Example sentences of "[vb past] it [verb] the [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of the key determinants of US policy towards Iraq last August was that it believed it has the military forces sufficient to evict Iraq from Kuwait . |
| 2 | William the Conqueror meant it to impress the rebellious Londoners with his power , as well as protecting them . ’ |
| 3 | Merlyn had shown it once , saying they kept it to protect the valuable things they bought . |
| 4 | Did it exploit the clashing elements of land and water , feeding on our anxiety at the concept of amphibianism ? |
| 5 | Nor did it impress the Arab states , which pointed out that if Israel was able to absorb hundreds of thousands of Jews it could certainly absorb more than 100,000 Palestinian returnees ; or the United States , which did not think the Israeli offer ‘ provide[d] a suitable basis for contributing to solution of Arab refugee question . ’ |
| 6 | Nor did it remove the old ones . |
| 7 | The insolent way she said it made the other girls gasp with astonishment . |
| 8 | He wanted it to replace the official versions in the liturgy . |