Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] it [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In September 1715 , immediately after the death of Louis XIV , the Parlement of Paris had restored to it by the Regent , the Duc d'Orléans , the right of remonstrance which allowed it to impede royal legislation . |
| 2 | The concert and the reception which followed it generated considerable interest in , as well as funds for , the Alumni Foundation . |
| 3 | The December 1989 coup attempt and the abortive revolts which followed it damaged international investor confidence in the Philippines . |
| 4 | Among those offering concrete commitments were National Westminster Bank , which said it took environmental issues into account when considering loan requests [ see ED 58 ] , and the Austin Reed clothing company , which claims to encourage its suppliers to meet environmental standards . |
| 5 | It surfaced last year during the trial of Frank Beck , former head of a Leicestershire children 's home , who used it to abuse young people in his care both sexually and physically . |
| 6 | It was not that she was parsimonious or disapproving of alcohol , simply that she knew it had adverse side-effects on Liza and , not being much of a drinker herself , she only kept a small supply in the house . |
| 7 | The patients were asked how easy they found it to maintain good control . |
| 8 | Agrippa claimed he used it to make sure wine was free of poison , though I do n't think it was possible for Agrippa to die . |
| 9 | He used it to attack paternalistic officialdom and to articulate demands for social progress : ‘ I 'd tell people to forget their old ordinary life because ultimately , anyhow , we 'll either have a better life than that , or bust . ’ |
| 10 | By ‘ thought ’ Descartes did not just mean deliberation , or some strictly intellectual activity ; he took it to include other forms of consciousness , such as imagining and feeling . |
| 11 | We loved it and he knew it gave great pleasure to the audience . |
| 12 | Oh it said in the , in the book when I read about it , it said it had green flowers , you say is that green flowers |
| 13 | It said it expects initial products to be high-end servers and so it turned out in most cases . |
| 14 | He said it offered high quality accommodation , was being marketed internationally and was strategically located . |