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

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1 There 's no going back from Grey 's capture — not until time has dulled the sting , at least , and made it possible to mention peace without being called a traitor by some city haberdasher in the commons .
2 The rainwater washed away the topsoil and made it difficult to replant trees .
3 The two men were about the same age , nearing fifty ; both were of the lean kind with strong features and over-thin lips ; both were taciturn and found it difficult to put ideas into words .
4 Gorge and Mary Webster eventually had another twelve children and found it difficult to make ends meet .
5 He dreaded his own Bible class and found it hard to keep teenagers in order .
6 Both Harald and Swegen had taken Slavonic consorts and thought it desirable to subjugate Norway .
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