Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] [adv] it [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From the beginning of 1984 when it seemed probable that Lord Hailsham would soon resign as Lord Chancellor , Sir John was widely discussed as his probable successor in the Thatcher cabinet . |
| 2 | From 1867 onwards it became clear that the boy must begin to learn his métier as heir to the throne and so a small household was established . |
| 3 | The IMM commenced business in 1972 when it listed seven foreign currency futures contracts . |
| 4 | " Ladies and gentlemen , the fact that cholera is conveyed in the atmosphere is amply supported by the epidemic in Newcastle in 1853 when it became clear that during the months of September and October an invisible cholera cloud was suspended over the town . |
| 5 | The Express has lost millions of readers since its heyday in 1964 when it had 4.2 million circulation — and the deadly decline continues this month . |
| 6 | It had to be modified in 1961 when it became clear that a minority holding did not provide a certain defence against a determined takeover , but Whitbread continued to retain minority holdings in a number of regional brewers , which enabled them to retain their independence . |
| 7 | The church originally had a square tower at its western end , but in 1855 when it underwent considerable restoration , a tall spire was added , built of stone from a ship wrecked on Mappleton sands . |
| 8 | Right on the Brown Street corner was The Round of Beef public house which was closed by Eldridge Pope & Co. , the Dorchester Brewers in 1926 when it remained empty for several years . |
| 9 | A ham came next ; after some frenzied bidding at the lower prices it climbed to thirteen guineas , then to fourteen where it seemed likely to stay until at the very last moment , a cautious male voice offered fifteen guineas . |
| 10 | This has been Guyana 's flag since 1966 when it became independent from Britain . |
| 11 | Only about one-third of the state sector secondary school teachers questioned by the University of Sheffield team for the Elton Committee reported that in their school corporal punishment had not been in use prior to 1987 when it became illegal . |