Example sentences of "it the [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 ? |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Even this gesture , a mercenary movement , had about it the lilt of broken syllables . |
| 5 | The focus of the design was the decorative bar and its back display area , whose strong lighting made it the centrepiece of the pub . |
| 6 | ‘ We call it the Gate of Peace now , ’ Erika said . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | But w was it , was it the size of China that made this necessary ? |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Or was it the presence of Vic that he felt , his uneasy aura trapped in the shed like these once-breathing specimens ? |
| 12 | 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 " ? |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | I used to call it the back of actually . |
| 17 | HORATIO : Not from his mouth , had it the ability of life to thank you : He never gave commandment for their death . |
| 18 | ‘ Is it the thought of losing Susie that makes you desperate ? ’ |
| 19 | You could have called it the year of their persecution : |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | Belfast 's central location , on Europe 's Western edge , makes it the hub of the Continent and an ideal stepping stone to trans-Atlantic destinations . |
| 22 | ‘ Is it the anniversary of his death ? ’ |
| 23 | And is n't it the luck of the devil that the master do n't require me tomorrow afternoon ? |
| 24 | Call it the spirit of the times , call it the public mood , call it peer-group pressure ; it is a powerful , often irresistible , influence on the way we behave . |
| 25 | Was it the Church of England Sun day School ? ’ |
| 26 | The notion of marginality carries with it the sense of dualism , since it implies being on the boundaries of urban and rural society , but not integrated into either . |
| 27 | Motherhood today often involves giving up paid employment ( although nowadays for shorter periods than in the past ) , and with it the sense of identity and community that work affords . |
| 28 | There is also in it the idea of fusing the I and Thou together so that the usual dualism ends and the relationship takes on an independent existence . |
| 29 | Add to it the idea of caring love and the potential permutations are endless . |
| 30 | There is a strong sense of violence attached to the notion of ta'kwanya ; for this category of creative , cultural capability is comprised of poisonous forces and carries with it the idea of predation ( see Overing 1986a ) . |