Example sentences of "[noun sg] it [verb] [adj] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 At half-time it looked bad for Town but they came bouncing back with two goals in a minute …
2 As he moved away from the tree it became apparent to Marian that between him and the trunk lay a substantial sack , and that it was this he had been defending so stoutly .
3 This month it publishes Elric of Melniboné ( £10.99 ) , which has excellent cover art ; the ensuring months will see further volumes .
4 To protect the carrier against conflicting claims by more than one holder it became customary for bills of lading and letters of credit to require that delivery of the goods , or payment of the documentary draft or letter of credit by a bank be made against presentation of the ‘ full set . ’
5 But in meeting with Kosygin it became clear to Razak that the Soviet Union would prefer its own larger collective security agreement , which would embrace Japan , Pakistan and India as well as the smaller states .
6 Wearying though the journey had been at the time — even humiliating in respect of his being drawn in a litter — in retrospect it seemed full of excitement , a time when one knew not what would happen next or what lay around the next corner .
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