Example sentences of "[pers pn] [conj] it [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was his and it seemed a palace . |
| 2 | In fact , it never occurred to me that it made a difference until I was in a trial and a scout said ‘ We 're quite interested in the coloured lad ’ and that was the first time I realized they thought of me as anything other than my name . |
| 3 | I said to the farmers we s you should cut grass and you get nitrates into the water and I said to the farmers er er about their slurry throwing erm a muck across the land , we know the problems that causes , I said if we came out with fertilisers which were would you buy them if it costed a bit more . |
| 4 | If there is a particular site for which you want to be kept informed of any future development , you can ask the planning department to tell you if it receives an application affecting it . |
| 5 | You get a lot of people who 'll tell you how to sing and play , and stop you because it sounds a bit out of tune , but he 'll say , ‘ No , there 's soul in there , even if it is slightly out of tune . |
| 6 | They refused to allow him to examine his sister 's file except to show him that it contained a photograph of her . |
| 7 | Then when I told him that it takes a man to make a man , he hit me right across the face . |
| 8 | At first he resisted the demand for a judicial inquiry , on the grounds that there was insufficient evidence , but on April 25 he received a note from the Israeli government , informing him that it possessed a letter from Vere Bird Jr dated Nov. 9 , 1988 , which confirmed the arms order . |
| 9 | I only just taken his bike for him cos it went a bit rusty cos out the back and er could n't find then could we ? |
| 10 | He then picked up a stool and brought it down towards her but it smashed a ceiling light . |
| 11 | That is a factual situation which I hope Mr Allenby would be able to erm endorse it if it becomes a matter of dispute between us . |
| 12 | And if it if it came an air raid you started scurrying to the hill to get in the tunnel . |
| 13 | There 's a few knots in it and it hurts a bit when she tugs the comb , but I do n't say nothing . |
| 14 | Erm I know it 's easier said than done sometimes but er it has to be your decision because even if you went ahead and were confirmed , we were tal talking about the idea of sometimes parents bring pressure on them on you to go ahead and do it and be confirmed , erm when perhaps you 're not do n't feel ready for it and it takes a lot of courage to stand up and say No I 'm not ready . |
| 15 | Yeah , you can record on it and it does a C D sound , that sort of thing |
| 16 | Uncle used to tease him about it and it became a standing joke . ’ |
| 17 | Erm , the , the , yes , and it and it demonstrates a point , and er you it 's , it 's dangerous beyond , to go beyond there , yes , yeah , yeah . |
| 18 | The oil of rhodium possesses peculiar properties : all animals cherish a fondness for it and it exercises a subduing influence over them . |
| 19 | He lifted a sock from the floor and pushed it into her mouth , then held a silk blouse out by its cuffs and spun it until it became a rope to hold the gag secure . |
| 20 | It had hardened slightly and she moistened it with icy water , kneading it until it shed a film of white liquid . |
| 21 | Someone had dried it out , unfolded and smoothed it until it resembled a sheet of grubby brown parchment . |
| 22 | What sort of building was it before it became a museum ? |