Example sentences of "it [vb past] [verb] [adv prt] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Critics of the Tirgu Mures report said that it failed to spell out the reasons for the outburst of hatred between Romanians and ethnic Hungarians in Transylvania , preferring instead to lay the blame on Ceausescu 's legacy , actions of the former Securitate political police , and disinformation on the part of extremists on both sides . |
| 2 | The International Committee of the Red Cross ( ICRC ) on March 18 obtained a local ceasefire in order to send a mission to Stepanakert , where it planned to set up an operational base . |
| 3 | Leaders on Capitol Hill virtually put all other business on hold as it sought to hammer out a debt ceiling increase . |
| 4 | THE body of a 26-year-old man who was apparently buried alive while trying to rescue one of his terriers when it became trapped down a hole , has been found on a Welsh mountainside . |
| 5 | Such information was not highly ‘ theoretical ’ but it helped build up an objective picture of the people who went to the theatres I studied and gave me a useful corrective to people who made sweeping generalizations such as ‘ the theatre is for everyone . ’ |
| 6 | It helped make up the minds of waverers on the question of independence and it sent a signal about Serbian intentions to the outside world . |
| 7 | The Catholic Church had made a bad mistake with Galileo when it tried to lay down the law on a question of science , declaring that the sun went round the earth . |
| 8 | To me it seemed to hang on the right lip for at least two seconds before it dropped in . |
| 9 | Martin 's solicitude made Nick ashamed : it seemed to point out a certain coldness in his own heart . |
| 10 | The dog 's tail speeded up till it seemed to thump out a quick cloud of dust from the rag rug . |
| 11 | I do n't think he was fitted for the job as it seemed to bring out the worst in him and his language used to become very picturesque . |
| 12 | Although a late developer , it began to take on the size and conformation of an excellent Clydesdale stallion . |
| 13 | Gadebridge probably began life as a small farm , but from Period 4 , during the third century , it began to take on the additional characteristics , even to the extent of a gatehouse , or porter 's lodge . |
| 14 | I do not think that Boots ' sponsorship helped the RNA , because it served to shut out the rest of the trade , but now that Boots has withdrawn and a new sponsor is being sought there is an opportunity to boost the award . |
| 15 | The measure was condemned by some economists as crude and ill-conceived , particularly since it threatened to wipe out the personal savings of many ordinary people : Soviet citizens were generally disinclined to place their money in accounts with the state savings bank , either because of mistrust , or because the low interest rate provided little incentive , or because it was necessary to carry a large amount of cash in case of chancing upon a scarce commodity which had suddenly come into stock in a state shop . |
| 16 | The company said it needed to scale down the business to keep costs under control . |
| 17 | From somewhere she could hear a lecturer droning ; maybe it needed speeding up a little . |
| 18 | so we started called her lip , but that happened before I got there so , as I got there it just like , as I joined got in with the regulars it started to peter out a bit , but I got fooled with a couple of times I thought they were taking the piss , alright Lynn how you doing , you know , still . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | They were speculators , who hoped to sell it for even more than the showroom price even though it meant tying up a £50,000 deposit for four years . |
| 21 | But it did summon up the delicious image of the straitlaced reporter gingerly dipping his toe , notebook in hand , into the showbiz underworld . |
| 22 | It aimed to pull down the houses and buildings on the site , except for the Board of Control , and to ‘ build a wall in a line with the terrace of the Houses of Parliament , reclaiming about two acres from the River , and on this valuable site to erect Buildings , Streets and Terraces of the first class … |
| 23 | The Commission observed that it was held in the order of 10 October 1989 in Commission of the European Communities v. United Kingdom ( Case 246/89 R ) [ 1989 ] E.C.R. 3125 that it had made out a prima facie case for its view on the nationality requirements . |
| 24 | Among other measures , it had struck down the NIRA and the AAA . |
| 25 | It had gone down a lot though . |
| 26 | It had turned down an offer by the UN , under which Iraqi exports of up to 1,000,000 bpd would be permitted if the revenues were spent on humanitarian aid [ see p. 38742 ] , arguing that the conditions were unacceptable . |
| 27 | The company , founded by Mrs Cooper 's great grandfather Robert Richardson , soon began to specialise in clock making and became so popular it had to set up a separate factory at Robert Street . |
| 28 | By 1668 the Company had collapsed ; when its successor , the Royal Africa Company , was launched in 1672 it had to tidy up the debts outstanding as well as restore the trade in gold and slaves from West Africa . |
| 29 | Thought it had slipped down the bedclothes somewhere . |
| 30 | One notable absentee at the party was IBM Corp , but the company insisted that it had put out a release — it simply failed to get to us by close of page . |