Example sentences of "[subord] it [adv] [vb past] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the other hand , I suspected that those concerned with the practical supply of publicly available information to business executives ( whom , after all , the work carried out here was originally intended to help ) would probably not take the trouble to read such a review , if it ever came to fruition , because it would not be practical enough ! |
| 2 | But the Red Army was larger than Western forces in Europe , war could break out ‘ by accident ’ ( through the failure to manage a diplomatic crisis properly ) and a US guarantee — even if it only existed on paper — could provide a major psychological boost to West European morale . |
| 3 | But then they came back and said it was changed to ‘ Everything We Do Is Driven By You ’ and my initial thought was ‘ Yuk , I do n't think I can do anything with that either , ’ because it just sounded like motor cars and I 'm not interested in singing songs about motor cars . |
| 4 | Unfortunately the fireworks must have seeded the thick clouds overhead because it absolutely poured with rain , and we got soaked . |
| 5 | We had notice of Sarah 's barrenness even before it properly got under way ( 11.30 ) . |
| 6 | A transcript of the tape-recording made in the restaurant was a central plank in the prosecution case when it finally came to court eighteen months later . |
| 7 | Then , when it finally dropped from exhaustion , it was killed . |
| 8 | The sun was settling into the tree-tops up the line when it finally curved into view . |
| 9 | It was insured by the charity organiser Ruth Hilali , and when it apparently disappeared in transit , more than £100,000 was paid by insurers into charity funds at the Worcester branch of the Royal Bank of Scotland . |