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 . |