Example sentences of "1 [conj] it [vb past] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) announced on Oct. 1 that it had increased its lending to Bangladesh — under an existing three-year enhanced structural adjustment facility ( ESAF ) — to help the country to cope with the impact of the Gulf war and the effects of the April cyclone [ see pp. 38152 ; 38176-77 ] . |
| 2 | The government announced on Aug. 1 that it had decided to bring the penal code in line with Islamic law by making the death penalty mandatory for anyone convicted of defaming the Prophet Mohammed . |
| 3 | The Colombian government announced on June 1 that it had granted diplomatic asylum to the former President ( in 1985-1990 ) , Alan García Pérez , the secretary-general of Peru 's American Popular Revolutionary Alliance ( APRA ) . |
| 4 | GPG was rebuked for complying with FRED 1 before it had become FRS 3 . |
| 5 | First thing next morning , Malcolm had Walsh lbw , giving him 6 for 77 and match figures of 10 for 137 and leaving England all day to make 151. just before lunch they were 73 for 1 when it began to rain — hard . |
| 6 | A bill to extend President 's rule in the troubled state of Punjab collapsed in the Lok Sabha on Oct. 1 when it failed to secure the required majority [ for previous extension of President 's rule in April 1990 see p. 37377 ] . |