Example sentences of "and it [vb past] [pers pn] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And it concerned him an awful lot and it it it irritated him and frustrated him and I think he set his sights on trying to do something about it in his his way . |
| 2 | A moment later , I spotted the young Mr Cardinal not far away , still standing on his own , and it struck me the young gentleman might be feeling somewhat overawed in the present company . |
| 3 | And it brought them a great try that , in the final analysis , won them the match . |
| 4 | ‘ He 's very sharp , and it took him a good while to accustom himself to the flowers , the boards , the judge 's car , or the judge 's box and all the rest of it . |
| 5 | Endill was thrown to the ground and it took him a few minutes to realise what had happened . |
| 6 | There was a second voice — sharp , abrasive — and it took him a few moments to identify the second voice as belonging to Jane , the maid . |
| 7 | One set of typefaces that I like there are on the slightly goofy side are the Goudys erm and it took me a long time of , your know , hearing purists try to explain to me why before I understood the distinction . |
| 8 | ‘ It was an unbelievable move and it took me a few weeks to come back down to earth . ’ |
| 9 | It was difficult for her to breathe , and it took her a long time to climb the stairs . |
| 10 | As soon as she 'd gone , Flavia Sherman began to fumble with the buckle of her belt ; but her hands shook uncontrollably and it took her a long time to undress . |
| 11 | And it took us a long long time to try and get back where we were . |
| 12 | It was , I think , my first real understanding of what being spoiled meant , in more than one way , and it gave me a lifelong horror of over-dressing which , having just glanced through the photo-albums in search of an illustrative self-portrait , I seem to have conquered only too well . |
| 13 | The ten-point margin reflected the Police 's overall superiority and it gave them a deserved triumph in only their second appearance in the final . |
| 14 | It was sweet revenge for Flintshire , who lost out in the corresponding fixture last season , and it gave them the perfect start as they bid to recapture the North Wales county crown . |
| 15 | But secretly he loved the idea , and it gave him a great kick to tell his friends and business acquaintances that he was supporting his son on the amateur golf circuit . |
| 16 | He was well placed in the cotton industry and it gave him a generous income ; therefore it had to take precedence , but the monotony of arriving at the same place at the same time every day now bored him as much as had the mechanical frenzy of the bobbins when he arrived . |
| 17 | And it gave him the halfway lead of 132 , 12 under par . |
| 18 | and it gave her a great thrill . |
| 19 | She had a little smile on her face because she had won that round easily and it gave her a great deal of satisfaction . |
| 20 | She had wanted to know how much it mattered to him because he would n't let on , and it gave her a valuable lever . |
| 21 | ‘ It was interesting to take on these different values and it gave us a new perspective . ’ |
| 22 | My feeble little quip was self-diminishing , it might raise a smile , it paid a homage to her own earlier remark , and it gave us a shared history . |
| 23 | He could hit it as far as a 3-wood — and it won him the 1973 Open . |