Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun] [vb past] it [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The illusion of success was maintained only because the group 's high share price enabled it to buy companies on the cheap and so keep pushing up total profits and earnings per share . |
| 2 | Announcing half time results yesterday , the food retailer said it spent £384m in the first half of the year improving the quality and efficiency of the business . |
| 3 | For this reason UNLU cautioned it to boycott Schultz , through the strikes and demonstrations it was able to organize during his visit to Israel , 3–5 June . |
| 4 | The guidelines issued to the National Heritage Memorial Fund allowed it to give grants , not only for the purchase of outstanding buildings , land and works of artistic and historic interest , but also to provide endowments for major houses threatened with sale . |
| 5 | Airport operator BAA reported it handled 6.8m passengers at its seven airports in May , 1993 2.9pc increase on the May , 1992 figure . |