Example sentences of "[conj] [vb past] it [verb] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even the date of the battle was not wholly fortuitous ; nor did it lack significance for those who fought in it . |
| 2 | Back at the Conservative Party conference in Blackpool , Nigel Lawson 's carefully worded oratory did little to satisfy those wanting Britain to become full members of the European Monetary System sooner rather than later , nor did it provide comfort for others claiming that interest rates had reached their zenith . |
| 3 | It did not look at rape as a social problem nor did it have regard to the difficulties which rape poses for the criminal justice system . |
| 4 | Colin bought the cordite and used it to light fires with . |
| 5 | The developmentalists grabbed it and used it to make distance between the materially rich and poor nations so that very soon ‘ Third World ’ universally connoted poverty , overpopulation , disease , disorder , illiteracy , violent social upheavals and every imaginable human horror . |
| 6 | He had taken a sheet of writing paper from the desk and used it to make notes during the meeting . |
| 7 | This further increased its authority and enabled it to keep control over events , at least for the next few months . |
| 8 | Last night AA Roadwatch urged drivers to take care in the icy conditions and said it anticipated problems with heavy traffic during the holiday period . |
| 9 | Ian then set Jo 's hair using the Pin-curl technique and styled it using products from the Schwarzkopf Silhouette professional range . |