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

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1 It had been sent to an isolated kibbutz with food but the Arabs stopped it and killed forty-seven Jews .
2 The July 1992 text regarded it as giving non-mandatory guidelines .
3 The critical factor in the ‘ many sided problem ’ was felt to be the question of ‘ Rights and Duties within the State ’ , and their relation to the wider issues arising out of an increasingly democratic society , notably that of the ‘ sectional interest ’ of the labour movement , which was always of profound concern to the New Liberals who regarded it as undermining political stability and social harmony .
4 ‘ Get a sample for analysis , please , ’ Kathleen instructed crossly , and with economy of movement she drained the tube , refilled it and flushed several times until the water was clear , and then withdrew the tube .
5 ‘ I thoroughly enjoyed it but felt five years older after the experience . ’
6 He nodded his thanks as he took it and flipped another cigarette butt into the toilet .
7 Scott 's letter was long , rambling and almost cringing in tone ; nevertheless , Palmerston read it and replied five days later with a not unfriendly letter in his own hand .
8 You see David bought it and put these people in there .
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