Example sentences of "it [verb] of [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of the tsar-reformer 's great achievements was the foundation of the Russian navy , much of it consisting of wooden galleys propelled by the collective muscle-power of conscript or convict oarsmen . |
| 2 | Since the product bore her name , it became of paramount importance to her to maintain an image of which she approved . |
| 3 | It smelled of rotten straw , damp and an overpowering stench that caught in her throat , almost choking her . |
| 4 | It smelled of hot cake rising in the oven . |
| 5 | It smelled of expensive cologne , and her skin tingled as he turned his head , his sensuous mouth drifting warmly , dangerously close to her cheek . |
| 6 | Too often it smelled of boiled cabbage and steamed fish . |
| 7 | Rules was decorated like a Victorian library ; it smelled of superior malt whiskies and very old leather . |
| 8 | It tasted of candied peel and nuts , and she was reaching for another one when she saw that Lucenzo 's head had lifted at the sound of a child 's piping tones . |
| 9 | Many people do not like the idea that time has a beginning , probably because it smacks of divine intervention . |
| 10 | Nowhere does it speak of central control . |
| 11 | erm , on four , er , again I do n't know what pigeon fanciers or pigeon er , what their views are on this , but you see , this is another European directive erm , there is a risk it says of this disease being airborne , it can be airborne , and it was shown that racing pigeons could introduce the disease to commercial flocks . |
| 12 | Wycliffe had no maxims , but that was exactly what was being done , though to him it seemed of paramount importance to build a clear picture of the victim himself . |
| 13 | There are books and periodicals everywhere — on shelves , on tables , on the floor — posters and reproductions of modern paintings on the walls , parched-looking potted plants in the fireplace , a BBC micro and monitor on the desk , and beside it sheaves of dot-matrix typescript of early chapters of Domestic Angels and Unfortunate Females in various drafts . |
| 14 | Looking in detail at the fiscal assessment of the settlement around 1200 , she came to the conclusion that the village was originally planned between 1066 and 1086 , when it consisted of 16 crofts , eight on each side of the village street . |
| 15 | It consisted of small units which patrolled in mufti in civilian cars . |
| 16 | The principal decision-making body is the Armed Forces Ruling Council ( AFRC ) , composed of senior officers and members of the police force ; as most recently reorganized , in February 1989 , it consisted of 18 members in addition to the current President , Maj.-Gen. |
| 17 | The principal decision-making body is the Armed Forces Ruling Council ( AFRC ) , composed of senior officers and members of the police force ; as most recently reorganized , in February 1989 , it consisted of 18 members in addition to Babangida , its chairman . |
| 18 | It consisted of 10–15 women who trade various goods . |
| 19 | It consisted of forty-eight plays , involving over 300 speaking parts . |
| 20 | It consisted of sub-realistic images of , for instance , a fish , a leg , or a double-axe . |
| 21 | It consisted of natural slabs of flattish stone which at some time in the past had been levelled by wedges , and ‘ helped ’ in places by concrete , to form a crossing-place . |
| 22 | It was in the kitchen and it consisted of three panels side by side . |
| 23 | It consisted of connecting poles constructed in the shape of the letter ‘ Y ’ , the tail of the ‘ Y ’ being the handle . |
| 24 | It consisted of wooden boards covered with leather , usually elaborately gilded . |
| 25 | It consisted of large earthenware pots stacked on top of each other on their sides so that the mouths all pointed one way like a battery of guns . |
| 26 | The UMIST computer was trained by feeding it details of 70 patients , such as pulse rate , temperature , age and data on previous heart problems . |
| 27 | But there were also some other rags , a sort of muslin , she thought , very soft but with stiff patches and it stank of bad meat . |
| 28 | It consists of nine subjects ranging from Business Communications to Supervisory Skills . |
| 29 | It consists of six parts : Connection commands ; selection of a database ; constitution and use of indexes ; truncation and direct searches in inverted files ; use of Boolean operators ; online and offline prints . |
| 30 | It consists of verifiable events which took place in the past and the stories people tell each other to explain how they come to be where they are . |