Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb past] it [adj] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the Union of Democratic Forces ( UDF ) first screened the videotape of the Dec. 14 demonstration on state television in June [ see p. 37544 ] , Mladenov denounced it as a " slanderous montage " , but experts ruled it authentic on July 4 , whereupon Mladenov in a nationwide broadcast declared that his remark had been taken out of context , and that he should be judged by deeds not words . |
| 2 | By 1935 the success of the children 's books made it possible for Ransome to buy a sea-going boat once again . |
| 3 | Critics of policies of that period like Samuel Brittan have suggested that chancellors found it difficult to time their uses of the economic ‘ brake ’ or ‘ accelerator ’ properly , and that the ‘ stop-go ’ pattern that emerged provided a poor economic environment for investment decisions , and thus inhibited British growth . |
| 4 | Centuries ago the birds themselves chose Low Island as a sanctuary and the droppings over the years made it rich in guano — a fertiliser . |
| 5 | However , the steepness of its banks made it impossible for vehicles to cross except by the bridge at the southern and of the town which , in 1815 , was only two and a half yards wide at its broadest point . |
| 6 | North European businesses found it satisfactory to farm out big clerical jobs to London agencies , and international corporations making domestic appliances found the nimble-fingered women of the North and Midlands surprisingly to their taste . |
| 7 | JS advertisements made it clear to customers they could expect higher standards from Sainsbury 's . |
| 8 | The huge proportions of the main rooms made it unsuitable for conversion into houses , as did the flat-roofed additions — albeit designed with some care . |
| 9 | In electronics , finance has narrowed the gap : Matsushita 's financial profits brought it level with Hitachi and closer to Toshiba . |
| 10 | Although the confusion of shifts in allegiance within the various loyalist groupings made it difficult for contemporaries to see the underlying direction of change , with hindsight we can see a simplification of unionist politics . |
| 11 | More majority voting in the Council of Ministers made it harder for members to block laws ; that strengthened the hand of the commission , which has the sole right to propose laws . |