Example sentences of "[verb] [that] [vb past] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | It will inevitably be a political process but it will be a more informed political judgement , the reformers claim , than the pure bargaining process that preceded it . |
| 2 | How long did it take to establish that did it take you a long time to ? |
| 3 | Control F seven , that what causes that Got it in caps . |
| 4 | ‘ Well , do you think that did it ? ’ |
| 5 | And indeed , it did hold its stout pectoral fins away from the sides of its body , and it was not hard to imagine that had it been vigorous , it could have used them to help it move over the rocky sea floor of its true environment . |
| 6 | Even with these limitations , the home-grown system brought British Gypsum benefits that made it want to take EDI much further . |
| 7 | Dropping to her knees , as if she could no longer stand on her trembling legs , and heedless of the new peach gown and the pretty fawn pelisse she had bought that covered it , Theda set down her candle on the floor with quivering fingers , and covered her face with her hands . |
| 8 | Cos she reckoned that cured it . |
| 9 | This time tomorrow it would be all over , and part of history ; the victors would be celebrating , the losers complaining that had it not been for this and that , they would have won , and the course of history would have been different . |
| 10 | It was the ‘ small ’ things at Uppark that Meg saved and cherished that made it what it so uniquely was — the chair covers , the blankets Prinny pulled up to the portly royal chin , the original wallpapers in the attics where this quiet , remarkable woman worked to such effect . |
| 11 | I suppose that made it sound more businesslike . |
| 12 | One of the horses whiffled a protest and shuffled a hoof , dragging slightly at the tether that held it and its fellow securely fastened to the single lamp-post , which imperfectly lit the inn yard , its small flame dancing as the glass about it shook in the uncertain weather . |
| 13 | When this last measure failed to force some authorities sufficiently into line , the Conservative government , in 1984 , introduced a measure called rate capping that made it illegal for authorities designated by the Secretary of State to levy more than a certain amount in rates , their only form of independent finance . |
| 14 | The air intake scoops took their final shape ; the chrome trim that divided it longitudinally in the first two cars was finally eliminated . |
| 15 | The sky was huge , a pale , bright , cloudless blue , and the white surface of the road ahead rippled in the heat mirages that made it look like little waves . |
| 16 | Perhaps it was the universal bond between animal lovers and vets that made it so easy to become part of the community . |
| 17 | The fact that a scheme could be contrived that made it a working possibility for the majority of the disabled to acquire a motor car of their choice and to finance the purchase , including insurance and repair , from the allowance , was a staggering revelation to economists and particularly to the socialists of the time who regarded private enterprise as the kiss of death . |
| 18 | I thought that covered it but , it may not do . |
| 19 | A few weeks later , the exportation of Jews from Minden in Westphalia provoked reported mixed reactions from the local population , ranging from sympathy for the Jews to outrightly nazified comments thanking the Führer for freeing the people of the plague of Jewish blood , claiming that had it been done half a century earlier the First World War would not have been necessary , and including rumours that the Führer wanted to hear by 15 January 1942 that there were no more Jews in Germany . |
| 20 | I think that made it worse , my dad said you ca n't mix , in this world , you should have white , Indian and black . |
| 21 | Then Deutschlandsender made their announcement yesterday that Hess had flown the coop and I think that clinched it for them . |
| 22 | Mrs Travers seemed to think that said it all . |
| 23 | The cabin was surprisingly spacious , even if it did lack the little human touches that made it a home . |