Example sentences of "it [adv] [vb past] [adj] [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It effectively halted all plans to transport aid from the port , although the EPLF 's aid arm , the Eritrean Relief Association , asked for shipments to be resumed under its control . |
| 2 | It only took six seconds to load each room but some puzzles require you to operate buttons in several rooms , so you would obviously be running between rooms for a while . |
| 3 | Oxford did all the attacking but Luton did all the scoring … it only took one goal to win it and that came from Ceri Hughes midway through the first half … |
| 4 | It usually took four policemen to control her . |
| 5 | It usually took two men to hold the tyre and if the smith thought the fit was satisfactory — at this time it was half-an-inch larger than the wheel — the boy helping was ordered to throw buckets of cold water over the still very hot steel which would immediately contract and tightly hold the rim . |
| 6 | although in fact it still had some way to run ; the third were presents given when the case really was over . |
| 7 | As it exercised no rights it also owned 1,100,000 shares following the issue . |
| 8 | It also brought Victorian attitudes dictating that dancing lessons in dance schools were more acceptable than dancing at large public Assemblies . |
| 9 | It also condemned illegal executions carried out by soldiers and police as well as those by the FMLN , whose targets were mainly off-duty military personnel . |
| 10 | It also prescribed new regulations governing tender offers . |
| 11 | It also contained strict rules to protect the insurance fund . |
| 12 | It also enabled moderate Republicans to avoid an open break with Bush on the issue , and saved the Democrats from a potentially damaging veto battle which they seemed one vote short of winning and which would again have highlighted for white voters the identification of Democrats with minority issues . |
| 13 | Being let down by friends or a lack of public transport not only encouraged drink-driving , it also led young people to accept lifts from friends who had been drinking . |
| 14 | It also stated that democratization required the guaranteed promotion and participation of civilian society in general in the drafting , implementation and evaluation of government policies at the different administrative levels . |
| 15 | If it meant anything at all it probably meant other people thought you were a bit like them . |
| 16 | It now urged immediate action to bring about a price increase by abandoning the production ceiling increases programmed for the rest of that year . |
| 17 | When the new Republic formally came into being in September it indeed had many difficulties to overcome . |
| 18 | It then took some time to raise the heavy engine and cut the rope from the propeller , but I finally managed it before drifting ashore . |
| 19 | It is a clear indication of the quality of Vic Rouse 's goalkeeping ability that he succeeded the great Roy Bailey between the Palace posts , then went on to set up a club record 238 Football League goalkeeping appearances ( since exceeded only by the invincible John Jackson ) , and that it then took another goalkeeper destined for the 1st Division in Bill Glazier to oust him . |
| 20 | In July the company had said that it then expected 32,000 people to take redundancy this year , up from the 20,000 forecast at the beginning of the year : now it says it expects 40,000 to go , 8000 of them in Europe — of which the UK share is 600 , and 4,000 of them in Asia . |
| 21 | The " fat " was well-spaced work , with less solid text , and it therefore took less time to set a page . |