Example sentences of "it [vb -s] of [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many people do not like the idea that time has a beginning , probably because it smacks of divine intervention . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | The nucleus is n't solid , it consists of other particles — what sort of particles are these ? |
| 5 | It consists of odd pages with some figures on and a load of pie charts . |
| 6 | It consists of spatial visualization , reasoning and experience . |
| 7 | Called Catholics and Sex , it consists of endless complaints about restrictions on sexual behaviour imposed by the Catholic church . |
| 8 | It consists of technological factors , product and labour market determinants , social influences affecting the ideology of the actors , as well as the political environment which , for Dunlop , consists of power relations in the larger society . |
| 9 | It consists of long chains of sulphur atoms which , at room temperature , break up and reform to produce S8 molecules crystallising in the orthorhombic lattice . |
| 10 | It consists of fungal mycelia , from the fungus Fusarium graminearum , which is produced by fermentation using glucose as the energy source and ammonia as the nitrogen source . |
| 11 | It consists of conventional masking tape , attached to a thin plastic sheet , which can be folded out to give 550mm ( about 21½in ) of protection . |
| 12 | Keeping members in touch with all things Biggles ( the aviation hero from the pen of Captain W E Johns ) it consists of historical articles as well as news of new Biggles book releases . |
| 13 | In both the type of support given and in the way it is delivered , it seems of great importance to sustain a balance between dependence and independence which is regarded as appropriate by all parties . |
| 14 | It speaks of joint authorship , and of memory . |
| 15 | It speaks of authoritative directives being based on or reflecting reasons which apply to their subjects in any case . |
| 16 | ‘ It smells of rotten mortality , ’ said Finn , looking into the invisible distance . |
| 17 | It smells of damp clothes . |
| 18 | If now , with changes in costs , it is possible that surplus may be either increased or decreased , then it becomes of crucial importance to have some means of measurement . |
| 19 | It becomes of particular significance within the currently fashionable company policy of separating core and peripheral employees . |
| 20 | It talks of anecdotal evidence in 1991 that the carrying of knives is on the increase among young people and it quotes Detective Chief Superintendent Roger Stoodley , who works in east London , as saying : ’ I have never known so many people to be carrying these weapons . ’ |
| 21 | Rather , the reading is commended for its ‘ cordiality ’ , its ‘ high musicianship ’ , and the sense it conveys of Beethovenian power and humour . |
| 22 | The common claim made for classical secular literature in response to the analytical question cui parte philosophiae supponitur ? , " to what branch of philosophy does it pertain ? " , is ethice supponitur , " it pertains to ethics " , and the reason : " because it treats of human behaviour " . |
| 23 | ‘ Nobody who spends £500 on a jacket wants to discard it the following year , ’ he believes , insisting that no Armani design dates before it dies of old age . |
| 24 | It reeks of wonderful originality , quirky playing , wackily-observed vignettes and serious derangement in no particular order . |