Example sentences of "[v-ing] [conj] it [vb past] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jan. 27 USC broadcasts statement on Radio Mogadishu announcing that it had taken over the government . |
| 2 | ‘ It was purely a contingency arrangement , ’ says a spokesman , explaining that it needed to have a ‘ suite ’ of offices speedily available for the new Secretary of State for Women — probably Jo Richardson — and her staff to move into . |
| 3 | Liverpool inevitably became the centre for disputes about rate-capping for excessive expenditure , and then for surcharging when it tried to defy the government over expenditure cuts . |
| 4 | The News of the World 's vision should stand with the many other bizarre sightings of that year , blending as it did fear of modernity evil American sophistication — the threat of revamped Limehouse opium dens , courtesy of Indica 's Indian music , and the throwback to holiday camp drilling thanks to ‘ organized ’ LSD experiences . |
| 5 | According to the conventional wisdom , fusion required great heat and hence could only have happened when the Earth was being formed ; however , if the Earth is five billion years old , all the helium would by now have risen away , yet it was there in amounts suggesting that it had appeared in the atmosphere only recently . |
| 6 | tt They 'd got two handles which was b made it mobile , two wheels , and used it Have four sacks at the end of this threshing engine , hanging on little hooks , and and a bloke there seeing that it got filled alright and it when it was full , they used to run this thing underneath a sack , crank it up by hand , like that , till they got it to the required height , then nestle it on their shoulders , you see there was a There 's a there 's an art in carrying c In carrying coal and there 's an art in carrying corn and there 's an art in carrying beef . |
| 7 | A former SADF intelligence major , Nico Basson , met a group of journalists in Johannesburg on June 10 and made sensational charges against the SADF , including that it had armed and trained killers loyal to the Zulu-based Inkatha Freedom Party to attack ANC supporters . |
| 8 | People were cursing the Greenhouse Effect and swearing that it had put paid to surf in Hawaii for all time . |
| 9 | That policy was overturned in two minutes flat but it is worth remembering that it had held sway since the inception of the service areas fifteen years earlier . |
| 10 | It quoted him as saying that " if the Iraqis had given a positive response to our call sooner , the situation would be different now " , but also as adding that it had become " evident " that " the USA and its allies are pursuing wider aims than Iraq 's withdrawal from Kuwait " . |
| 11 | He did so in this case ( deciding that it did amount to a material change of use ) . |
| 12 | The creature looked expectantly at Twoflower , its skin rippling and twitching as it sought to open its wings in the confines of the passage . |
| 13 | The SOC government issued a communiqué on March 29 stating that it had ordered an offensive against Khmer Rouge forces in Kompong Thom province , in an attempt to reopen strategic highways . |
| 14 | When she arrived at the theatre that night she saw a note pinned up at the stage door stating that it had come to the management 's notice that a Girl had been flying , which was forbidden ! |
| 15 | The organization had contacted the national railway company , RENFE , on Aug. 2 , stating that it intended to attack four major lines during the month . |
| 16 | But as the door swung open Folly found herself wishing that it had stayed firmly shut . |
| 17 | Today , however , the Sun must be wishing that it had held that headline in reserve . |
| 18 | He questioned whether it would be possible to prosecute them with any chance of success with the present rules of evidence and he would be against proceeding if it meant changing the way in which the courts worked . |
| 19 | Michael , 45 , who quit boozing because it threatened to wreck his life , has given up another ‘ vice ’ — being too generous . |
| 20 | Baker immediately praised Assad 's response as positive , saying that it had demonstrated that Syria was now more willing to enter direct peace talks with Israel than at any time in the past . |
| 21 | Saying that it had gone straight to court , it was in court , you know , |
| 22 | In a formal letter addressed to the UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali on July 11 , Iraq renewed its demand for an end to international trade sanctions , saying that it had met its obligations under Gulf ceasefire resolutions . |
| 23 | At a banquet hosted by Yang Shangkun on Nov. 1 Nixon described the June crackdown as " excessive and unjustified " , saying that it had damaged US respect and confidence in the Chinese leadership and , speaking to Li Peng , he argued that the two countries ' differences over the events in June were " huge and unbridgeable " , but that Sino-US relations should not be allowed to founder over the issue . |
| 24 | The MNR responded with a statement issued in Nairobi saying that it had accepted the mediators ' invitation to direct talks but that Chissano was delaying " to extend his time in power " . |
| 25 | After the judgment , Price Waterhouse issued a statement saying that it had acted in good faith according to its understanding of the conflict of interest rules at the time . |
| 26 | Looking specifically at the arable sector , the SAC 's Sandy Ramsay highlighted the effects of the UK 's departure from the ERM , saying that it had worked greatly to farmers ' advantage . |
| 27 | Later in October the government confirmed a change in cocoa marketing strategy , saying that it planned to sell cocoa in relatively small quantities through the London market , with the aim of stimulating competition and securing an increase in prices , rather than seeking to obtain large-scale contracts with overseas buyers [ for January 1989 cocoa deal with French trading house see p. 36413 ] . |
| 28 | The state government , dominated by the Bharatiya Janata Party ( BJP ) , had on Oct. 11 acquired 1.12 hectares of land around the shrine , saying that it wished to provide services for tourists and pilgrims . |
| 29 | Mwinyi launched the country 's second five-year plan in Parliament on April 18 , 1989 , saying that it aimed to raise real growth in gross domestic product ( GDP ) on the mainland to 6 per cent a year by the end of the plan period in 1992/93 , compared with 3.9 per cent in 1987/88 . |
| 30 | Opposition groups ( excluding Kurds ) meeting in Damascus in late December rejected a plan to overthrow the government , saying that it needed redrafting " to ensure comprehensive acceptance " by all parties . |