Example sentences of "it [vb -s] [be] [prep] [adj] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | And Carol and Ann are white and all it needs is for one of them to lead the other , censoring friendship , arousing hostility . |
| 2 | The castle walls surround the medieval town , which is still inhabited as it has been for hundreds of years . |
| 3 | It 's still as pure as it has been for thousands of years . ’ |
| 4 | For instance , Yadin Dudai in Jerusalem , amongst others , has exploited the behavioural and biochemical possibilities opened up by mutations amongst fruit flies ; for him and some other neurobiologists Drosophila has become as popular as it has been for most of this century for geneticists . |
| 5 | They are that the public expect Britain to be defended and want Labour to be what it has been for most of its history — a party prepared to provide resources commensurate with defending this country . |