Example sentences of "[vb past] it [to-vb] [pos pn] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The title Duke of Cornwall and the estate to go with it dates back to 1337 , when Edward III created it to give his eldest son , the Black Prince , an income and somewhere to live ; it was he who decreed that it should always go to the eldest son . |
| 2 | But they failed to reduce the size sufficiently and ended up with a prototype that could n't record anything — so the engineers used it to play their favourite music cassettes while they worked . |
| 3 | He hauled a pillow out from under the bedspread and arranged it to ease his throbbing temples . |
| 4 | Instead , they manipulated it to legitimize their own rule . |
| 5 | The exercise of skills in the workforce as a mature returner has been a rewarding experience in so many ways but I never expected it to test my personal standards or challenge my courage to stand up against what I believe is wrong . |
| 6 | She said it to cover her tremulous awareness of the fact that she was still in his arms , and began gently to try and pull herself away , but he seemed strangely reluctant to let her go . |
| 7 | He grasped her chin in one hand and tilted it to meet her angry eyes . |