Example sentences of "it [verb] [pron] of [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It strips us of all the illusions and idolatry of the world , to face our basic personal need . |
| 2 | Although Knowledge Adventure is a DOS program , it has plenty of aural and graphical pizzazz , and full mouse support . |
| 3 | It has lots of similar properties to a larger computer , in so much that it has a similar , what is referred to as a central processing unit , and in some instances similar peripheral devices , but if one can imagine that for certain applications where these have been collectively gathered together in erm the ultimate setting on a single integrated circuit , then one has a microcomputer , comprised of a microprocessor , some memory and some appropriate interfacing devices to the outside world . |
| 4 | Even text out of a tint looks pretty good — it has none of that ‘ hairy ’ appearance that we have grown used to with 300dpi systems . |
| 5 | It contains nothing of real interest , and I have included it in the chart with Vela . |
| 6 | Make sure it contains plenty of different fabrics and textiles as well as props and items of clothing . |
| 7 | Kate said the evening had been a great success : it received plenty of local press coverage , the Rossendale Group increased its membership , and the Mayor agreed to donate £100 to Amnesty . |
| 8 | It uses lots of expensive gallons of fuel to the mile and it probably has n't got even one of its tanks full so it would n't get any distance . ’ |
| 9 | At the same time , of course , it assures them of comprehensible input . |
| 10 | So if it achieved anything of lasting value , the sheer slog of the marathon Guinness trial clearly underlined the shortcomings of the present system and showed why reform was necessary . |
| 11 | When Molly joined him he would ask hopefully if she were feeling tired or , even perhaps more hopefully , as though it relieved him of all responsibility , if she had the curse . |
| 12 | Sailing is a very sociable sport and it presents lots of new opportunities . |
| 13 | Strange because it reminded him of other bedroom partings : sheets tangled , sweat cooling , confusion and self-reproach keeping glances at bay . |
| 14 | It reminded him of that moment years before when she had drawn and aimed the bow . |
| 15 | It reminded him of another mad suggestion from a man in California , offering the contras $50m if they would go and take over Malta . |
| 16 | It reminded me of all I disliked so much in the United States , of being called Ray before even shaking hands . |
| 17 | It reminded me of that episode in Rudyard Kipling 's Kim where the boy is confronted with a shattered pot and comes under pressure to reconstruct it in his mind as it once was . |
| 18 | It reminded me of one of those Nazi places , honestly . |
| 19 | it reminded me of one of those plastic haircuts you used to get as a kid for the legoland men . |
| 20 | It reminded me of those rooms they put guests in in horror movies — the sort where you know something horrible 's going to happen in the middle of the night . |
| 21 | The frame around them is extremely heavy , but I chose it because it reminded me of some of the heavier framed Victorian pictures that have a botanical feel . |
| 22 | Oddly , instead of reminding me of Bill , it reminded me of Old Red . |
| 23 | It reminded me of old Mr Grace in Are You Being Served ? |
| 24 | Above left The wallpaper frieze in the sitting room came from America and was fearfully expensive , but Angela could n't resist it because it reminded her of two pictures in her bedroom , of fruit and flowers painted on black velvet . |
| 25 | It reminded her of that other occasion when she had driven Freddie Nash and she wondered whether they were destined to find themselves together battling against the elements . |
| 26 | She enjoyed his obvious fascination with it and it reminded her of another suggestion she wanted to make to him . |
| 27 | And when the old chap approached Shirley outside London nightspot Tramp — of course — it reminded her of another line from that old song of hers : ‘ Hey big spender , spend a little time with me . ’ |
| 28 | It reminded her of another time . |
| 29 | It reminds me of that make-the-best-of-it jollity in a jumble-sale hall . |
| 30 | It reminds me of provincial France , where you can drive through a village on a summer 's afternoon and wonder if the place is inhabited . |