Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [vb past] [conj] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a memo ( signature illegible ) to the assistant chief of naval staff dated two months after the sinking of the Bismarck , the writer said that it had ‘ unofficially ’ come to his notice that an Ensign Smith of the U S Navy was in the Catalina aircraft that had resighted the Bismarck , then en route to Brest , two days after British naval forces had lost contact with her ; and that an Ensign Rinehart was in another searching Catalina . |
| 2 | At the conclusion of the hearing the Board intimated that it would humbly advise Her Majesty that the appeal should be dismissed , for reasons which it would subsequently deliver . |
| 3 | The Board reported that it had established management objectives and expressed confidence that the introduction of new management techniques , in many cases building on work in hand , would lead to significant improvements in the speed and quality of service and efficiency . |
| 4 | The Board claimed that it owned the land by virtue of a private Act of Parliament , the British Railways Act 1968 . |
| 5 | The clerk argued that it was not a " competent application " . |
| 6 | The Government 's desire to assist charities is seen in concessions to individuals , such as Gift Aid , payroll giving and covenants , but the Chairman remarked that it makes no sense if the Institution has to hand the money back , and more through Value Added Tax . |
| 7 | The taxpayer contended that it was necessary , before the Revenue could succeed , for the Revenue to show that there was an element of bounty . |
| 8 | A spokeswoman for the ministry said that it had seen a draft of the report earlier in the year and had felt that it had made ‘ inappropriate use ’ of the generalised derived limits . |
| 9 | The ministry said that it intended to go ahead with the slaughter of the flock ‘ as soon as possible ’ . |
| 10 | The Ministry said that it would refrain from slaughtering the birds until the ruling on Tuesday . |
| 11 | The reason the Americans got it wrong was they were putting more faith into blood tests to see if the drug worked and it turns out that those blood tests can not tell you whether it works or not . |
| 12 | Commenting on the move in an editorial on March 7 , The Hindu said that it marked " the logical culmination of one stage in V.P. Singh 's effort to eliminate corruption in the upper reaches of government and restore the integrity of the decision making process " [ see p. 37184 for initiation in January 1990 of criminal proceedings in Bofors corruption case ] . |
| 13 | Commenting on the assassination in its editorial of May 21 The Hindu stated that it was " difficult to assert at this stage if … |
| 14 | The vicar insisted that it would mean wearing the uniform his people would recognise , and that included the surplice . |
| 15 | The association said that it had heard of several cases in which EHOs had ordered unacceptable action from wine and drinks wholesalers under the 1990 Food Safety Act . |
| 16 | The monitor stated that it would leave at approximately 1915 . |
| 17 | The applicant thought that it was ultra vires and refused to pay the increased rent . |
| 18 | The department decided that it would not be politic for private companies to own plutonium and is negotiating to purchase the stocks . |
| 19 | The adviser stressed that it needed to be a constructive exercise . |
| 20 | The wind blew and it rained very heavily . |
| 21 | Although only twenty-two houses were represented the syndicat recognised that it stood for the rights of some sixty Champagne houses , virtually the entire trade at the time . |
| 22 | A man and woman in the car died as it was crushed under the lorry . |
| 23 | In his defence , the defendant claimed that it was T who had approached him and that he had not initiated the agreement . |
| 24 | The first count of the declaration , upon which alone the question arises , stated that , in consideration that the plaintiff , at the request of the defendant , had bought of the defendant a horse for the sum of £30 , the defendant promised that it was sound and free from vice . |
| 25 | Following the announcement that Mobutu had re-appointed the outgoing Prime Minister , Mulumba Lukoji , the opposition announced that it would , after all , take part in the national conference . |
| 26 | On Sept. 10 the opposition confirmed that it would not return to the Assembly until its demands — including an early general election — had been met . |
| 27 | Lines at the corners of the mouth indicated that it might have smiled once , but there was no doubt that the eyes were anxious . |
| 28 | Under the Angevins , it has been argued , ‘ the legal relationship between a king of France and a king of England who held territories on the continent meant that it was relatively easy for the king of France to legitimize his own actions as part of a legal process ’ . |
| 29 | The Brigade claimed that it could offer both the spirit and the purpose because it ‘ disciplines and controls our lads … tames flippancy , quells impertinence , promotes chivalry , encourages reverence , teaches ready obedience to all properly constituted authority , and insists upon pure and clean English and temperance in all things ’ . |
| 30 | The lawyer said that it was not possible to say that the young people had suffered any permanent effects as a result of their experience . |