Example sentences of "[Wh pn] [vb past] it [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The aircraft was sold then to Francisco Sarabia , who used it to break the Mexico City to New York record in 1938 .
2 The writer has collected three instances of this practice : two in the Stowmarket district and one near Mendlesham where the farmer who recalled it made the comment after the cold and wet spring of 1963 : ‘ I do n't know how those owd bors who used to set on the seed-bed would get on today : I reckon they 'd get themselves right chilled . ’
3 The declaration committed those who signed it to recognise the independence and sovereignty of other members , to respect human rights including those of national minorities , and to observe existing boundaries .
4 The military claimed that his killing , in the national penitentiary , was the work of Aristide supporters , but this version was disputed by analysts who thought it marked the settling of old scores between Lafontant and his opponents within the army .
5 Based mainly on the above elements , Barron 's claims one of three possibilities : ( 1 ) Gravier intentionally blew up the airplane ; ( 2 ) He slipped out of the Falcon during a refuelling stop leaving a bomb hidden in the airplane ; ( 3 ) He was killed ( presumably at a fuel stop ) prior to the crash and whoever did it told the pilots he was asleep .
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