Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] it [vb past] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In May UNITA not only recaptured Mavinga but also switched the focus of its campaign to its military base in Béu in the north-west near the border with Zaïre , from where it received major airlifts of US supplies and equipment . |
| 2 | This was a shadowy body with few supporters but at least it represented definite opposition to the Japanese presence . |
| 3 | If such propitiation did not result in the sewing-up of any chinks , at least it stopped new chinks from showing through . |
| 4 | The society 's earlier style of spelling reform was certainly difficult , cumbersome and ludicrous in appearance ; but at least it provided consistent digraphs ( that is , pairs of letters for single sounds ) to replace the traditional ambiguous digraphs sh , th , aw , oo . |
| 5 | At least it started that way , then the sharkskin dress was rubbing against me and other things began to seem far away . |