Example sentences of "it the [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | Beyond it the mountains of the Ta Pa Shan formed faint shapes in the distance . |
2 | But the picture can be modified if we insert into it the concept of a primeval Natural Man , who lacks the corrupting appurtenances of modern civilization , and is , on that account , closer to Paradise than ourselves . |
3 | Can you advise me how to stop stem rot on Water Wisteria , or is it the nibbling of the Platies and Swords that cause this ? |
4 | Placed next to each other , the documents are both a territorial and a political contradiction ; one is proof of the existence of Israel , the other carries with it the dream of Palestine . |
5 | Even this gesture , a mercenary movement , had about it the lilt of broken syllables . |
6 | The focus of the design was the decorative bar and its back display area , whose strong lighting made it the centrepiece of the pub . |
7 | ‘ We call it the Gate of Peace now , ’ Erika said . |
8 | Genoa boasted a powerful ancient landed nobility whose surplus wealth helped to give it the capital for its commercial enterprises ; but it also needed to import food and raw materials from elsewhere , and enjoyed a powerful economic motive for becoming a centre of commerce . |
9 | Troops were also reported to have blocked about 2,000 Gamsakhurdia supporters who were preparing to march on Kutaisi to proclaim it the capital of Georgia . |
10 | ICI disposal : Imperial Chemical Industries has sold its US over-the-counter drugs business in a $450m ( £285m ) deal with Johnson & Johnson-Merck Consumer Pharmaceuticals , which also gives it the rights to Merck 's Elavil anti-depressant drug . |
11 | But w was it , was it the size of China that made this necessary ? |
12 | Littlewoods ' 25% would give it the size to be able to rival Great Universal Stores , the clear market leader on 40% . |
13 | Without any doubt ZIMBABWE captain Andy Ferreira 's men must count themselves unlucky to have missed the semi-finals , and with it the chance of appearing in the World Cup tournament in Scotland . |
14 | The double X gives it the chance to be red and black , while the Y gives it male characteristics . |
15 | It not only dared to enter the domain of philosophy by offering a critique of epistemology but also brought with it the heresy of relativism . |
16 | Or was it the presence of Vic that he felt , his uneasy aura trapped in the shed like these once-breathing specimens ? |
17 | Is there an ideal mix ? ii Does the degree of dementia matter , or is it the presence of behaviour problems which makes a particular dementing person unacceptable to an integrated service ? iii What efforts can be made to overcome the problems of integration and avoid " segregation by stealth " ? |
18 | Even those who did not endorse the company 's claim to produce ‘ The Best Car in the World ’ were prepared to give it the benefit of the doubt . |
19 | Even allowing it the benefit of this doubt , our hypothetical small party would be very unlikely to end up with more than the same percentage of seats , 8.4 , as the Irish party . |
20 | Severe actions may be sanctioned against Ireland because it is naturally cursed , or because it needs extreme measures to bring it the fruits of reformation ( desired by God ) , or because it holds some particular horror for England which the English will deserve unless they do something about it . |
21 | I feel a dead lump inside me , a parcel of old and tired meat ; I run to destroy it , to spare it the misery of what will come , I run out of mercy , to quicken its demise . |
22 | I used to call it the back of actually . |
23 | HORATIO : Not from his mouth , had it the ability of life to thank you : He never gave commandment for their death . |
24 | ‘ Is it the thought of losing Susie that makes you desperate ? ’ |
25 | If she met an alien in Wandsworth High Street , she 'd be telling it the way to the supermarket and offering it free babysitting before you could say ‘ flying saucer ’ . |
26 | Well do it , do it the way on your fingers . |
27 | You could have called it the year of their persecution : |
28 | Cos we went to Winterlarken the year before last , was it the year before last ? |
29 | Unlike the proceedings of the general council twelve years before , these were the meetings of a debating society , not a struggle for power to control the army and through it the government of the country . |
30 | Of course , if you think about it the consequences of that is these guys die and when they die , those wives that they married as young girls are now middle-aged women or possibly younger , anyway past their youth , but th th they , they may not be . |