Example sentences of "[adv] [noun prp] [vb past] [conj] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | And so Katherine learned that it was better not to provide an opportunity for a row . |
| 2 | Already Washington knew that it was only a matter of time before the USSR was in a position to present a serious nuclear threat to the United States itself . |
| 3 | Despite the fact that she had been deeply touched by the open friendliness of the Greek couple , it came almost as a relief when finally Niall signalled that it was time to leave . |
| 4 | Later Hungary said that it would act unilaterally to supply water to areas threatened by environmental catastrophe after Slovakia diverted the Danube 's waters to the dam [ see ED 67 ] . |
| 5 | Inwardly Cornelius agreed that it probably was . |
| 6 | In the first century A.D. Pliny wrote that it was discovered in Spain in the previous century , where it was used to spice drinks , and in England in mediaeval times it was known as " sops-in-wine " , being mixed with wine and ale as a substitute for the costly cloves from the Far East . |
| 7 | Even Penelope realised that it was a somewhat farcical situation . |
| 8 | Then Lorna said that it , i |
| 9 | She was , as Clara had discovered at an early age , colossally inconsistent ; and sometimes Clara thought that it might have been easier to live with a true religious fanatic , whose fads and fancies would be at least predictable and well-marshalled , with the backing of some kind of external authority , from which there could be some appeal . |
| 10 | And yet Jesus felt that it was ju equally important as having food |
| 11 | The recommendations in the White Paper of the following year Better Services for the Mentally Ill indicated that it should be the long-term aim of the RHA to axe at the very least one-third of this provision , even if no general hospital units at all were provided . |