Example sentences of "it [coord] [verb] [adv] a [adj] " in BNC.
Next pageNo | Sentence |
---|---|
1 | From Iago , too , Othello has caught the habit of repeating a word , dwelling on it to debase it or bring out a sinister double meaning ( compare Iago on ‘ virtue ’ and ‘ blest ’ : I.iii.318ff. ; II.i.245ff . ) . |
2 | His mind a careful blank , he reached to the shelf over it and took down a small plastic bag . |
3 | Edward turned to the jewel box beside him , opened it and took out a small gold ring with a precious ruby winking in the centre . |
4 | How soon do we abandon it and put together a new plan ? |
5 | When the gum was melted she opened it and slid out a single sheet of unheaded paper on which a short message was written in Italian . |