Example sentences of "it [vb past] [adj] [noun] that [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An obvious trophy , it afforded irrefutable proof that the victim was male , and obtaining it gave the additional satisfaction of dishonouring the corpse . |
| 2 | It rejected any idea that an organisation should ever be created to suit the individual characteristics of people . |
| 3 | It happened one day that the master went away upon his business . ) |
| 4 | At a national level the Triple Alliance collapsed in April ; with it went socialist hope that a united union movement could challenge the government . |
| 5 | Before the 1790s higher spending on poor relief , although it convinced many contemporaries that the incidence of poverty was increasing , probably did not , except in particularly bad years , reflect much other than the increase in population and in food prices . |
| 6 | However , it emerged last night that a reporter from London Weekend Television unwittingly tipped off residents about the raid when he phoned contacts on the estate to ask if there had been a raid — before it had actually happened . |
| 7 | Although he added that no formal response had been received to the offer , it appeared last night that The Face was hoping to negotiate a further reduction . |
| 8 | A local authority would be expected to offer these services before seeking an order unless it had clear evidence that the parents would be unwilling or incapable of making use of them . |