Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] [conj] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | He ducked under the thief 's sword arm and brought his own blade around in an arc so incompetently misjudged that it hit the man flat-first and jolted out of the wizard 's hand . |
| 2 | ‘ Did you enjoy seeing your father 's studio ? ’ she suddenly asked and it seemed to Jenna that not only did Alain stiffen alarmingly but Marguerite appeared to ice over . |
| 3 | Then I suddenly realised that it was a film set . |
| 4 | He only became as it were conscious again when he realised that she was on to another topic . |
| 5 | Preobrazhensky not only forgot that it is necessary to examine each mode of production in its specific , if general , forms but also that the manner of investigation will be conditioned by these forms . |
| 6 | about the room were high chairs and low chairs , bandy-legged chairs , chairs so attenuated that it was a wonder any but a sylph could sit upon them , marqueterie tables covered with marvellous gimcracks , china ornaments of all ages and countries , bronzes , gilt daggers , Books of Beauty , yataghans , Turkish papooshes and boxes of Parisian bonbons … |
| 7 | It so happened that it turned out a good thing that it did n't get posted , but that was just a lucky chance . |
| 8 | It so happened that it fell to the lot of Geoffrey Holton and Chris Protheroe to do the donkey work in the Lusaka accident , but it could have been any of the twenty or so investigators in AIB . |
| 9 | Porn has never been so loved or so hated as it is now . |
| 10 | But here is a theme already so ravelled that it craves disentanglement . |
| 11 | Belinda wondered how on earth they were going to get it up the stairs and through the house , but she sensibly decided that it was their concern , not hers , and anyway the bedroom needed to be vacuumed first . |
| 12 | He swiftly decided that it would be better for the Elves to have these people as allies rather than enemies . |
| 13 | About six months ago , we mutually decided that it was something we could do without . |
| 14 | All these facts concerning the particular mechanisms of the paper industry added together meant that it was quite unlikely that Rembrandt would buy two batches of paper prepared by the same paper mill using the same mould . |
| 15 | Now I personally felt that it would be quite inhumane to deal with someone who was somewhere near the magic 60 cut-off , for reasons that it would be impossible to examine with any clarity the reasons for this change of heart , and the strong will that he had shown during his previous operational record . |
| 16 | ‘ I only meant that it would not be suitable to go on the road with it . |
| 17 | The trouble was , it only spoke when it felt like it . |
| 18 | He pressed it gently shut and it held ; loosely and with a slight gap , but it held . |
| 19 | With regard to the second recommendation , the FAA merely said that it might not be feasible and , in the event , they did nothing but give the matter consideration ! |
| 20 | The hon. Member for Lancashire , West ( Mr. Hind ) rightly said that it costs more to collect that contribution than it yields . |
| 21 | The hon. Gentleman rightly said that it is a waste of the doctor 's time for him to turn his attention to something that has already been decided by someone else and merely to rubberstamp it . |
| 22 | Definitely , yes , I would say like I 've spoke to Brian Horton on Sunday and he more or less said that it 's er Oxford United , fourth position in the league , let's hope so like you know , they are like , and I 've come here maybe to help get them in a better position . |
| 23 | Definitely yes , I would say like , I 've spoke to Brian Horton on Sunday and he more or less said that it 's er Oxford United in fourth position in the league , and let's hope so like you know . |
| 24 | It was obvious that the plane had been repainted before its journey and Whitlock suddenly wondered if it had been done to erase the memories of the previous regime . |
| 25 | I just asked whether it had to be done in here , while I 'm eating . ’ |
| 26 | The ringing of a bell from downstairs announced that it was time for supper and Emily realized quite suddenly that she was hungry . |
| 27 | We were getting more mileage out of an asset we already owned and it gave the business a wider base to cope with fluctuations in any part of it . |
| 28 | Her first instinct was to cover her ears , but she soon realized that it was not going to get any quieter , and let her hands fall to her sides . |
| 29 | But she soon realized that it was not by chance , as it was Angel Clare who sent the cows in for milking . |
| 30 | He nevertheless maintained that it would have been irresponsible of him to have gone forward without warning colleagues of his reservations . |