Example sentences of "[subord] it [vb past] [art] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is clearly related to the Horta figure work although it came a few months later , and it shows the same intensive analysis of the nature of solid forms . |
| 2 | Following the election result , it seems almost inevitable that Labour will adopt a commitment to some form of proportional representation ( writes Backchat 's ‘ things that seem almost inevitable following the election result ’ correspondent ) , although , ironically , it seems considerably less inevitable now than it did a few weeks ago . |
| 3 | It was one of the few remaining to keep an old cinema organ until it closed a few years ago . |
| 4 | if it had a few twists and curls round it and little things like that and bits of gold plate on it I mean that they 'd go for it , but er , because it 's made for its purpose and do n't want it . |
| 5 | These findings offered important support for theoretical proposals about children 's acquisition of the meanings of more and less as well as of other adjective pairs ( e.g. , big/small , tall/short , wide/narrow ) , in that they appeared to show that children first learned the meaning of the unmarked term for a dimension ( e.g. , big , tall ) , and interpreted the marked ( negative ) member ( small , short ) of the pair as if it had the same meaning as the unmarked ( positive ) member ( see H. Clark , 1970 ; Clark , 1973a ) . |
| 6 | taking it cos it did the same thing . |
| 7 | The directors have chosen ABC first before several other companies not because it offered the most money , but because it is the organisation most in tune with Name 's philosophy , shares its commitment to growing the business and is most able to deliver ; |
| 8 | Broderick has faced more of a problem , since it seemed a few years back that he had stopped ageing . |
| 9 | So after it happened a few times our teacher said ‘ We wo n't have cooking like this any more . ’ |
| 10 | My memories of it , I 've got , I 've always got wonderful memories of the Co-op , you see and that Co-op has been there m on that corner which , when it closed a few years ago I went down to see the present executive officer , he was then assistant , and we campaigned against the closing of Walsall Wood shop but erm course it was of no avail . |
| 11 | Out from behind a petrol pump appeared a figure that was female , though it took a few seconds to realise it . |
| 12 | Once she had turned the corner and the house was hidden from view , she jumped off her bike and pushed it through the maze of potholes that pitted the drive as it meandered the half mile to the main gates . |
| 13 | Later in the week , some of us went for an evening swim at a nearby beach — or rather not so nearby , as it entailed a few miles of driving and then a long walk down a deserted track . |