Example sentences of "of [noun] it [verb] [adj] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although she appears to have taken with her no significant quantity of clothing nor any substantial sum of money it seems certain that she was carrying her passport … |
| 2 | When we consider the essential role of susceptibility it becomes plain that the people who caught a cold in the bus were ‘ ill ’ before they ever stepped onto it , for if they had been healthy they would never have picked up the bugs in the first place . |
| 3 | Thus , although he does not enumerate a catalogue of rights it seems clear that it is chiefly the conventional political and civil liberties , including a right to freedom of conscience , that are associated with the traditional doctrine of liberalism which would qualify as rights in the strong sense . |
| 4 | ‘ In the cold light of day it seems incredible that I toppled to my knees in so abject a manner . |
| 5 | And once we take notice that in reality individual holdings in companies , other than in exceptional cases , give the holder negligible rights of control it becomes clear that ownership of corporate property could make no distinctive contribution to the realisation of whatever individual interests might be specified . |
| 6 | At this point a further contradiction in Sartre 's whole enterprise begins to open up : for someone so deeply distrustful of universals it seems curious that he has involved himself so emphatically with the notions of totality , History , and the dialectic . |
| 7 | In the course of argument it became apparent that there was a potential issue as to the precise causal nexus between the acts and omissions alleged in the statement of claim and the physical consequences of those acts and omissions . |
| 8 | If it is appropriate for a case to go direct to the House of Lords it seems wrong that a litigant should be able to frustrate what appears to be a proper course . |
| 9 | From these sorts of consideration it became clear that light is made up of lots of particles . |
| 10 | However , as the conclusions are based on the minutiae of craftsmanship it seems likely that Leigh has come closest to identifying the work of individuals . |
| 11 | As Selwyn had been founded to commemorate the great Bishop of Melanesia it seemed appropriate that the college should make Melanesia its special interest and perhaps in time raise enough money to pay one of its own men to go out and serve as priest and educationist in that diocese of so many islands . |
| 12 | When we examine a specific case from these different points of view it becomes obvious that they may all contribute to our understanding . |