Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] this [noun] it [verb] " in BNC.

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1 Yet if they have been done in this way it means they have not been done !
2 When fast scoring is discussed , there is one name which comes up more often than any other , and which should , in fairness , have been the first to have been entered on this teamsheet. it has been estimated that Gilbert Jessop — ‘ The Croucher ’ — made his runs at an average rate of 80 per hour , a phenomenal statistic .
3 When records are filed under this system it means that all documents relating to the subject are brought together under one heading , for example :
4 In addition to the subjects discussed in this chapter it contains a list of rulers from the English settlement to 1154 , a table of regnal years ; exchequer years ; a list of popes from Gregory I to Paul VI , and a tabulation of saints ’ days and other festivals .
5 If it is closely examined at this point it appears to have died from shock , but then a few moments later it may revive miraculously and fly off .
6 While there may be much to be said for the views expressed in this passage it seems to me with all respect to Wilson J. that she was stating what she thought the law ought to be rather than what it is .
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