Example sentences of "[vb pp] [conj] it [verb] " in BNC.
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31 | In the first annual report of the medical superintendent it was reported that it had not been necessary to use the padded cell on any occasion , despite the fact that many patients had been admitted handcuffed , leg iron locked or bound with cords and chains . |
32 | Iliescu later reported that it had been agreed to establish a dialogue involving the NSF and representatives of the 20 political parties now in existence [ These round table talks will be covered in the February News Digest . ] |
33 | The Colony , which had its legal status removed in February [ see p. 38002 ] , was still operating and former inmates had reported that it had been a centre for child sexual abuse and slave labour , and a torture centre for Pinochet 's DINA secret police following the 1973 military coup . |
34 | A Geneva-based consultancy hired by the United Nations to investigate the allegations subsequently reported that it had found no evidence that any hazardous waste had been exported to Somalia . |
35 | Is he aware that the Institute of Housing has recently reported that it does not believe that competitive tendering in housing management is a sensible option , saying that it does ’ not easily lend itself to competitive tendering ’ ? |
36 | Those who suffer from PMS less frequently reported that it has got better with time . |
37 | I decided it was just because she had n't mattered that it had n't been worth shocking her . |
38 | Instead it is thought Meiko will use the Fujitsu Ltd VP single-chip vector processor for floating point operations alongside the Texas Instruments Inc Viking SuperSparc for scalar operations , although Meiko has said that Cypress Semiconductor Corp 's HyperSparc will be considered once it became available ( UX No 385 ) , and that the i860 could work with the new architecture if required . |
39 | ‘ You had n't considered that it had nothing to do with you , I suppose ? |
40 | It took longer for the territories with loud speakers to be occupied than it did for the silent territories ( Figure 6.2 ) . |
41 | Miss Hannah Hauxwell , dressed in men 's trousers and old jacket so torn that it looked as though savaging by wolf packs had once been part of her daily routine , looked at me mildly . |
42 | In defending this choice of subject matter Le Roy Ladurie has recently protested that it represents just whatever can be most readily understood in quantitative terms . |
43 | He had protested that it did not have the money and had been told that ‘ the Minister would not wear a statement that funds were exhausted ’ . |
44 | If an earn out is to be used , it is recommended that it does not form too significant a part of the purchase price as this will distort priorities . |
45 | In 1978 , when the factory moved , the union was officially dissolved although it continued to function secretly . |
46 | Gorbad Ironclaw was one of the most successful Orc leaders of all time : his campaign of destruction raged across the Empire and left the region of Solland so devastated that it has never fully recovered . |
47 | He clearly thought he had won and it annoyed her . |
48 | Damage caused to non-business property can be claimed if it exceeds £275 in value . |
49 | Golf development will not normally be permitted if it causes unacceptable disruption to the public enjoyment of rights of way . |
50 | ‘ For my part I believe the African Jesus would have won if it had not been for the Dark Host . |
51 | When it flies away it may be Pursued until it has left the vicinity — as is happening with this beleaguered golden eagle being chased by a group of aggressive ravens . |
52 | Both share and asset purchases are included and it makes no difference whether the merger is agreed or hostile . |
53 | As the nose of the aircraft was raised and some right bank smoothly applied the aircraft was observed to flick suddenly to the right to ninety degrees of bank , whereupon the nose dropped and it descended steeply to the ground . |
54 | After a normal steep climb-out , at about 120m the aircraft 's nose dropped and it dived into the ground killing all three crew and destroying the aircraft . |
55 | Steve asked reproachfully as if he did n't want to get blamed if it had n't . |
56 | Its transponder means it can be located if it becomes detached from its lift wire and umbilical . |
57 | One previous case of bilateral ureteric obstruction after pancreatitis has been reported and it has also been described in an alcoholic patient with a large pseudocyst . |
58 | This year a conditioner was added and it has cut more than 325ha ( 800 acres ) . |
59 | There is , however , a difference between imposing liability where the company has collapsed and it emerges that a director has been in total dereliction of duty or something close to it , and using the law to promote managerial dynamism . |
60 | In the hands of a great designer — Mondrian , de Staël , Rothko , Turner , Klee — the central void can be stressed until it appears to radiate energy . |