Example sentences of "it [vb past] [adj] [noun] [to-vb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this and other cited areas ( such as the development of high-rise flats and the commercial redevelopment of numerous town centres since the 1950s ) , central government did more than simply exhort — it provided financial incentives to help secure compliance . |
| 2 | It advised individual anglers to obtain local information from the NRA . |
| 3 | It seemed sheer lunacy to share such intimate sleeping arrangements . |
| 4 | As it happened American efforts to restrict Japanese expansion precipitated the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941 . |
| 5 | It allowed Russian citizens to hold hard-currency accounts , and permitted all Russian firms to engage in foreign trade . |
| 6 | One morning the young man was seized with a fit , in Dr. Prior 's presence , of ‘ such a frightful nature that it required strong nerves to witness same in those who are used to such sights ’ . |
| 7 | Specifically , it urged Western business to provide financial incentives to bring about the introduction of the market economy in the region . |
| 8 | It took eight days to restore normal service in the area . |
| 9 | The development of coloured carp appealed to the oriental penchant for patience and order , for it took many generations to produce recognisable bloodlines of Kohaku , Sanke or Showa . |
| 10 | So if it took six months to start each scheme up |
| 11 | In one way this is surprising since the post-war record has been distinctly superior to the pre-war one : it took twenty-five years to double real wages in contrast to fifty years previously . |
| 12 | IT TOOK ten years to get this thundering , pyrotechnical ode to the mayhem and pointlessness of the Vietnam war off the ground . |
| 13 | By 1920 it was appreciated that the Great War had brought about many changes , particularly in Europe and around the Mediterranean area ; Europe 's domination of the world had been weakened , and there was a marked decline in ‘ colonisation ’ , as well as a gradual change from ‘ British Empire ’ to ‘ British Commonwealth ’ , although it took another war to finalise that process . |
| 14 | ‘ I started heart massage but it took three minutes to get any sign of life . |
| 15 | He moans : ‘ It took three days to record one 30 minute Hot Shoe Show , whereas it takes one day to film a game show . |
| 16 | Picture quality was poor and it took 30 seconds to process each frame . |
| 17 | In fact it took some time to make effective progress , in part because of institutional changes ; Lord Portal replaced Lord Reith , and in 1943 a separate Ministry of Town and Country Planning was set up . |
| 18 | THE Indian government defeated an opposition censure motion in parliament yesterday and said it had vital evidence to identify those responsible for a series of bomb explosions in Bombay . |