Example sentences of "company [vb past] it [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On April 2nd the company announced it was slashing the price of its Marlboro cigarettes to compete with plain-brand rivals . |
| 2 | The good times have returned at Rover , and yesterday the company announced it was reintroducing night-shift working at its Cowley plant in Oxford for the first time in three years . |
| 3 | In Britain , the company said it was hit by this year 's hot summer which meant more women were prepared to go without stockings or tights . |
| 4 | The company said it was seeking to assemble a consortium to undertake the project which would create a significant number of construction jobs . |
| 5 | The company said it was inundated with bids for 700 construction and 130 longer-term drilling jobs . |
| 6 | The company said it was inundated with bids for the 700 construction and 130 longer-term drilling jobs on offer . |
| 7 | However , this comment conflicts with statements made back in September , when the company said it was saddened by users employing the handsets solely as cordless phones and not taking advantage of the Rabbit network . |
| 8 | The company said it was advised last week by the US Federal Trade Commission that no objection would be raised to the acquisition of up to 15 per cent of Jaguar shares . |