Example sentences of "[conj] it [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Took a walk in the fields saw an old wood stile taken away from a favourite spot which it had occupied all my life the posts were overgrown with Ivy & it seemed so akin to nature & the spot where it stood as tho it had taken it on lease for an undisturbed existance it hurt me to see it was gone for my affections claims a friendship with such things but nothing is lasting in this world last year Langley Bush was destroyd an old white thorn that had stood for more than a century full of fame the gipsies shepherds & herdmen all had their tales of its history & it will be long ere its memory is forgotten . |
| 2 | Certainly the early universe does not obey the symmetry T : as time runs forward the universe expands-if it ran backward , the universe would be contracting . |
| 3 | Where it occurs much lower down a recovery is unlikely , and the accident should be put down either to the failure to maintain a safe airspeed at low altitudes , or to bad planning leading to a situation from which a crash is almost unavoidable . |
| 4 | Fleming went on to describe how the nasal secretions of the patient ( himself , in fact ) were cultured , and how a round microbe or coccus first grew and then was destroyed where it came close to the nasal secretion . |
| 5 | Looking into the Danube here , where it flows fast , deep and immensely powerful , it was difficult to imagine anyone surviving . |
| 6 | One had mange so badly it was nearly bald : it moped around , scratching the exposed pink skin that had cracked and flaked where it stretched briefly over the jutting spine and ribcage . |
| 7 | Iago slung his harp over his shoulder , where it carried snugly under his cloak on horseback , and hunched one shoulder slightly under the cape of his capuchon when he went afoot in England . |
| 8 | Another tingling message plunged into her abdomen , where it pulsated wildly . |
| 9 | The canal age effectively began in south-west Lancashire where it developed naturally from improvements to the river navigations serving Liverpool and Manchester . |
| 10 | When two cats are fighting and one is forced into submission , it often performs what is called ‘ cut-off ’ , where it turns away from its tormentor and shuts its eyes , trying to blot out the frightening image of its dominant rival . |
| 11 | We corkscrewed on our way working towards the lee of the Buchan coast , where it turns westward into the Firth . |
| 12 | The brass work was cast in the brass foundry , and from there it was sent to the brass finishing shop for machining and cleaning up , afterwards traversing the plating department where it received either venetian bronze , oxidised silver or plain brass lacquer finish , next passing to position No 3 for fixing in the carriage . |
| 13 | Algeria is the only African country using natural gas significantly at home where it supplies over half the country 's energy needs . |
| 14 | Of course , there are exceptions and occasions when the process happens much more quickly — and others where it happens much more slowly — but I wish to outline the case of my constituent , Mrs. |
| 15 | I spotted one in Ray 's large indoor pool , where it looked horribly out of place beside the aristocratic Kohaku , Sanke and Showa . |
| 16 | This is pumped into settling areas behind dams , where it dries slowly into pure white plains . |
| 17 | In the corners of the kitchen , where it fitted badly , it could be prised up , peeled backwards , waggled to and fro until a piece cracked , broke off . |
| 18 | They were about 10 yards from the western side of the reef , where it fell away sharply and waves were pounding on its shore . |
| 19 | A dwelling for the living or a tomb for one 's ancestors should be sited only where it harmonizes completely with the forces of nature . |
| 20 | The towpath proper did n't start until a few yards further down where it angled away from the road and followed the river ; here it was marked by a narrow strip of waterside grass and trees that would immediately raise the cost of any overlooking property by at least ten thousand . |
| 21 | Other examples of applications of high energy technology to agriculture and stock-rearing , such as deep boreholes in semi-arid areas are discussed by Cliffe and Moorsom ( 1979 ) , and Kassapu ( 1979 ) , where it becomes even more difficult for those with dwindling resources to avail themselves of soil conserving and yield enhancing new technologies . |
| 22 | Put it where it gets as much sun as possible . |
| 23 | Paolo Uccello would have been the most delightful and imaginative genius since Giotto that had adorned the art of painting , if he had devoted as much pains to figures and animals as he did to questions of perspective , for , although these are ingenious and good in their way , yet an immoderate devotion to them causes an infinite waste of time , fatigues nature , clogs the mind with difficulties , and frequently renders it sterile where it had previously been fertile and facile . |
| 24 | Thus the service for King Charles the Martyr disappeared from the Book of Common Prayer ; at the same time his name was deleted from its calendar , where it had previously appeared on 30 January . |
| 25 | But the commission did clarify Gloucester 's position in one area of the north where it had previously been somewhat equivocal . |
| 26 | Official results published on March 22 after considerable delays showed that the ruling right-wing Nationalist Republican Alliance ( Arena ) remained the largest single party , with 44.3 per cent of the vote , but had won only 39 seats , losing its absolute majority in the assembly ( where it had previously held 32 of the 60 seats ) . |
| 27 | But the commission did clarify Gloucester 's position in one area of the north where it had previously been somewhat equivocal . |
| 28 | On occasions , wage pressure exploded in very sharp increases , especially where it had previously been compressed by incomes policies . |
| 29 | He raised his hand and placed it on her arm where it had briefly touched before . |
| 30 | I remember once when she was climbing into bed in her Waaf-issue blue striped pyjamas , a cheeky little field mouse popped up from between her sheets where it had evidently been nesting , and streaked across the hut to disappear down a convenient crack in the wooden wall . |