Example sentences of "of it [verb] [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some of it spilled inadvertently on the nearest congregation , particularly Carmella and Joey . |
| 2 | All of it eating away at the spiritual fabric of existence for thousands upon thousands of years . |
| 3 | Advertising revenue would certainly help , or would boost profits , but much of it went simply on the paper and production costs of printing the advertisements . |
| 4 | In so far as the fear of relativism is of it becoming even for the most aware a matter of taste whether one is selfish or unselfish , compassionate or cruel , the fear is misplaced . |
| 5 | At Fenella 's side , Caspar said softly , ‘ They are unable to stand , poor things , ’ and Fenella felt the pity of it hit hard at the base of her throat . |
| 6 | This , called the Thulean Province , covered much of what we now call the north Atlantic Ocean , but over thousands of years , much of it sank again beneath the waters . |
| 7 | Down below , a car with a flashing blue light on top of it pulled away from the excitement around the train , crossed the main road and headed slowly up the lane . |
| 8 | He thinks he can grow the business into a significant piece of change , much of it coming perhaps from the Microsoft arena where , as much as Lachman is a self-admitted Unix bigot , he knows he has to enter . |
| 9 | And out you 'll go , take it from me , especially after the fiasco you made of the press conference and the results of it spread all over the papers this morning ! ’ |
| 10 | I get on my knees and manage to wipe away nearly all of the blood , though some of it sticks stubbornly in the crevices of the floor . |