Example sentences of "it [adv] [vb -s] of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It generally consists of the temporal and modal exponents of the verb , which are ‘ the transitional element par excellence : They carry the lowest degree of CD within the non-theme and are the transition proper ’ ( Firbas , 1986 : 54 ) . |
| 2 | Homophobia is always a handy excuse for not buying records , but it still reeks of the subhuman . |
| 3 | It conventionally consists of the budgeted profit and loss account and balance sheet for the organization . |
| 4 | The latter is fascinating , especially in the glimpses it occasionally gives of the general principles and priorities which informed MI5 's work , and the unease these aroused in some quarters . |
| 5 | English fiction loves such people ; it never tires of the lurch , of such areas of darkness . |