Example sentences of "[noun] it [verb] [adj] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At half-time it looked bad for Town but they came bouncing back with two goals in a minute … |
| 2 | In England it lies concealed behind Tescos and the shopping mall . |
| 3 | The new Government needed strength , for without Austen Chamberlain , Balfour , Birkenhead or Horne it looked weak on paper , and it had to face an immediate general election . |
| 4 | During the following days it became apparent to Merrill that not only did Luke mean to keep Rob 's nose well and truly to the grindstone , but he did n't intend to take the pressure off her either — although , in fairness , she had to admit that Luke worked harder than both of them . |
| 5 | As he moved away from the tree it became apparent to Marian that between him and the trunk lay a substantial sack , and that it was this he had been defending so stoutly . |
| 6 | It had followed the logic of its foundation by expanding its subject and institutional frontiers , embracing studies it believed important for access to and provision of higher education , and for routes into diverse employments in industry , commerce and the professions . |
| 7 | This month it publishes Elric of Melniboné ( £10.99 ) , which has excellent cover art ; the ensuring months will see further volumes . |
| 8 | To protect the carrier against conflicting claims by more than one holder it became customary for bills of lading and letters of credit to require that delivery of the goods , or payment of the documentary draft or letter of credit by a bank be made against presentation of the ‘ full set . ’ |
| 9 | But in meeting with Kosygin it became clear to Razak that the Soviet Union would prefer its own larger collective security agreement , which would embrace Japan , Pakistan and India as well as the smaller states . |
| 10 | Most OECD countries are over-banked and also with the development of international money markets it became possible for banks to seek a wider source of deposits for their lending operations . |
| 11 | Wearying though the journey had been at the time — even humiliating in respect of his being drawn in a litter — in retrospect it seemed full of excitement , a time when one knew not what would happen next or what lay around the next corner . |