Example sentences of "that [vb past] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | its joints and spring the links that pegged it down |
| 2 | They could hear the rasp of his breath as he tossed his head against the cloud of flies that haloed it . |
| 3 | It was the ‘ small ’ things at Uppark that Meg saved and cherished that made it what it so uniquely was — the chair covers , the blankets Prinny pulled up to the portly royal chin , the original wallpapers in the attics where this quiet , remarkable woman worked to such effect . |
| 4 | What did they put in the coffee that made it such a diuretic ? |
| 5 | Like several other drivers , they spun almost in unison , but it was the Nissan that made it back to the pits first . |
| 6 | The new literacy arising from compulsory elementary education meant that boys could read about a sport which was organized in a way that made it difficult to watch regularly . |
| 7 | ‘ It was basically the novel that made it necessary for me to look into the Bible . |
| 8 | But the counter-argument still held good : that it was the operational control and not the manufacture of a weapon system that made it independent . |
| 9 | The Treatises supported such arguments , and it was his having , and being suspected by the government of having , such seditious views that made it necessary for Locke to flee to Holland in 1683 . |
| 10 | But there was something about Doyle 's voice that made it impossible to interrupt . |
| 11 | And somehow that made it more real . |
| 12 | The second fact is that Labour , despite the recession and its junking of almost all the policies that made it unelectable in the '80s , has not made a significant advance . |
| 13 | All were matted with puffs of trees ; the bright thread of a waterfall was laid over one , a snail 's silver trail ; and one was crossed by a great rift that made it appear a giant 's helter-skelter . |
| 14 | Holders of this theory would suggest that syphilis was already established in Europe in pre-Columbian days and it was the increase in knowledge and the travel resulting from the Renaissance that made it appear as if a new disease had been introduced . |
| 15 | When he thought one might be possible , he was immensely sentimental , would give up everything for a lover ; yet it was his own exigence that made it difficult for anyone to live up to him , to match his quick apprehension , his wide range of interests , the fervour with which he experienced everything . |
| 16 | A more fundamental difficulty with the new examination is contained in the very principle that made it at first sight so attractive — its applicability to the full ability range . |
| 17 | It is the things I liked about it at first , that made it immediate , that I do n't like now . |
| 18 | Lucky Lady Firelight … that made it better — that was smart all right ! |
| 19 | No , it was , above all , the very conduct of the campaign itself that made it such a sickening mockery of anything approximating democracy . |
| 20 | He was embittered , as could be expected , at the government 's neglect of the Canadian Indian , and he resented the laws that made it an offence to sell liquor to an Indian and which confined the original Canadian population to reservations . |
| 21 | But what was it about the concept of citizenship that made it so popular in political discussion and why were ‘ boy labour ’ reformers so eager to introduce working-class adolescents to its supposed virtues ? |
| 22 | Somehow that made it worse , not knowing . |
| 23 | Conferences used to be a British strength , but this one was sponsored by Honda — the company that made it socially acceptable to ride a motorcycle without donning ‘ leathers ’ . |
| 24 | AND ALL THAT made it a busy year for Autocar & Motor . |
| 25 | Inside the mouse 's body , of course , the poison that made it so easy to catch is still present and can cause serious damage to the unfortunate cat . |
| 26 | So it was the reaction against the cat 's ancient ‘ holiness , in Egyptian religion , combined with its connection with childless , elderly women , that made it the ‘ wicked ’ animal of the medieval period . |
| 27 | But the price of tetua had rocketed because of the increased land tax in the villages that made it . |
| 28 | It is naturally important to them that their children and grandchildren should know what life was like when they were young , and although younger people may not realise it at the time , a knowledge of their own family history and the characters that made it can be valuable to them , too , if they are to understand themselves and their own lives . |
| 29 | It was a bizarre kind of inconsistency , and that made it more difficult to make the decision to join Fleetwood Mac , because we thought there might be something going on here . |
| 30 | It was the first time she had been able to grant his wish and take him to visit Santa Claus in a large department store , and that made it for her the happiest Christmas she could remember . |