Example sentences of "[verb] [subord] it [vb past] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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31 The Middle East Economic Digest of March 16 described this prediction of a budget surplus as surprising to many observers , but noted that , in the absence of figures for years more recent than 1984 , it could not be determined whether it implied higher income or a sharp reduction in public expenditure .
32 Twenty-four hours , the way her luck ran when it concerned this man .
33 Following as it did two years of bitterness caused by the government 's political intervention in food distribution , the tax provoked an immediate and direct response from large sections of the movement .
34 The plane had started to shudder as it entered some turbulence , and Myeloski was startled by it .
35 The document noted that foreign debt was a threat to social peace and the stability of democratic systems in Latin America , restricting as it did social services budgets .
36 Aldermaston was chosen as it met these requirements .
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