Example sentences of "it [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | and er , I think the younger people quite enjoyed it but the older ones , of course , found it bit of a bind , er particularly after erm the sort of patriotic fervour |
| 2 | In some cases these Rios 2 chips will overlap the PowerPC in performance while others should outperform it 50% to 100% at the same clock speeds thanks to superscalar technology . |
| 3 | How big is it chairman in relation to the existing shed ? |
| 4 | Yeah I hope I can get it chest of drawers , even if it 's rough I 'll paint it . |
| 5 | The West 's involvement in Iraq gave it responsibility for dealing actively with the situation there , despite the mealy-mouthed excuses for allowing Saddam Hussein to survive . |
| 6 | They echo the theme set in last year 's CBI Business Agenda for the 1990s with the emphasis on controlling inflation , public spending , strengthening the Department of Trade & Industry and giving it responsibility for the National Economic Development Council and opposing a national minimum wage . |
| 7 | Fleetwood 's powers thus lapsed , and Blackpool retained control over the line , bringing with it responsibility for the track and the roadway up to 18″ on either side . |
| 8 | Labour would also take control of the national electricity grid , making it responsibility for energy saving . |
| 9 | Charge cards companies will not be looking to take on those customers with lower incomes who do not want to pay , or find it difficulty in paying , high credit-card interest rates . |
| 10 | A few more dives and it surfaces with a larger fish which , judging from its colour , is a sea-scorpion . |
| 11 | Its local Shetland name is ‘ neesick ’ , which means ‘ the sneezer ’ , referring to the explosive exhalation of breath it gives as it surfaces for air . |
| 12 | It not only leaves a catalogue of unresolved hurts , it surfaces in an apprehensive and unrealistic way of coping with present difficulties . |
| 13 | Now take it sentence by sentence , what about the first one ? |
| 14 | I can then print it out or call it back and speak it sentence by sentence . |
| 15 | He 's got it all worked out , he calls it Defence in Depth . |
| 16 | Whatever it was , it was like a wall between them and he was honest enough to admit to himself that most of the time he was building on it brick by brick in order to blot her out of his sight … forever . |
| 17 | It kind of built his confidence with each successive flask |
| 18 | ‘ It kind of wanted to tell me something . |
| 19 | ‘ It kind of was , but it was more that he was forced into that position . |
| 20 | That 's , well , it kind of lets my steam off a bit ; it does n't hurt , but she knows I mean business . |
| 21 | It 's like a recipe — you leave out this or that ingredient and it kind of tastes the same , but not exactly . |
| 22 | Andre Agassi ( above ) , equally well known for his sense of decorum , said : ‘ To be honest , it kind of irritated me a little bit . |
| 23 | It kind of sucks it out of wires and stuff . |
| 24 | I do n't know if you 've ever felt that , it kind of comes in totally f—ed up and there are people all around you guiding you and they 're bringing all my friends to me , y'know … ’ |
| 25 | ‘ It kind of brought out the best in them . |
| 26 | Like it 's just so huge , it it kind of feels quite overwhelming to even begin to combat it ! |
| 27 | Still , maybe it kind of takes some of the sport out of it . |
| 28 | ‘ And was n't it kind of them to leave the things to Anne and myself and the nice messages ? ’ |
| 29 | It kind of keeps them . |
| 30 | And then it kind of calms down a wee bit . |