Example sentences of "[vb past] it [vb past] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | THE US Secretary of State , James Baker , hinted yesterday that the US withheld military support for Tuesday 's failed coup in Panama because it believed it had little chance of success . |
| 2 | Each one of us was beckoned over to have a go when it was my turn I rushed over and put the tanks on I then submerged It felt strange breathing under water like a fish the bubble emitted from the regulator trickled up the side of my face . |
| 3 | The magazine , Politis , claimed it had more evidence after the French Environment Ministry dismissed the report but adding that it was dangerous to dig in the recently closed dump because it ‘ would be like opening a tomb ’ . |
| 4 | When the coach arrived it took some time to organise the teams . |
| 5 | And so he got space to build a house and they began it began this part in thirteen sixty although it 's clear that there was an earlier house here , perhaps built at the time when they first got the back in the eleven seventies . |
| 6 | The concert and the reception which followed it generated considerable interest in , as well as funds for , the Alumni Foundation . |
| 7 | The December 1989 coup attempt and the abortive revolts which followed it damaged international investor confidence in the Philippines . |
| 8 | And there was a Yorkshire firm covered it covered that road tarmac or something they said , It 'll last twenty years . |
| 9 | But at times last season I felt it took second place from a few other clubs . ’ |
| 10 | We loved it and he knew it gave great pleasure to the audience . |
| 11 | I thought it started next week ? . |
| 12 | Tests revealed it contained formic acid , which a doctor from Newcastle University said could be lethal to a child if only teaspoonful was swallowed . |
| 13 | Earlier another Bond director Mr Tony Oates said the corporation vigorously denied it had any knowledge of the alleged phone-bugging operation . |
| 14 | The company said it shipped 50,000 revenue systems , a first-quarter record up 16% , including 13,000 Sparcstation 2s , 15,000 IPXs and 12,000 assorted . |
| 15 | Facilities manager and financial bureau services operator Fiserv Inc , Milwaukee said it had definitive agreement to acquire Datatronix Financial Services Inc , San Diego for $31.75 a share , but did not say how many shares the cheque and financial item processor for financial institutions had out . |
| 16 | THE Indian government defeated an opposition censure motion in parliament yesterday and said it had vital evidence to identify those responsible for a series of bomb explosions in Bombay . |
| 17 | A top critic , Jeffrey Taylor of The Mail on Sunday , saw rehearsals of the ballet , and said it contained erotic love scenes . |
| 18 | The show came under attack before it even opened because one critic said it contained erotic love scenes , a roller skating comic and a simulated sex act . |
| 19 | ‘ The Doctor said it transmitted mental power … . ’ |
| 20 | He said it offered high quality accommodation , was being marketed internationally and was strategically located . |
| 21 | Page 27 Buoyant Borland : Borland International said it expected second quarter results to beat analysts ' expectations after buoyant sales of Paradox , the US software company 's database product . |
| 22 | Senator Warren Barry called Mr Clinton 's plan on gays in the military a ‘ fags in the foxhole ’ proposal , and the chairman of the Fairfax County Republicans , Patrick Mullins , said it gave new meaning to the military warning ‘ watch your rear flank , ’ according to the Post . |