Example sentences of "[vb past] it [vb past] [verb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The round-up took two weeks and the army found it had to move 232 elephants . |
| 2 | He admitted fondling his ex-girlfriend 's daughter , but Social services assumed it had accurred 5 years before and his own children were n't in danger . |
| 3 | A FRESH row brewed last night over the contentious Channel Tunnel rail link through the south-east of England after the Labour Party claimed it had obtained full details of the route . |
| 4 | Recently the National Trust announced it had bought large areas of the Mournes , including Binnian and Donard , so with good management , facilities and access might improve without the area losing its appeal . |
| 5 | The army denied it had attacked civilian targets , but Sarajevo television showed several homes damaged by rockets in the village of Siroki Breg . |
| 6 | British Telecom said it had redirected 300 numbers by last night . |
| 7 | Last week Shepherd Neame said it had leased 60 pubs . |
| 8 | American Express , which has put a ‘ fraud alert ’ warning on its April statements , said it had refunded all complainants in full . |
| 9 | American Express , which has put a ‘ fraud alert ’ warning on its April statements , said it had refunded all complainants in full . |
| 10 | In its report , the pollution inspectorate said it had received 80,000 responses — 77 per cent of which opposed approval of the plant — but found " no points of substance " to cause it to reconsider the terms of its draft licence for the plant . |
| 11 | Speaking at the end of the two days of talks , Mrs Thatcher said it had helped some countries combat inflation . |
| 12 | Speaking at the end of the two days of talks , Mrs Thatcher said it had helped some countries combat inflation . |
| 13 | But yesterday Forum rejected the criticism and said it had put seven names to Mr Adamec for the cabinet posts . |