Example sentences of "of it [adj] [noun sg] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was no limit to the amount of money which could be used during any given assignment but at the end of it each operative had to account to Kolchinsky for his or her expenses in tabular form , supplying the relevant chits to back up the figurework . |
| 2 | On the face of it such legislation seemed unnecessary ; after all , who in America would want to trade with a country like Iran ? |
| 3 | How on earth could any programmer keep the general plot and utter weirdness of it all while providing a playable , interesting game ? |
| 4 | To have the thing scraped or vacuumed out of her womb , the very thought of it last night had sent her to the bathroom , heaving over the modern white lavatory . |
| 5 | The Eastons restored the ornamental paintwork , most of it imitation brickwork painted over the actual brick , and in the case of the wall paintings , have reinstated the full scheme . |
| 6 | He was free to move around his subject and to incorporate into his depiction of it any information gained by this process or acquired through previous contacts or experiences . |
| 7 | Nonetheless Count Christoph Douglas , head of Sotheby 's in Germany , declared that he has ‘ complete confidence in Berlin ’ as a location and with the level and amount of bidding at the sale , some of it keenly fought and much of it this time conducted by telephone . |
| 8 | A year ago Japan held an international meeting on aid for Mongolia , which produced pledges amounting to some $120m in credits and aid , some of it emergency assistance to keep Mongolia 's lights on ( literally ) . |
| 9 | On the face of it electric traction has many advantages . |