Example sentences of "something in its " in BNC.

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1 She had the feeling that it wanted to reach some sort of understanding with her , to tell her something in its rough , mute animal way .
2 These can not be eliminated without putting something in its place .
3 Largely as a result of Wedd 's enthusiasm , I found myself becoming irresistibly attracted to the Scots pine — the solitary tree as well as the clump — not just as a potential ley mark point , but as something in its own right , I was not alone : legend seems to confirm the special nature of the pine .
4 It was a figure , bent over , rather furtively , with something in its hand .
5 The Worm turned and reared up at them , and there was something in its sightless head that they knew showed satisfaction .
6 In this chapter so far we have focused on specificities in your argument — the presuppositions in your sentences , the specific things you can say about particular texts , the setting of something in its context , and so on .
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