Example sentences of "[prep] [noun prp] [conj] it [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most workers , it was claimed , thought that it would be much worse for Germany if it lost the war , that a more draconian Versailles , the dismembering of Germany , and massive unemployment would be the consequence . |
| 2 | I think we 're entitled to ask if Nottinghamshire faces those problems , what is peculiar about Leicestershire that it did face those problems but all of a sudden it does n't face those problems . |
| 3 | They had reached the hilly avenues of Lisbon when it occurred to her that he could be worried about how she might behave when the time came for them to part . |
| 4 | During the Thatcher years Labour ditched one left-wing policy after another in an attempt to convince the voters of the southern region of England that it had ‘ moderated itself ’ . |
| 5 | Of these , only the first was part of PNP and it proved to be the most problematic , partly for administrative reasons and partly because of the delicacy of the issues of culture and status which it raised . |
| 6 | Stewart Pierce very deep cross towards Rozario and it dropped nicely for Whitlow to clear . |
| 7 | A former Minister of the Republic of Ireland told me recently that sovereignty did not mean the same for the people of Ireland as it did for us . |
| 8 | But the City Council thought their particular style of dance would ’ offend the morals ’ of the women of Herefordshire and it banned them . |
| 9 | However the activities of that former director came to the attention of Lautro and it decided to carry out an investigation into W. Plc. 's affairs . |
| 10 | It would seem that the region of Powys in north-east Wales remained as much in the front-line of warfare with the northern Angles in the time of Eadwine as it had been when Aethelfrith defeated the men of Powys at Chester . |
| 11 | The occasion of the most recent serious attempt was in 1968 when a Bill designed to further limit the power of the Lords received a second reading in the House of Commons but it foundered . |
| 12 | For sure Cabinets were made and unmade on the floor of the House , but the Cabinet for its part could unmake the House of Commons because it enjoyed the right to ask for a dissolution and after the election it could look for support from amongst members in a new House of Commons . |
| 13 | It took its case to the public , the press and the House of Commons and it won . |
| 14 | The little striker lunged towards a header from Levein and hooked the ball to the left of Martin and it appeared to cross the line before the goalkeeper palmed it out , only for referee Jim McCluskey to rule it out . |
| 15 | The Wesleyan mission had been started in 1886 by the old boys of The Leys School as a settlement for the poor of Finsbury and it had the usual assortment of activities such as clubs , bands , and concerts . |
| 16 | After twenty years of struggle it seemed less likely to liberate any part of Palestine than it had in 1967 . |
| 17 | John Stradling was receiver of Ogmore when it came into Gloucester 's hands and , unlike the steward and constable , was kept in office by the duke . |
| 18 | John Stradling was receiver of Ogmore when it came into Gloucester 's hands and , unlike the steward and constable , was kept in office by the duke . |
| 19 | Water for the Eastern mind was a very precious gift of God because it spelt the difference between life and death . |
| 20 | Underground flooding was threatening to undermine Moscow , while inadequate storage of radioactive waste could lead to a catastrophe exceeding the scale of Chernobyl if it leaked into the Caspian Sea . |
| 21 | In 1798 the threat of military invasion from Napoleonic France had only just ebbed when the Bishop of Durham announced to a startled House of Lords that it had come to his attention that the only reason the enemy forces had backed away from military invasion was because they had hit on a more sinister method of bringing Britannia to heel . |
| 22 | The general aim of Startrac when it started out was to ‘ develop a resource within the Northern Health Region to promote leisure and recreation for children , young people and adults with special needs ’ . |
| 23 | Meanwhile Eddie Stratton was to enthuse about a quick stroll around the centre of Oxford before it got too dark , and an invitation to accompany him was accepted by Mrs Brown , a woman with whom he 'd become friendly on the tour , and who probably felt a little flattered to be asked . |
| 24 | Darwinism entered into the panslavism of Danilevsky as it did into panteutonism . |
| 25 | All of them tended to assume that the territorial division of Europe as it stood at the moment of their publication was , or could be made , permanent and sacrosanct . |
| 26 | In November 1983 Milan Kundera wrote an essay for Le Débat , in which he argued that Russia could never really be considered part of Europe because it had for so long been dominated by Caesaropapism , where the civil emperor is also the supreme religious leader . |
| 27 | I did n't like it but I needed the money — the bastard threatened tae evict us from our caravan if I would n't train the lions — and I was scared of Raja and it knew I was scared and I got drunk and drunker and ’ — Paddy held his crutch aloft — ‘ ye see what happened . ’ |
| 28 | The aircraft , a well used Boeing 707/436 , had spent much of its life on the trunk routes of BOAC and it had accumulated about 47 000 flying hours up to the time when the crack was discovered . |
| 29 | But Eretria was a polis which could wage war on Xerxes of Persia if it chose , and it did . |
| 30 | One of the richest made for Julius II later escaped the sack of Rome because it happened to be in pawn at the time . |