Example sentences of "[conj] [vb past] [pron] [conj] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | Longings that led it where it went |
| 2 | All about running for trains they could n't catch or being sat on by scaly monsters , and they got hold of books that told you that it meant Sex . |
| 3 | Rhodri Jones , brother of Swansea 's Robert , replaces Chris Bridges at scrum-half in a move that surprised him but it is in the centres where Neath have been stretched . |
| 4 | And that satisfied them and it satisfied me . |
| 5 | In November , 1990 , Denega approached Steven Mann , 23 , of Ilsington , Devon , and asked him if it was possible ‘ to put a crack in a building using explosive ’ . |
| 6 | By June , however , he had sent the first draft of three scenes to Browne and asked him if it was worth continuing . |
| 7 | so I erm , we watched it , anyhow Monday I went into er Smiths and asked them if it was on tape |
| 8 | Victor breathed on the glass in his hand , and buffed it until it gleamed . |
| 9 | I lunged for the meth. bottle and caught it before it hit the floor . |
| 10 | She tossed it up and caught it as it came slowly down . |
| 11 | He moved his hand and touched her breast through the robe she wore , found the nipple and stroked it until it hardened and she stirred . |
| 12 | They let me have one last look and told me that it belonged to someone in another band — which made me feel really guilty . |
| 13 | And Merson revealed : ‘ The boss called me in on Monday and told me that it would be best if I played in the reserves on Tuesday rather than travel with the squad to Blackburn . |
| 14 | It is admitted that there was er such a letter and er on this occasion er Miss evidence is that having heard that the landlords consent for the assignment still had n't been obtained , asked Mr again whether it was possible in view of that , er to withdraw from the contract and er it is case that again Mr repeated the advice he 'd given to Mr two days earlier and told her that it was not possible and that again is denied . |
| 15 | Anyway , the young woman on the other end of the machine survived with daunting ease and told him that it was customary to charge interest on the whole month 's credit , unless it had been paid off in full . |
| 16 | Pointing upwards he indicated a large nest high in a pine tree and told us that it was the nest of a buzzard which had been taken over by a great grey owl . |
| 17 | He found a rusty man-trap in a cupboard — an evil contraption of chains and springs and teeth — and assured her that it had taken the leg off more than one poacher in its day . |
| 18 | She instantly strode across the shop and took a book from among thousands and assured me that it contained all I would ever need to know about cooking for ever . |
| 19 | I sat cross-legged just by the blaze , staring into it from up-wind until it was out and only the metal of the Black Destroyer remained , then I took the sooty skeleton and buried it where it had been ruined , at the bottom of the hill . |
| 20 | After a few days its rightful owner came to collect it and informed her that it was in fact a ferret . |
| 21 | And er we went to get one , and measured it and it was right size this box but |
| 22 | She kept hold of his arm and shook it till it became elastic and extended out of its socket like a conjuror 's string of handkerchiefs . |
| 23 | Ballesteros took world golf by the scruff of the neck and shook it until it reformed into patterns more nearly to his liking . |
| 24 | " Do n't be sorry , " he said , " I quite enjoyed it , " She looked up briefly then , smiling uncertainly , as though she did n't believe him , He licked his lips , moved forward , put one hand out and touched hers where it gripped the glass , She kept looking at the empty glass avoiding his face . |
| 25 | Comfort agreed and enjoyed it when it came , but the sparkle and fun had been taken out of their conversation by the unfortunate choice of the word ‘ gossip ’ . |
| 26 | He suddenly captured her hand and placed it where it had been before , over the steady beat of his heart . |
| 27 | It seemed such a childish thing he 'd allowed to upset him ; a silly woman telling fortunes … but silly or not , she had brushed the truth , and hit him where it hurt . |
| 28 | He worked on the family farm before the First World War ; enlisted in the army and became a captain ; and after the war sank his savings into a clothing store , and lost them when it failed . |
| 29 | I heaved myself out , folded my own blanket , lifted the boards and sorted everything till it looked how it 'd looked last night . |
| 30 | He lifted a sock from the floor and pushed it into her mouth , then held a silk blouse out by its cuffs and spun it until it became a rope to hold the gag secure . |