Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] [conj] [conj] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr. Lightheart reported that since it had not been authorised or erected by council authorities they were unwilling to pay for the fence . |
| 2 | Mr. Lightheart reported that since it had not been authorised or erected by council authorities they were unwilling to pay for the fence . |
| 3 | ‘ The only result is that a large heron discovered that when it activated the floodlight it enabled him/her to decimate my expensive collection of koi carp , brazenly standing in the middle of the pool at 10.30pm . ’ |
| 4 | In an important speech on disarmament in February 1987 Gorbachev asserted that while it remained best ‘ to revive the old idea of dismantling foreign bases and bringing the troops home ’ in the short term it would be desirable to have inspection access to American military bases on foreign territories for verification purposes ‘ to be sure that there is no activity going on there which is forbidden under an eventual agreement ’ . |
| 5 | But Washington said that while it had prior knowledge of the plot hatched by three disaffected officers , it did not actively back it . |
| 6 | Noorda suggested that while it had yet to be decided , these companies ' shares in Unix Labs would be exchanged for Novell shares . |
| 7 | An eye movement period started and after it had persisted for 10 minutes , cold water was sprayed on his back . |
| 8 | There was no effect on my mind at all , but my body felt as though it had been in the sun too long . |
| 9 | A recent national survey by a leading High Street chain store showed that when it comes to Merseystyle , it 's pinstripes for the day and the ‘ tarty ’ look at night . |
| 10 | A recent national survey by a leading High Street chain store showed that when it comes to female Merseystyle , it 's pinstripes for the day and the ‘ tarty ’ look at night . |
| 11 | The bell boomed as though it came from the bowels of the earth . |
| 12 | When you touched it with the edge of your hand , your skin felt as though it had become attached so that you were in danger of becoming a part of Mrs Parvis 's table for ever . |
| 13 | Their Lordships said that if it had been saleable only at a ‘ throw away ’ price , that would indicate that it was not of merchantable quality . |
| 14 | Earlier Home Secretary Kenneth Clarke admitted that if it had been his decision in 1953 he would have reprieved 19-year-old Bentley from the gallows . |
| 15 | Her whole world felt as though it had just been rocked on its axis by the announcement , so that for long silent seconds she could only stare at him with pain in her eyes . |
| 16 | Secondly , Woolwich feared that if it failed in its legal arguments it might incur penalties . |
| 17 | Secondly , Woolwich feared that if it failed in its legal arguments it might incur penalties . |
| 18 | Nurse Motley said that when it appeared that Kayley was about to suffer another respiratory attack , she had administered oxygen while Allitt had opened the door and called for the cardiac arrest team . |
| 19 | Credit Suisse said that although it had been decided that none of the managers could represent the bondholders , it would be advising them and providing them with information . |
| 20 | But Mortimer said that if it had been him he would have hit the roof . ’ |
| 21 | Danzig found that whether it liked it or not , its life was dominated by Poland . |
| 22 | Commentators noted that although it stopped short of declaring immediate secession from the Soviet Union , with this declaration Armenia technically went further towards independence than any other republic save Lithuania . |
| 23 | When he started school , she only had to look after him before school started and after it finished , so she took on a part-time job as a lunch-time playground supervisor at the same school . |
| 24 | But a report issued last year by the National Radiological Protection Board concluded that although it encouraged further research , there was no reason to link power cables with cancer . |
| 25 | No material was found , and the Home Office insisted that if it had been it would not have been made public . |
| 26 | Some doubting townsfolk had their reservations , so Thomas offered that if it did not have the desired effect he would forego his fee . |