Example sentences of "[vb past] it [coord] [vb past] [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 | ‘ 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 . |
| 3 | ‘ I thoroughly enjoyed it but felt five years older after the experience . ’ |
| 4 | He nodded his thanks as he took it and flipped another cigarette butt into the toilet . |
| 5 | 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 . |