Example sentences of "[noun sg] it [adv] [vb past] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While it was doubtless a noble religion it still had a greater contribution to make to humanity . |
| 2 | Its drawbacks were obvious , but so long as the tsar sought noble acquiescence in reform it probably represented the only sort of emancipation which had a chance of reaching the statute book . |
| 3 | As a body it naturally reflected the dominant interests in society , though it was prone to being strongly buffeted by conflicts of interest in matters of land , property and amenity . |
| 4 | In my day it even faced the other way . |
| 5 | When it was first shown to the Buckinghamshire firm 's workforce it certainly created the right impression ; an achievment in a factory used to seeing some of the world 's most desireable cars . |
| 6 | Whilst sport offered an acceptable outlet for Dominion nationalism it also proved a useful tool for incorporating indigenous rulers into the running of the Empire , especially in India . |
| 7 | As its name implies , the Via Militaris was a major line of communication for the Roman armies defending the eastern frontier , and as a stage in one of the links between Italy and Byzantium it already had an important role to play in the vital intercourse between the eastern and western halves of the empire . |
| 8 | For a time it even had an international dimension . |