Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] [pron] [vb past] it [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Melanie already knew I was popular with the fair sex , but when she discovered I was tipped for the top in my career as well she decided it might be a good idea to marry me . ’ |
| 2 | In a rather tentative manner , they made some suggestions on how they thought it could be improved . |
| 3 | Bream are not great fighters and if you got one on then you knew it would stay on ; the trouble was getting one on in the first place ! |
| 4 | Ekland , talking about when she said it can handle a woman like a lift , he knew exactly where to locate the top button , one flick and we were on our way |
| 5 | And sometimes since I have wished … ’ and here Minch dropped her voice low as if she was ashamed of what she was about to say , ‘ … well , there have been times when it seemed it might have been better if they had taken me . |