Example sentences of "[noun pl] [adv] it [vb past] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A few months ago it seemed that oil markets were in for a chill spring . |
| 2 | Two hundred years ago it took five days for news to get from Paris to Strasbourg . |
| 3 | When he first became the candidate more than two years ago it caused considerable controversy . |
| 4 | Broomfield and Alexander , a seven partner firm based in south Wales , had been the club 's auditors for many years when it hit financial difficulties . |
| 5 | There are several reasons why it received greater emphasis as the years went by . |