Example sentences of "its [adj] [noun] [verb] it [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On land the Company was not really strong enough for such antics , but its naval superiority gave it a place in the third or fourth rank of powers in India , beneath the Emperor at the top and great rulers like the Nawab of Bengal in the second rank . |
| 2 | We 've chosen Boppard as the base for our Rhine Fly-Drive holidays because it 's not only a great place to visit in its own right , but because its central location makes it an ideal spot from which to explore the mighty Rhine . |
| 3 | The very shabbiness of Hamley Hall in Wives and Daughters endears it to the reader ; its neglected beauty makes it a home as the grand and prosperous Towers is not . |
| 4 | He noted that its heavy brow-ridges gave it an ape-like appearance , but rejected it as a ‘ missing link ’ because of its large capacity . |
| 5 | Though the picture again promotes Bowler 's husky good looks , it is a less openly sensual work than the earlier Portrait , its greater formality giving it the air of a grand public statement . |