Example sentences of "[vb past] it [to-vb] [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He waited , out of long experience with dominant characters , until a natural break occurred and used it to ask for some background , starting with how long the Minister had known Miss Morgan . |
| 2 | They wo n't accept with Charles Wychwood that ‘ everything is copied ’ , and wo n't accept his opinion of Chatterton : ‘ Thomas Chatterton believed that he could explain the entire material and spiritual world in terms of imitation and forgery , and so sure was he of his own genius that he allowed it to flourish under other names . ’ |
| 3 | Hungary 's need for loans and its trade surplus problems with the Soviet Union led it to look for other trading partners within Europe . |
| 4 | The 119-page report is the result of a 10-month review led by the Press Council 's chairman , Mr Louis Blom-Cooper , who after meeting the full council yesterday said he expected it to take until next summer to reach final agreement on the recommendations . |
| 5 | ( Having the Macintosh on site also helped to establish a good rapport with the EPH staff , who occasionally commandeered it to help with administrative work , rewarding the project team with small tokens of appreciation , such as cups of tea and bacon sandwiches ! ) |