Example sentences of "[noun pl] it [vb past] [adj] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 While it served to reconcile warring elements in the Conservative party , in the other parties it prevented any such reconciliation .
2 Within a few years it had 200 local groups , had organized the first London rally against nuclear power ( in 1977 ) , and had effectively intervened in the debate about British nuclear policy .
3 Around fifteen thousand spectators came to watch the thrills and spills … for the organisers it proved another successful Classic .
4 He noted that when Harris sampled at weekends it found many more Tories than on weekdays .
5 On the first two occasions it preceded some terrible event , so he is in a state of great apprehension .
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