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

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1 The company reportedly has 15 systems management packages , which it got in some cases by acquisition ( Fusion for example ) , covering such items as operations , performance , security and storage architected for client/server so they will supposedly support OS/2 , Windows NT and Presentation Manager clients .
2 At the same time , the rise of this new class , and the transition from feudalism to capitalism which it accomplished in Western Europe , were made possible by other transformations and political or cultural conflicts ; by the establishment of centralized , effectively administered nation states , and by the religious struggles from which emerged the Protestant sects and the diffusion of the Protestant ethic , which at the very least contributed to the self-confidence and determination of the bourgeoisie , promoted a climate of opinion favourable to its activities , and perhaps hastened its triumph .
3 They had waited for the Darkfall to blow itself out , which it did in spectacular fashion .
4 What it meant in human terms was that black UK citizens excluded from their own country ( Britain ) were and still are being forced to live in countries where they have no right to live or work .
5 What it lacked in glossy technique it made up for in sincerity .
6 ‘ Well , that 's what it recommended in this angling magazine I was reading .
7 But what it lost in architectural refinement , it made up in staggering scale .
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