Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] [noun] [subord] it " in BNC.
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| 31 | She dressed in black trousers and a white blouse with long full sleeves , brushed her hair till it shone and twisted it into a tight knot on top of her head , thinking with satisfaction that Roman would n't like it but she was n't about to let him dictate how she wore her hair , or dressed . |
| 32 | She looked at him , touched his hand where it rested on her shoulder . |
| 33 | Starting in her stomach , a warm glow suffused her body until it set her fingertips tingling and her scalp crackling . |
| 34 | True dawn came as a dirty yellow streak in the east that slowly lost its colour as it spread into a cold grey , filled with racing clouds . |
| 35 | In legend , it lost its tail because it was the last animal to board the ark . |
| 36 | The family , he maintains , has not so much lost its functions as it has become more specialized in its functions . |
| 37 | The children , at first shy , soon lost their inhibitions when it was time to put on the camp play , enjoying a freedom which many other youngsters take for granted . |
| 38 | To do this he sent me to another sort of specialist who inserted through my neck a needle containing blue dye , guided it with the help of a television screen into the top of my spinal cord and then watched its progress as it trickled down . |
| 39 | He opened his eyes , rubbing his face with both hands , increasing the speed of the jets so that the water stung his skin when it struck him . |
| 40 | Corbett settled his horse as it fidgeted nervously at the rustling of some animal in the undergrowth at the side of the track . |
| 41 | I sent my hand after it and touched it . |
| 42 | After Christianity was introduced , it acquired its name because it was likely to flower on or around May 8 in the old calendar , the feastday of Michael the Archangel . |
| 43 | One of the attributes of a good witch was to be able to brew love potions on demand , and lovage acquired its name because it was once thought to be an aphrodisiac and was therefore an essential ingredient of such recipes . |
| 44 | Originally called Littlecotes Farm , Reddish House acquired its name when it was bought by a Christopher Reddishe of Maiden Bradley in 1599 . |
| 45 | Other men were running now , and yelling ; she heard the unmistakable sound of the ramp being rolled back and felt its nearness before it could actually hit her . |
| 46 | She bit her lip till it hurt . |
| 47 | She turned her back to him and fiddled with a trolley , and bit her cheek till it bled . |
| 48 | The train groaned and eased its aches as it drew into the small station . |
| 49 | She leaned forward and tapped his hand where it lay on the coverlet , supporting his weight . |
| 50 | Meanwhile — and he crossed his arms as it to underline the point — nobody gets in and nobody gets out . |
| 51 | I should have kept my mouth shut because he manoeuvred his machine until it was touching my midriff . |
| 52 | Well the estate er er er the Duke of Sutherland had the whole of Assynt and then h General Stewart who was born in Nedd and worked and made his fortune if it was as you would say in Canada on the C P R. |
| 53 | Mr Malik lowered his nose until it almost touched the bails . |
| 54 | I remember reading an interview with Gus Dudgeon , who did the production on the Bluesbreakers ‘ Beano ’ album , and he said that you guys , and Eric in particular , gave him nightmares because it was so loud ! |
| 55 | The move came as relief operations to Sarajevo airport were suspended after a brave RAF pilot saved his plane when it was fired on while taking off . |
| 56 | When her father reached for a cigarette , Miranda intercepted his hand as it searched for his lighter , and touched the flame to the tip to make contact with him . |
| 57 | Henry liked his company because it was convivial ; the staying in bed disconcerted him partly because they went on having a good time together however energetically Finch adopted inertia . |
| 58 | Other hands tightened my blindfold until it hurt and started fitting a cloth over my mouth . |
| 59 | It was an attempt to cultivate an attitude of mind that recognised that this intelligence — however glorious — had its limitations when it was confronted with the ineffable and ultimate reality . |
| 60 | She left her head where it was , and glimpsed the satisfaction that flew across Luke 's face . |