Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] it [vb past] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And yet a powerful fire must have started so quickly it gave poor Cosmas no time even to get out of bed . ’ |
| 2 | So maybe it took one minute more than it should as the crow flies . |
| 3 | She pulled the white cord so tight it cut red weals into the white flesh . |
| 4 | More hearteningly it showed that teasing seemed to decrease as pupils got to know each other better as classmates , and despite the possibility of teasing most of the children interviewed welcomed the social breadth of the integrated setting . |
| 5 | Most notably it swept southern Africa , though he did talk about a visit to Russia where his hosts had told him Labour would be good partners in disarmament . |
| 6 | Nevertheless AFHQ was not informed that the Croats had been turned back until the morning of 16 May , and even then it took some time for the information to be fully taken in by all branches concerned . |
| 7 | It has not disclosed how much it thought these brands were worth . |
| 8 | Waiting her turn , trying not to feel overwhelmed by the noise in the bustling concourse , Chesarynth watched how long it took each person ahead of her . |
| 9 | He then watched to see how long it took another pair to occupy the two kinds of territory . |
| 10 | And I heard a lot about how well it worked last time . ’ |