Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] [vb past] it [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is none of that apparently aimless wandering in short stretches , punctuated by frequent bends , going halfway round the compass to reach the next hamlet or village , which characterises the byroads in country that has never been in open field or left it several centuries ago . |
| 2 | It was what was within the bird the force that gave it such power , such vitality . ’ |
| 3 | I picked up the chant and repeated it many times . |
| 4 | Anything could have sparked the riots , it just happened to be the injustice of Rodney King 's trial that triggered it this time . |
| 5 | They barricaded the building and ocupied it all night . |
| 6 | She lifted her head and banged it several times on the floor . |
| 7 | Answer guide : The point here is that at the date of the balance sheet the business did not own the asset nor had it any right to its use as all that had happened at that date was an order had been placed which could easily be cancelled . |
| 8 | At 2 p.m. , rather than face more questions from the femme ménage , she ladled the food that had been left for her to eat into one bowl and carried it some way down the hill to a place where she knew it would be picked up by stray dogs and cats . |