Example sentences of "[vb past] [to-vb] [adv] [conj] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I changed from listening to walking mode , I tried to work out whether it had feet or flippers or ran on rollers . |
| 2 | ‘ Our losses were mainly due to promotional activity from our rivals , but we decided to fight back and it has paid dividends . |
| 3 | ‘ This guy got fed up with it , threw his skis over one ridge and started to climb over when it collapsed . |
| 4 | but he worked through and he managed to get out that it said appreciation |
| 5 | After the Baltic Exchange explosion , the Government agreed to move in as it had done before in Northern Ireland , to act as ‘ insurer of last resort ’ , and the necessary legislation is in the Reinsurance ( Acts of Terrorism ) Bill published on 5 May this year . |
| 6 | and she had to go home before it finished . |
| 7 | ‘ At one time you had to box straight until it ended . |
| 8 | The fire was caused by an employee of the defendants negligently forgetting to extinguish a gas flame under a chip fryer before leaving the premises for the night , with the result that the oil in the chip fryer continued to heat up until it caught fire . |
| 9 | Oliver wanted to go there because it had a sheltered terrace where they could sit outside , but it was too full of memories : it was the place where Rain had sat on her own while Sabine Jourdain was fighting for her life on board the Jonquil , where Tim had left behind his wallet , where Rain had first seen the pedlar . |
| 10 | A cynical nihilist , Andrei expected a sticky end ( if only at the hands of his master and mistress ) and wanted to live well before it came . |