Example sentences of "of [noun] [conj] it " in BNC.

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1 This is called the Hall of Secrets but it is the wrong place to whisper them .
2 The first tends to refer mainly to the military context which , while obviously important , is not what this book is about ; and the second is clearly state-centrist , and does not fully convey the scnse of hegemony where it does not directly involve the state , which I take to be crucial .
3 As its great historian pointed out , " French became the language of states because it had become the language of courts and aristocracies " .
4 The application of microelectronics to regulate the use of energy is , likewise , being depicted by this country 's government as a manifestation of progress since it involves harnessing advanced technology to promote efficient consumption .
5 Who watch the ball of progress as it rolls ,
6 The Marxist value system arose in this vacuum of values and it arose from the multiplying effect that machinery had on man 's labour .
7 If my right hon. Friend succeeds in gaining enough support for his efforts , the European Community will set up a framework of support and it will be up to individual countries to decide , within that framework , how they wish to use the funds .
8 erm he would get , he would get a lot of support because it is , it can be read as r as being restorationist but
9 This temporary retreat may bring the immediate refreshment of change or it may widen our horizons either by romantic hyperbole or by an unexpected psychological authenticity close to the reality of life as we know it .
10 It is possibly the least effective method of change because it depends on two steps both of which are unnatural .
11 In any event the consequences of change as it will affect many rural communities is not fully understood and if a viable social structure is to be retained in the remote areas it will be necessary to proceed with caution .
12 This is usually tucked away under a fold of skin but it can be quickly erected and used as a weapon .
13 Now in her case we put her on two fifties but that i uses up an awful lot of skin and it 's a real hassle , so er
14 All this may be done for the best of reasons but it only ensures that children bottle up their feelings as well as their tears , which , as we have seen in previous chapters , can have far-reaching effects .
15 It is in the interests of this class that the workers can afford to buy the types of products that it can realistically expect to sell them .
16 LOZ was revelling more than most , and after the club closed he dragged sexy woolly hat-wearing NME hack SIMON WILLIAMS around the streets of Islington looking for a pot-bellied old man clutching a bottle of champagne as it was ‘ the only way we 'll get a drink at this time in the morning ’ .
17 ‘ I 've got quite a lot of hair but it 's fine so , to make it look good , I need to spend a great deal of effort on it .
18 Finish drying with the diffuser , pushing it on to each section of hair so it almost touches the scalp .
19 It runs well on all types of PC as it has no special hardware requirements .
20 The Ober Gabelhorn-Wellenkuppe traverse , the most frequented route up the mountain , is a very traditional climb , the kind of route that it 's easy to imagine Victorians accompanied by their Swiss guides tackling : balancing along the snow arête , confronting the Grand Gendarme and cutting steps up the steep summit ridge .
21 If a capital sum is paid under this provision , so that it is assessed upon the settlor , it is treated as the income of the settlor for the year of payment and it shall be treated as income of such amount as after the deduction of tax at the basic rate and additional rate for that year , or the rate applicable to the trust from 1993/94 ( see TA 1988 , s686(1A) ) , would equal the sum or that part of that sum .
22 There 's an element of hope but it 's hard to find .
23 There 's an element of hope but it 's hard to find .
24 We were pleased that we had a representative from the south of Montgomeryshire but it was a pity that no one from the Dyfi Valley attended .
25 The Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce has stated that it ’ supports the privatisation of NIE because it is convinced that the introduction of private sector business disciplines will ultimately produce a more efficient industry . ’
26 ACET an claim repayment of £250 so it received the full £1,000 .
27 A great deal could be written on the contrast between Chaucer and Gower reflected here : one might note , for instance , that incest plays a relatively small part in the tale of Appollonius , and that it is hardly condoned in the Canace and Machaire story of Gower although it is romantically treated in a tragic and sympathetic manner .
28 In any event , few parents and teachers would be satisfied with a system with such weak powers of discrimination that it could detect nothing more detailed than changes that take two years to occur .
29 In fact such behaviour constitutes an act of discrimination and it should be noted that discrimination on the grounds of nationality , for example giving a preference to British goods as opposed to French goods rather than treating them on their merits , is an offence under Article 7 of the Rome Treaty .
30 But then the other stuff started happening , personal things , just like a soap opera , the same sort of chaos as it was with the Jeremy/Peter/Danny saga .
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