Example sentences of "[noun prp] [conj] it [vb past] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Looking back on that moment , it had often occurred to Shiona that it had marked the path that their future relationship was to take . |
| 2 | Touche Ross announced on Tuesday that it had formed a new international firm , Deloitte Ross Tohmatsu ( DRT ) without Deloitte UK . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | This had been quite difficult and the Gnomes had scratched their heads a good deal , because , although people did not openly refer to it , everyone knew that Flame 's father was Fael-Inis and it had meant a lot of worrisome discussions as to whether this fact ought to be openly acknowledged , or whether it might be discourteous to draw attention to it . |
| 5 | Alex Griffiths , Marks & Spencer 's fish executive , was surprised at the idea that the company might have even contemplated using Billingsgate when it began selling fresh fish nationally four years ago . |
| 6 | Following the announcement in January that it had suspended production of the Cambridge and Linx brands , Wharfedale has announced that it is to discontinue Linx , though it will undertake to maintain warranty and spare parts support . |
| 7 | Half an hour later , driven by a resolve almost beyond her comprehension , she was across the lake , informing Tilly that it had become necessary for her to take up more permanent residence at the Lodge . |
| 8 | Petiver also bequeathed his own collection to Sloane and it had taken him many years to bring all this material into an orderly array . |
| 9 | You do n't we were u we had to use the immersion did n't we cos w we moved in in the June and Lofty and Brian said well do n't have it done cos you 're not gon na use until August so we they did it August time for us so but we did n't use Servowarm cos it had blown up , they just disconnected it for us , so we used the ho the immersion heater |
| 10 | You see , Mrs Tremayne had driven into Penzance and it meant leaving Mrs Carrow alone with her child . ’ |
| 11 | Other people who have contributed money all their lives to the NHS since it began have to wait 51 weeks for a hip replacement . |
| 12 | Whether Branson had taken over Virgin Atlantic or it had overtaken him was difficult to tell . |
| 13 | On Jan. 29 Iraq informed the UN that it had destroyed more than 181,000 bombs , missiles and other explosives used by the allies against it during the Gulf war . |
| 14 | However , Continental Airlines , which had entered Chapter 11 protection during 1990 , said in November that it had reduced its operating deficits . |
| 15 | The situation was especially serious in the Harer and Ogaden areas , where UN relief operations were suspended in late May until June 15 ; on June 21 the office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees announced from Geneva that it had begun a food airlift to 80,000 people stranded near Gode in the southern Ogaden . |
| 16 | Each would be asked to notify the IMF within one month whether it agreed to its share as determined by the IMF ; each successor could formally accede to the IMF once it had met the formal conditions specified . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | I would n't care if my Mandy was flashing her clout on the Old Kent Road if it meant having her back ! |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | This was something of bonus for the Williams since it had learned next to nothing during practice thanks to niggling problems associated with a new car . |
| 21 | He wrote Lettuce and had put the show on in Cambridge before it had come to London . |
| 22 | The range of opinions expressed by nobles on the provincial committees made plain to St Petersburg that it had to act alone . |
| 23 | In reconstructing the circumstances of the crash , the Mexican investigators concluded that the Falcon was actually 40 miles further away from ACA VOR than it had reported — i.e. , it was at 75 nmi when the pilot reported 35 nmi . |
| 24 | I 'd just had an idea for a way of doing Lear and it had brought me luck . |
| 25 | He leapt forward and slashed at Yuan 's neck , a circular cut which would have beheaded the Manchu if it had connected . |
| 26 | These more loyal long service employees had an intuitive feeling that the division would ultimately go out of business in the UK if it continued to operate in the way it had behaved over the previous ten years . |
| 27 | The government remained reluctant to recognize UNITA until it agreed to end its destabilization campaign , while UNITA would not commit itself to ending hostilities until its future political role was guaranteed . |
| 28 | The other part questioned whether in fact she really did want to get engaged to Harry if it meant leading a dreary life waiting for him to make his way in the world . |
| 29 | Iraq demanded on Sept. 26 that Kuwait be expelled from the NAM because it had signed a defence agreement with the United States , a move which it claimed compromised Kuwait 's neutrality . |
| 30 | Although the major bookmaking firms are represented on the users committee , they were originally not keen on Hong Kong because it meant bringing in extra staff in the mornings . |