older , of course it took all the men When er you know one would b the the whole lot would be going together you know . |
| 6 | By assuming the political economic circumstances of this displacement as given , of course it seemed natural to the colonial administration that the condition of environmental deterioration was the fault of the cultivators themselves . |
| 7 | The publicity is fairly short-lived , of course it has tremendous effect on the British media , and we 're all very , very happy for the families of these people |
| 8 | Of course it grows colder as you move away from the equator , and it is rarely above 5°C at latitudes greater than 50 degrees , north or south . |
| 9 | ‘ Of course it looks good , ’ he growled at last . |
| 10 | Of course it seems hard in our affluent times that the poor miner should have to suffer all of these deductions . |
| 11 | It had never been done before , but I had this premonition , and of course it proved true . ’ |
| 12 | In a number of cases it ousted earlier conventions , such as the indiction or year of grace ( see later ) . |
| 13 | Although she appears to have taken with her no significant quantity of clothing nor any substantial sum of money it seems certain that she was carrying her passport … |
| 14 | Because of the poor response to gluten free diet and the presence of lymphoma it seemed reasonable to consider that the malabsorption was as a result of an enteropathy associated with the lymphoma ( EATCL ) rather than simple coeliac disease . |
| 15 | When we consider the essential role of susceptibility it becomes plain that the people who caught a cold in the bus were ‘ ill ’ before they ever stepped onto it , for if they had been healthy they would never have picked up the bugs in the first place . |
| 16 | Insofar as municipal systems set limits to the use of force and punish at least some of those guilty of crimes of violence it has some success as law and an undisputed claim to be regarded as law for as long as the officials of the system pursue these objectives by taking steps against non-compliance ( Hart , 1961 , pp. 79–88 and 213ff . ) . |
| 17 | By using the workload recommendations of the Royal College of Surgeons of England it becomes possible to calculate how the outpatient and operative workload requirements of the population can be met . |
| 18 | Japan ( not the United States , as suggested last week ) still boasts the world 's biggest official foreign reserves : at the end of January it had some $79 billion-worth ( including foreign currency , SDRs and its reserve position at the IMF , but excluding gold ) . |
| 19 | Since it involved a fresh assessment of wealth it encountered some hostility . |
| 20 | The DSS says every claim is decided upon it 's merits and the amount of cash it has available in the social fund . |
| 21 | Beneath Sumatra the subduction zone does not exceed a depth of 200 km , but north of Java it reaches 400 km and north of Flores , at the extreme eastern end of the zone of steady-state subduction , it attains a depth of 700 km . |
| 22 | ‘ When you have the Russian empire collapsing within a matter of weeks it seems ridiculous to say we can not move faster . ’ |
| 23 | Thus , although he does not enumerate a catalogue of rights it seems clear that it is chiefly the conventional political and civil liberties , including a right to freedom of conscience , that are associated with the traditional doctrine of liberalism which would qualify as rights in the strong sense . |
| 24 | ‘ In the cold light of day it seems incredible that I toppled to my knees in so abject a manner . |
| 25 | In the season of goodwill it seems appropriate to contemplate a fungus that makes a good living out of parasitising insects ; but it is so mild-mannered that its hosts ( and most biologists ) are hardly aware of its existence |
| 26 | If the doctor 's right about the sandbag or lead piping in a sock , and from the look of things it seems right , they did n't want any blood . |
| 27 | The hull was unrecognisable as such ; half out of water it became unidentifiable debris . |
| 28 | If one looks at the early development of vertebrae it becomes clearer just how segmental much of our own early development is . |
| 29 | Rosyth 's managing director , Allan Smith , said the job cuts were needed because the Ministry of Defence had reduced its workload and London Underground had cut the number of trains it wanted refurbished . |
| 30 | Out of control it caused dreadful havoc , but when it ran smoothly and sweetly it not only modified life 's aridity but added a pleasing dimension to the view , while Lydia , at present , was using it only to make mud pies . |