Example sentences of "of [noun] [conj] [pron] [vb past] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | The dominating size and aggressive shape of Sandweg church reminded Miss Danziger that it had played as great a part in the physical defence of the island as in its spiritual well-being ; but , although its size and shape were awesome at a distance , the church became increasingly a place of sanctuary as she neared it . |
| 2 | so I had a lot of contacts and I enjoyed it . |
| 3 | And of course if he found it hard to handle the ‘ absolutely platonic friendship ’ she was offering , ‘ then you must have the strength and courage to give up meeting me ’ . |
| 4 | I said , of course and I said it would be nice company and so she said er you sit near the window , I 've seen it lots of times before , as I only live in Manchester . |
| 5 | I thought it was a terrible lot of money when I saw it . |
| 6 | He was the goalkeeper for Manchester United and I joked later that I threw him the bag of money and he dropped it ! |
| 7 | Selecting the right sized Disc , we took a pan of milk and we allowed it to heat to the point where it was about to boil over . |
| 8 | And then that other was a member of parliament and I knew it 's erm I knew he , I think it was erm oh I can see him stood up there . |
| 9 | Fernando refilled her teacup , letting out a sigh of disbelief as he did it . |
| 10 | Once you get out of car and I thought it was a dog that she had , bu did n't have , she did n't have a dachshund he had a little |
| 11 | Mrs Reid 's religion was the love of humanity and she found it hard that the first women 's college should win so very little understanding or support at its outset , especially from men . |
| 12 | Er a pair of shoes if you bought it had to last you a long long time . |
| 13 | Then this would never have happened , or if it had ( I could n't bring myself to unwish an experience which still washed over me with waves of delight when I remembered it ) at least Toby would have known what he was doing , his eyes would have been open . |
| 14 | Built in 1890 , the house needed a lot of attention when he bought it . |
| 15 | bottle of wine and I drunk it you see , watching the match , and Jim done the dinner I said fuck it I 'm having my dinner in here cos , did n't it go into extra time ? |
| 16 | We did n't invite friends with Mother being placed as she was , but if neighbours called they would be offered a glass of something , usually home-made ginger cordial , and a bit of cake if we had it . |
| 17 | The Chancellor , an experienced man , knew an opening of consequence when he heard it . |
| 18 | It took time , it took time , it took a period of years till they got it finalized but when we got it finalized , we had for example er welding areas , in which no one was allowed in unless they were a welder you know . |
| 19 | The guy who owns it was shouting all kinds of stuff and he let it slip . |
| 20 | He claimed the housing market was showing signs of revival but he gave it a prod anyway by raising the threshold on stamp duty from £30,000 to £60,000 , move that will help mainly first-time buyers . |
| 21 | Fred Titmus bowled the right sort of ball and I smashed it in the direction of the pavilion . |
| 22 | ‘ It was a lot of fun and I enjoyed it , ’ said Jon of Kilton , Notts . |
| 23 | ‘ I took a bowl of water and I gave it hirin , as if it was my father , or my brother , ’ said Kalchu . |
| 24 | But what is really relevant is to state that against Ireland they played absolutely the right sort of game and they played it with utter conviction and quite brilliant execution . |
| 25 | I 'll have to wallpaper your bathroom , then paint it , I then have to touch up the door cos it 's that kind of paint and I had it like , on the top of the loo , I was doing it up a bit , and the next thing I saw was Felix coming onto the back of the wind ah |
| 26 | There was a loud squelching of mud as he shook it . |
| 27 | ‘ That was my first experience of Genesis and I loved it ! |
| 28 | Small things , but important , the little touches that were typical of Sally and which made it possible to feel charity — and love — for her when she was fussy or critical or just plain annoying as she had been when Harriet had arrived without warning this afternoon . |
| 29 | It could n't possibly be … a frisson of relief as I realised it was crème fraiche and not you know what . |
| 30 | I took a quick breath of relief as I heard it ; the engine of another boat , throttling down to a murmur as she crept into the bay . |