Example sentences of "[adv] it [vb past] [adj] [noun] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The newly styled firm of G. & J. Cary continued at 86 St James 's Street until 1850 , although apparently it ceased cartographic publication c .1846 .
2 But now it seemed this Adam Burns was determined to dredge up her other life all over again .
3 A few months ago it seemed that oil markets were in for a chill spring .
4 Nevertheless she was her usual polite society self with Mr Sands — she had learned in her papa 's home and at the embassy how to put people at their ease — and all in all the sight of his skivvy doing the gracious afforded Dr Neil another bout of inward sardonic mirth , however it delighted young Mr Sands , who thought what a splendid creature she was , and a great pity she was only a servant — she had so much presence .
5 Even the Irish edition of the Daily Star said something positive about Sellafield recently when it reported that radon gas was to blame for 500 deaths every year .
6 Upon closure of the branch line in 1957 , the B.E.M.U. went home to Derby where it became departmental test unit ‘ Gemini ’ , before eventually being acquired by the West Yorkshire Transport Museum .
7 Certainly it provoked wide media interest which continues today , and it remains a highly emotive issue .
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