Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] [vb past] [conj] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Kepler 's construction of the solar system , each planet had its own melodic line associated with a changing speed that increased as it approached its closest point to the sun . |
| 2 | She said she had seen the programme and wondered if it had spoiled anything for me , but I was able to reassure her that it had improved my life . |
| 3 | Meanwhile Sawyer announced the appointment of six Cabinet ministers to his interim administration and said that it did not intend to stay in power for more than a year . |
| 4 | She tried to push the thought from her mind but found that it persisted . |
| 5 | She found out about the work and discovered that it needed understanding and patience and was very demanding ; speech therapists have to be effective communicators , with clear and accurate speech , a sensitive ear and a good command of written English . |
| 6 | The European Court overrode Italian civil law and stated that it did not consider these posts to be in the public service . |
| 7 | On Aug. 16 Iraq 's permanent representative at the UN , Abdul Amir al-Anbari , rejected Resolution 706 as a violation of Iraq 's sovereignty and claimed that it reduced Iraq 's position to one of " trusteeship " . |
| 8 | Just imagine what your reaction would be if you were given a brand new washing machine and told that it had to last you for seventy years or more . |
| 9 | In a surprise move , NEC Corp has approached Convex Computer Corp and proposed that it market the Convex C3 minisupercomputers in Japan to plug the gap below its own SX3 supercomputers . |
| 10 | After the election the new government in November 1990 again expressed its support for the ban and confirmed that it remained in place . |
| 11 | They listened to the Black story and admitted that it had important implications . |
| 12 | Edinburgh District Council have been consulted and officials from their Planning Department have looked at the route and agreed that it has good potential . |
| 13 | Edinburgh District Council have been consulted and officials from their Planning Department have looked at the route and agreed that it has good potential . |
| 14 | The NCCK welcomed the decision and said that it signalled a new era of reconciliation , justice , tolerance and brotherhood . |
| 15 | When Aston Villa forward Billy Walker scored two goals against Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-final of 1920 he was wearing a kit that looked like it had been designed by Yohji , styled by Gaultier and captured for posterity by Bruce Weber and his trusty box brownie . |
| 16 | He had a large head with his hair cut right into the wood , piggy eyes and a broad flat nose that looked like it had been well punched in its day . |
| 17 | For Cuba , Malmierca characterized the resolution as setting a date for war and said that it violated the UN Charter . |
| 18 | Richard Montague-Smith , who was 15 , took his brother 's Escort car without consent and died when it left the road at more than 70 miles an hour on the Birdlip bypass near Gloucester earlier this year . |
| 19 | Hofmeyr et al demonstrated this pressure surge in a term infant and postulated that it contributes to the development of periventricular and intraventricular haemorrhage in preterm infants . |
| 20 | He alleged that he had been the victim of a politically motivated investigation and stated that it remained his intention to seek a 16th term of office in November 1992 . |
| 21 | Kaye enjoyed helping the group but found that it eroded her own identity . |
| 22 | The proposed closure was confirmed just twenty four hours after British Coal announced the pit was to go into the review procedure and revealed that it 's lost more than six million pounds in the last six months . |
| 23 | The closure has been confirmed twenty four hours after British Coal announced the pit was to go into the review procedure and revealed that it 's lost more than six million pounds in the last six months . |
| 24 | The strongest smell on the roof , though , was of the coke that sang as it burned in the brazier . |
| 25 | Her previous calm gave away to terror that escalated until it threatened to overwhelm her . |
| 26 | He liked that phrase and observed that it had hoisted his reputation for conversation to the top of the pole . |
| 27 | Susan Tilley patted her impeccable coif and conceded that it had all turned out really well , and smiled her friendly , competent smile . |
| 28 | A woman in a provincial restaurant ate a steak and complained that it tasted of cardboard . |
| 29 | The majority of their lordships rejected this argument and held that it had been intended that a customer who accepted the offer by buying four gallons would thereby become entitled in law to have a World Cup coin . |
| 30 | I followed the telephone cord and found where it went into the wall . |