Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] [conj] [conj] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had no intention just then of attempting such a thing , but as I lay awake that night I realised that if it had n't been for Lili I might have felt it necessary to attempt to describe to someone , anyone , what I knew of God and what he had asked of me . |
| 2 | all the satellites hanging down it was very good the way it had all been done in , in that respect but what I found was the first bit was very boring , I found but when it got going a bit it was better but the whole moral of the story was that nowhere is perfect to live but it 's hard for y young children like this |
| 3 | ‘ I felt guilty enough to want to help the marriage succeed because I 'd introduced them and had n't thought to warn Rachel , mainly because I did n't find him attractive myself and he 'd never come across as the great seducer with me , and I knew that if it did n't work , it would turn out to be a lifelong trap for her . |
| 4 | Then I hugged her again and pushed her through the door because I thought that if it lasted any longer I would cry . |
| 5 | I thought that if it went into a joint account , I had to pay tax on half of three four four five . |
| 6 | I , I bought that when it come out about two years ago . |
| 7 | Those of us who support the European Community and the Single European Act ( which I voted for as it stands ) reject his misleading allegation that we think ‘ democracy is at risk through our continued membership of the European Community ’ . |
| 8 | I said that whereas it does make sense to talk of being mistaken about presentation appearances it does not make sense to talk of being mistaken about perceived-as appearances . |
| 9 | But in this warm and pleasant climate she was dressed in a long black dress which looked as though it had been made at the time of Heathcliff . |
| 10 | His eyes were like black pools of water , his hair a hoary white , prickly and short , with a parting down the middle which looked as though it had been cut by a Stanley knife . |
| 11 | His table was set out with batches of proof sheets clipped together , the ashtray was full of stubs , and there was a cup half full of coffee which looked as though it had gone cold hours before . |
| 12 | The quay was stacked with empty fish boxes , there were platform scales , a yellow dog sleeping in the sun , a small battered truck which looked as though it had found its last resting place , and a notice about rabies . |
| 13 | Anna and her mother lived in a little detached house which looked as though it had been sliced off from some larger building . |
| 14 | But the fact is that a Hunt victory was not on the Ferrari books if they had ceded — after a re-start which looked as though it favoured Hunt — they would have been lynched in Italy , where only a Ferrari is allowed to win . |
| 15 | And so whenever she imagined this scene , she knew that when it came to the visitor 's question she would capitulate and declare against her wishes , against her desire : ‘ Yes . |
| 16 | That implied being carefree , and she felt as though it had been decades since she had felt that way , and it had nothing whatsoever to do with Jonathan . |
| 17 | They felt that if it set the wages of very poor people , the next thing it would do would be to start setting the wages of trade unionists . |
| 18 | Cos they advertised when before it became illegal to advertise . |
| 19 | Yet , if he was honest , he found that when it came right down to it , he wanted to call the shots , not have them called . |
| 20 | Entry to this body was much sought after by wealthy young men , because of the prestige it conferred and because it guaranteed proximity to the Emperor . |
| 21 | I know not how it came nor when it began , for it has crept like a thief upon me . |
| 22 | For a moment it seemed as though it had tapped some hidden reserve of strength and would ease itself up on to the opposite bank , and escape into the forest . |
| 23 | This was before it happened or when it happened ? you did n't have sort of intimations that something was going to happen ? |
| 24 | Erm , until it rained and when it rains |
| 25 | It was a second or two before it opened and when it did her lips parted silently . |
| 26 | My stomach turned over as I watched the ball heading for the out-of-bounds , but to my relief it looked as though it had stayed in , even if it seemed in an awful spot . |
| 27 | I gave myself a brisk tub down with a towel — when I saw it in daylight it looked as though it had been run over by a lorry on a muddy building site — and changed every stitch of clothing . |
| 28 | It would er but as I 've already said the bed looked made er totally un-slept in it looked as though it had just been made up from new and un-slept in which is why I took that course of action . |
| 29 | It looked as though it had been woven like the baskets which were used to collect tea from the old plantations . |
| 30 | We said god look at this , you know it looked as though it had been painted |