Example sentences of "[prep] [noun prp] [verb] [conj] it [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The strength and quality of Guinness ensured that it survived the rigours of long sea voyages , whereas other beers went under . |
| 2 | The immensity and perfection of God required that it had been done . |
| 3 | Apologists for the House of Lords argue that it ceased to be the exclusive preserve of the upper classes with the creation of Life Peerages in 1958 . |
| 4 | As early as 1488–89 , an Act dealing with the Isle of Wight declared that it had been made desolate by being turned into pasture , and that it could not long be defended from the King 's enemies . |
| 5 | Firstly , the absence of any kind of derivative exchange in Germany meant that it lacked the financial culture to guarantee the successful operation of a one centre open outcry market . |
| 6 | The MNR responded with a statement issued in Nairobi saying that it had accepted the mediators ' invitation to direct talks but that Chissano was delaying " to extend his time in power " . |
| 7 | Empirical studies of what happened when a minimum wage was introduced in France show that it did not destroy the economic base of France . |
| 8 | Unhappily , this week 's bloody fiasco in Namibia suggests that it did n't know these things . |
| 9 | Last year , though , a group led by Eric Norman at the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory in California declared that it had seen evidence for a 17 keV neutrino in radioactive decays of carbon-14 . |
| 10 | Taiwo Oruene , of New Cavendish Street , London , took the Faculty of Advocates to an industrial tribunal in Edinburgh alleging that it discriminated against her because of her racial origin and colour in her efforts to gain membership of the Scottish bar . |
| 11 | The JAC in Leeds admitted that it had not been able to counter the numbers going into dead-end jobs , and a similar admission was made by the Plymouth authorities . |
| 12 | Ambitious Toronto-based systems integrator and facilities manager SHL Systemhouse Inc on Friday announced that it had signed a letter of intent to buy City of London-based banking and financial services systems company AST Trans-Act Ltd . |
| 13 | The statio was closed to BR trains when it became part of Tyne & Wear Metro system . |
| 14 | Similarly , inadequate information about the siting of the jetty at Rothera meant that it had to be redesigned and repositioned at a relatively late stage , at an additional cost of £2 million . |
| 15 | Harvey Postlethwaite at Tyrrell felt that it did if the driver survived . |
| 16 | The old pals reunion at White Hart Lane … that 's Spurs v Swindon finished as it started all square … former Town favourite David Kerslake set up the Spurs goal for Jason Dozzell … and then another old County Ground hero Colin Calderwood went and gave away a penalty … it looked like a handball at first but Calderwood was guilty of pushing … |