Example sentences of "[adv] it [vb past] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think in any marriage or in any family the father and the mother both play different parts , and in my own life I can remember things my mother did and things my father did and together it made for a happy home . |
| 2 | Furthermore it became against regulations to " unramm " a charge of powder which had mis-fired . |
| 3 | Suddenly it came to Hazel that if Bigwig was dead — and what else could hold him silent in the mud ? — then he himself must get the others away before the dreadful loss could drain their courage and break their spirit — as it would if they stayed by the body . |
| 4 | Suddenly it plunged into the water and , a swift streak , returned to its perch with a silver fish in its dagger-bill . |
| 5 | Suddenly it burst into flame . |
| 6 | Suddenly it rushed at the tree , leapt onto a low branch , and ran up the trunk . |
| 7 | It hovered for a few moments , then suddenly it dropped to the floor with a tinkle and broke in two . |
| 8 | Suddenly it dawned on Ramsay that this flag was considerably larger than that flown by the Regent . |
| 9 | Suddenly it seemed to Honor that a bond was being forged between them . |
| 10 | Suddenly it seemed to her as if the whole world wanted to know about every detail of her life . |
| 11 | To Sam suddenly it seemed as if all the stones were listening and the tall rocks leaning over them . ’ |
| 12 | The intensity of her response to him a minute ago filled her with self-loathing , but she was afraid too , because suddenly it seemed as if hatred was no longer enough to counter the threat he presented , and yet it was the only answer she possessed . |
| 13 | Suddenly it slipped from his hand and rolled down the bank into the water . |
| 14 | Suddenly it shortened to half height , less . |
| 15 | Suddenly it occurred to Willie that the church would soon be filled with people . |
| 16 | Suddenly it occurred to me to wonder if this was her real reason for refusing to discuss Red Leland . |
| 17 | Suddenly it occurred to him that his mother might still be in her bed at Number 29 , waiting for the undertaker . |
| 18 | Suddenly it occurred to Alexei that in the event that he failed to return from the embassy the question of solemnising the marriage would not arise , and he wondered again how far he could trust Burun . |
| 19 | ‘ Once upon a time I 'd 've made you turn religious , ’ said Constance , and suddenly it occurred to Scarlet that really she was already religious , as anyone who had borne a child must surely be : not in the conventional sense but rather as a passenger on a train would expect someone to be at the controls . |
| 20 | Hardly a candidate for success you might think but you would be wrong to the tune of £120m because that 's how much it took at the US box-office . |
| 21 | She had wanted to know how much it mattered to him because he would n't let on , and it gave her a valuable lever . |
| 22 | He knows that Grampian regional council is bound by statute to say how much it got from the sale ; it can not simply say that it will not tell anyone . |
| 23 | If she wanted this job , she would have to be reasonably pleasant to him , however much it stuck in her throat at times . |
| 24 | ‘ Yes , ’ said Bob , remembering from his childhood just how much it hurt to be punched on the nose . |
| 25 | I think that he , who could have had as many friends as he wished , never realized how much it meant to a lonely and friendless person to have a friend , to be seen walking with him in the rose-red streets of Salamanca , to be able to go to a concert or an art museum with him , to have him opposite me at dinner in even the meanest , cheapest restaurant . |
| 26 | Ask someone else to justify how much it meant to us . |
| 27 | How much it meant to us when she brought her Waterford tumbler up onto the stage with her , settled her feathers and her sequins and then looked calmly round until there was complete silence . |
| 28 | ‘ That 's why I cried a bit when I scored , because I knew how much it meant to them . |
| 29 | She had never liked the arrangement that had installed her in the Ward household , but having heard the tragic story , and knowing how much it meant to the woman who had rescued her from a life of loneliness , how could she refuse ? |
| 30 | ‘ I 'm so sorry , ’ she said gently , well aware of how much it meant to her . |