Example sentences of "[verb] it [vb past] [adv] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The man who built it understood how to find calm , gentle enjoyment in life … |
| 2 | Unlike many tractors , filling it did n't require climbing experience , we 're pleased to report . |
| 3 | ‘ I gave up worrying about Florian 's women years ago , ’ she responded automatically , her cynicism where Florian 's personal affairs were concerned so complete it had almost become tolerance . |
| 4 | He says that although they succeeded in preventing a by-pass , it was a negative victory becasue it did n't solve Hereford 's traffic problems . |
| 5 | Let's hope it did n't have time to communicate any of its findings to its overlords . ’ |
| 6 | Delaney thought about it , and decided it did n't make sense , unless it was looking for something that it badly needed . |
| 7 | It was possible to believe that the sale and all the unpleasantness which had followed it had never taken place . |
| 8 | It was after the 1990 England v Ireland game at Twickenham that Paul Ackford casually mentioned to one of the Irish players that his team knew it had only to withstand Ireland 's 20 minutes of blood and guts to win easily . |
| 9 | EGG producers yesterday demanded the resignation of Suffolk Coastal MP John Gummer as Agriculture Minister after his department admitted it did not pay farmers enough compensation for the slaughter of poultry flocks after the 1988 salmonella-in-eggs scare . |
| 10 | Whatever name the frightened young Pole spoke it did not make sense and when a sergeant said , ‘ It sounds like Wolski sir , ’ and smiled , Wolski took the cue and smiled back and nodded , patting the horse and looking positive . |
| 11 | I think it 's a bit wrong perhaps to say it did n't affect Britain . |
| 12 | ‘ The worse kind , ’ I said , hoping it did n't sound flip . |