Example sentences of "a [noun sg] it [vb past] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Next week , Mr Irons and Sheriff Nicholson are to petition the Court of Session to reverse a decision it took last year , effectively removing them as Torrie trustees , and making the university the sole trustee of the collection . |
| 2 | It was at a height of nearly 3,000 metres & the air outside was well below freezing , but the lava tunnel was in an area of recent activity , and as a result it boasted beautiful underfloor heating . |
| 3 | A company has set up fair value provisions for the reorganisation costs of a subsidiary it acquired last year . |
| 4 | ‘ When I was a girl it took twelve yards of cloth just to make an underskirt for a ball gown . |
| 5 | From a distance it resembled some piece of modern sculpture : disjointed planes , random angles , a lot of holes . |
| 6 | For a while it organised mass meetings outside Eastbourne and Rye and sought to push up wages during the harvest season . |
| 7 | Chased by police vehicles and a helicopter it rammed three cars as it careered down the wrong side of city centre roads . |
| 8 | A property it acquired many years ago is carried at a valuation . |
| 9 | each , each time you pulled a handle it did one job and er could n't tell you really now what it was , you know but er you 'd pull the five handles in a few minutes and the damn thing was done . |
| 10 | At least five shots had now been fired from Foster 's Police Positive , and being a revolver it held six rounds . |