Example sentences of "it [adj] [noun sg] of " in BNC.

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1 I mean the point would be to give it that kind of pzazz that the young kids love so much .
2 As far as the first case is concerned , I take it that part of the process of rational reflection on a set of moral principles and courses of action for myself would involve consulting others ( the experts , if you like ) .
3 ‘ I 've never asked it that sort of question , ’ he said .
4 which it ca n't be right cos , I suppose in a way it 's none of our business but it is I mean if it gets to it , it puts our company in financial difficulties it means it 's jobs on the line int it that sort of thing
5 now that family , you know , the Mirror , you know it , it , it that sort of thing
6 Now , am I to take it that sort of appeal will have a very low priority , I mean , how about Oxfam for example ?
7 No , it is all due to the faithful old Sun going through it usual cycle of activity and the so called dragons turn out to be early sightings of aurorae .
8 Is it total insertion of the penis into the vagina ?
9 Was it some trick of the light ?
10 Driving through fog on the M25 , listening to yet another radio programme about the recession , it is difficult to imagine that there might be light at the end of the tunnel ; but spring is on its way , and I hope it will bring with it some sign of the long-promised upturn in the economy .
11 At a time when product design has lost its way , the gallery fails to provide a proper historical context that might give it some sense of direction .
12 Few managers admit that boredom is a threat to the job but equally few would deny that being part of a pilot scheme or of being part of a trial run of new development can carry with it some air of excitement .
13 Was it some kind of ‘ leak ’ ?
14 But if you 're religiously inclined , then clearly the universe looks a bit different , because the universe has a creator , and having a creator gives it some kind of meaning .
15 Is it some aspect of your work or your life that is getting out of control ?
16 The inroad of foreign capital always means for it some loss of independence , and it has nothing to gain by agreement among competing Empires …
17 ‘ Is it some sort of insurance policy ? ’
18 Is it some sort of extra-wise one , or something . ’
19 Is it some sort of reference to your own noble persistence in trying to restore our marriage ?
20 Marriage , I assume , carries with it some sort of carte blanche for endless promiscuity — and a dispensation from the Pope .
21 Was it some sort of ruse or what ?
22 Is it some sort of or something ?
23 It 'll give it some form of protection which we have n't got round to doing the erm oh
24 In some extraordinary way it seemed hotter now than at midday when the blistering sun was overhead ; such faint breeze as there might be from the water seemed to fall utterly it this turn of the tide .
25 Was it this kind of intrusion that made Jean-Claude anxious ?
26 But jazz vocalism — and with it this kind of tension — has been a strong influence on popular singing , from Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra down to many recent performers .
27 I , I take My Noble Friend 's point indeed , but I think nonetheless er that er I have to say that there is a degree that we put it this way of understanding of how the process works rather more informally than the manner in which my Noble Friend has put it .
28 I 'm I 'll I ca n't manage it this side of the weekend .
29 It 's surprising what they 'll pay for it this time of year . ’
30 I li , I li , you can only make it this time of year .
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