Example sentences of "[vb past] it [verb] [adj] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Montague managed to convince Mortimer of his innocence , but his narrow escape did not discourage the king , and when the coup came it had all the appearance of being carefully planned . |
| 2 | The group went on growing until St Augustine , or rather his source , made it include all the barbarians : " Atlantici Libyes , Aegyptii , Indi , Persae , Chaldaei , Scythae , Galli , Hispani " ( Civ. dei 8.9 ) . |
| 3 | It was then I noticed a small cut on his forearm , at least it looked small until it opened up and I realised it went all the way through all the underlying muscles . |
| 4 | left it running all the time . |
| 5 | You said it runs all the time . |