Example sentences of "it [vb -s] [to-vb] [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He collects it from the door when it arrives to spare her the embarrassment of being seen by the boy . |
| 2 | It suffices to summarise what the present canons of construction appear to be . |
| 3 | ‘ It seems to make you a little uncomfortable , ’ he observed . |
| 4 | The poem is remarkable for its Gothic horrors and its energy , for example : This is not a ‘ Wordsworthian ’ view of Nature , but it helps to explain what the poet meant when he told us in The Prelude that he was haunted by mysterious ‘ presences ’ during childhood and youth ; The Vale of Esthwaite anticipates The Prelude in other ways — the interest is in the mind of the poet , and the effect of the imagination on landscape . |
| 5 | Actually some groups in current Western society wear what could almost be termed a uniform , in that it serves to give them a distinct identity , for example skinheads , hippies , and the tinted , spiked hair brigade ; in fact these non-verbal cues can influence interaction to such an extent that one has to be careful to avoid stereotyping , sometimes quite erroneously . |