Example sentences of "[unc] [noun sg] [adv] [conj] it [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It did not worry about women 's invisibility precisely because it accepted prevailing views that politics should be left to men , that the proper forum for female participation is inevitably the family and that the main function of the politically competent woman is to socialise the children and to filter the needs of home and family into the political system . |
| 2 | Rescuing a piece of the frill from the dress , Ellie cut it to the shape she wanted , attached it with pins to the back of the headband , laid it down , picked up Terry 's brush , backcombed the other girl 's hair so that it stood further out from her head , giving a similarity of the style she thought she should have , carefully arranged the head-dress , and turned Terry back to the mirror . |
| 3 | Further pressure came from Poland 's announcement yesterday that it had stopped sending home East Germans who crossed the border illegally with the aim of reaching West Germany . |
| 4 | I thought of all the extra equipment his money would buy for Masquerade , and that 's how I tried to justify my acceptance of the senator 's proposal , but in reality it was because Crowninshield had invited me to play Galahad and I never could resist the lure of the dragon 's breath even if it did mean charging into idiocy like a fool . |
| 5 | The jury heard about wealthy amusement arcade boss Vincent King 's past only after it had given its verdict . |
| 6 | Bodie rose to his feet , too , and stepped into the lawn area , pushing the rusting child 's swing so that it creaked slightly . |
| 7 | Riven hung on to his mount 's bridle grimly whilst it bucked and reared in a desperate effort to get away . |
| 8 | And from the free kick … came the winner … it was Craig Maskell 's goal even though it took a deflection on the way … |
| 9 | There had been rumours , warnings about Alexander 's death long before it happened . |
| 10 | She was too old for a doll 's house now so it did n't matter , but she hoped he would finish what he was doing for Oliver . |