Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] [conj] [conj] it [verb] " in BNC.

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1 But that only happened sometimes and when it did she would take out her account book and force herself to concentrate on its columns till the dangerous exhilaration had gone .
2 Finally the tram got underway and as it started to pull up at the end of the track by the foot of Duke Street Hill Carrie was already out of her seat and waiting on the platform at the rear of the vehicle , with Fred at her side gripping her arm for fear that she would fall off before it actually stopped .
3 Theodora replaced the mouthpiece and the telephone shrilled again as though it had been waiting for her to release its ring .
4 I think she wants to get something sorted so that when it comes it 's open for her .
5 He kept on firing until he could see each individual rope on the net , then hauled the nose up and vaulted the balloon , realizing as he did so that if it caught fire now he would be fried .
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