Example sentences of "[det] [noun sg] [vb past] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The basis of the control was that the courts have held that , when Parliament gives a public body statutory authority to act , it can be implied that Parliament intended it to act in a particular way ; in good faith , in a reasonable manner , in accordance with the requirements of natural justice . |
| 2 | Why when he had lavished so much care and time , not to mention a medium-sized fortune on this aeroplane did it let him down so utterly ? |
| 3 | From the way this lady spoke it seems to me like , like a that , that sort of er organisation , from the establishment . |
| 4 | Another director made it sound like a Faustian pact with the devil : ‘ You have to be careful not to lose your soul ’ , he whispered . |
| 5 | RECONNAISSANCE was of paramount importance in the Pacific War and the Yokosuka R2Y1 Keiun ( Beautiful Cloud ) would have been superb in this role had it entered service . |
| 6 | Not surprisingly , the game was very close and as half time approached it took a piece of individual brilliance to put St Albans ahead . |
| 7 | Some joker had it nailed to the floor . |
| 8 | And how much time did it take to make the coffin ? |
| 9 | Harvard dealers were granted the same perk and for that reason kept it concealed from clients , even if it would swing the sale . |
| 10 | Only when he had returned to his own office did it occur to him to flick through his passport 's pages . |