Example sentences of "[subord] [v-ing] it [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed so high was their reputation for self-denial in this respect that in the first years of the twentieth century the brothers Paul and Jules Cambon , French ambassadors in London and Berlin respectively , entrusted their private correspondence regularly to the British diplomatic bag rather than sending it through the French ministry of foreign affairs or the French post office : if either of these channels had been used it would almost certainly have been opened and read . |
| 2 | Georgina Naylor of the National Heritage Memorial Fund explained that securing the house under the charity was a cheaper solution than placing it with the National Trust and also allowed a greater individuality . |
| 3 | If the patina chemical is too strong , dilute with a little water and , if using it for the first time , do a test on a sample piece of copper . |
| 4 | He moved round and joined them and stared intently at the portrait as if seeing it for the first time . |
| 5 | Sam looked at the revolver as if seeing it for the first time . |
| 6 | Charles found he was watching much of the play as if seeing it for the first time . |
| 7 | Groups come together for a specific reason and this reason should run like a thread through the liturgy as well as linking it to the whole community of the Church . |
| 8 | As well as having it in the luxury class , I now also include it in the practical , hard-wearing , well worth-the-effort class ! |