Example sentences of "[noun] it [vb past] [adj] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At auction it took five agonising minutes and £700 to secure the house . |
| 2 | Unfortunately , this was short-lived and it folded in 1884 having been torn asunder by internal dissensions , but before its collapse it inaugurated two important undertakings , the Stockton-on-Tees Mission and the Ayrshire Mission to the Deaf and Dumb . |
| 3 | In carrying through its programme it honoured certain political debts , especially to the miners [ Morgan , 1984 ] . |
| 4 | But to the Hebrew mind it covered all human relationships . |
| 5 | When the Iranian government abrogated its CENTO membership it branded any neighbouring country that remained in CENTO as a lackey of imperialism and as hostile to Iran . |
| 6 | Though this was a less controversial aim it had less emotional kick . |
| 7 | Within a few years it had 200 local groups , had organized the first London rally against nuclear power ( in 1977 ) , and had effectively intervened in the debate about British nuclear policy . |
| 8 | Around fifteen thousand spectators came to watch the thrills and spills … for the organisers it proved another successful Classic . |
| 9 | In this respect it resembled another favourite hotel of mine , the Quirinale in Rome , where I like to stay in the room where Ronald Firbank died . |
| 10 | In its early phase it reflected broad Catholic opinion which wanted acceptance as full citizens of the North and had some liberal Unionist support . |
| 11 | but for us lot it made four nice medium size ones |
| 12 | In the last academic year it published 23 major articles , and produced 26 papers in its Discussion Paper series . |
| 13 | At a glittering prize-giving dinner in Liverpool 's Adelphi Hotel it beat 150 other company journals to win the British Association of Industrial Editors Gold Award for an unprecedented second time . |
| 14 | On the first two occasions it preceded some terrible event , so he is in a state of great apprehension . |
| 15 | The cathedral suffered grievously in the First World War , being bombarded mercilessly for four years , during which time it suffered 300 direct hits . |
| 16 | That lack of success on the acquisitions front — despite the fact it delayed other required moves into international business — has proved the agency 's saving grace . |