Example sentences of "of [pron] [conj] it [verb] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 The big grey monster sat in front of me and it looked at me .
2 As Mr Cameron puts it , ‘ At the very time when most people want and need mobility — during the morning and evening peak periods — the system actually carries fewer of them than it does at various off-peak times . ’
3 Then , just when Rachel was feeling she wanted it to go on forever , this exciting masquerade between the two of them where it seemed as if the rest of the world did n't exist , she found herself beside Danny who began stuttering and waving his arms , obviously trying to tell her something .
4 Unfortunately , we will not see anything of it since it happens in our daytime .
5 Surprisingly , it did not feel too cold and Endill stood for a moment trying to see the end of it but it disappeared into darkness .
6 But it must know what it aims to achieve and what will be demanded of it when it sends in its peacekeepers .
7 Rosie lost sight of it when it disappeared behind a cardboard box and she turned her attention back to the door .
8 However , as is generally the case with most benefits hard won from the state , once implemented the recipients unite in defence of it when it appears to be under threat .
9 ‘ And what happens if it lasts longer for one of us than it does for the other ? ’
10 The road ran straight ahead of us until it disappeared in the mist , except that at the man 's feet it was gone and there was a gap some fifty metres or so wide through which a brown torrent ran so high and in such furious waves that it almost lipped the broken macadam where the road had been swept away .
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