Example sentences of "[noun prp] [adv] [vb past] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ibrahim rather doubted it had been there in the first place . ’ |
| 2 | He seemed to inhabit his own world , set apart from them ; and Ruth hardly remembered it had once been her world too . |
| 3 | In announcing its deal with Metromedia , McCaw also said it planned to sell its stake in a number of smaller cellular franchises in Alabama , Kentucky and Tennessee to Contel Corporation for $1.3bn . |
| 4 | Borland also announced it had won shareholder approval for its reincorporation in Delaware , a preliminary to the company seeking a US listing , probably on NASDAQ . |
| 5 | But IBM immediately realized it faced a possible unexpected success , redesigned what was basically Univac 's machine for such mundane applications as payroll , and within five years became the leader in the computer industry , a position it has maintained to this day . |
| 6 | across a lot of papers but in this paper it starts er and as Mr just said it starts as far as incr increments , erm do we know at this time or can we be informed as soon as were informed , where of what , whether implement are erm , like , are restricted by the , the Chancellor 's statement , do we know or , are have we got ta wait ? |
| 7 | Bell Atlantic Mobile Systems Inc says it has decided on the Code Division Multiple Access technology for its national digital cellular strategy : the Motorola Nortel Communications Inc joint venture will supply the hardware and software for the company 's first deployment in the northeast market in early 1994 ; Bell Atlantic also said it signed a letter of intent with AT&T Secure Communications Systems to test AT&T Secure 's cellular wireless data equipment over the Bell Atlantic network , which the company expects will make possible error-free transmission of cellular data . |
| 8 | The BBC suddenly decided it wanted to stop Doctor Who . |
| 9 | Free Colombia also said it wanted to liquidate Escobar , but preferred to gather intelligence on his whereabouts rather than carry out attacks . |
| 10 | Marian grudgingly watched it disappear , it seemed to be their last link with the village , from now on the forest must feed them . |
| 11 | In the absence of a new constitution , however , this was still not permitted , and Fujimori subsequently made it known that Gúzman would be sentenced to perpetual imprisonment on Oct. 17 by a military court ; this sentence , he said , would be confirmed by the Supreme Military Justice Council on Oct. 27 . |
| 12 | Sentiment has not been helped by sharp profit downgrading from such pillars of Japanese business as Sony , Matsushita and Pioneer , though computer group Fujitsu recently said it expected current profits to be modestly increased . |
| 13 | In the village , she stopped to buy groceries ; first on her list came cheese , then butter , then two pounds of very thin rashers of smoked bacon — Andrew only liked it smoked , and cut very thin . |
| 14 | Though he was the descendant of a family who had done this sort of task for generation after generation , George nevertheless made it look as though he were acting . |
| 15 | This dream always seemed just around the corner as George almost made it seem possible . |
| 16 | That kind of arrangement should present no problems , and Lord Salmon certainly thought it did not matter . |
| 17 | CLUE is n't a page makeup system as such but it can be used to create very impressive documents , Blackwells recently used it to publish their book catalogue . |
| 18 | Zenith also said it sold 500,000 shares of newly issued common to institutional investors for whom Crabbe Huson Co of Portland , Oregon serves as investment advisor . |