Example sentences of "it [vb past] [adj] [adj] [noun sg] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The programme represented a departure from previous campaigns in that it concentrated on building belief in the ability to make decisions for oneself , and it used social cognitive theory techniques to ‘ inoculate ’ children against chronic self-doubt or learned helplessness . |
| 2 | At a glittering prize-giving dinner in Liverpool 's Adelphi Hotel it beat 150 other company journals to win the British Association of Industrial Editors Gold Award for an unprecedented second time . |
| 3 | The IMM commenced business in 1972 when it listed seven foreign currency futures contracts . |
| 4 | IBM also strengthened its position in the booming peripherals sector ; it developed various different networking systems . |
| 5 | It contained two narrow iron bedsteads furnished with dingy bed-linen and grey army blankets . |
| 6 | It took twenty-six separate Cabinet meetings to resolve the issue . |
| 7 | IT TOOK three head-on rail collisions before safety specialists started to analyse the risk at controversial junctions , a fatal accident inquiry heard yesterday . |
| 8 | It quoted Libyan civil aviation sources as saying that Al Kofra airport in Tripoli lost contact with the plane due to ‘ bad weather conditions ’ . |
| 9 | It was so successful that it replaced all other control methods and the insect ceased to be a major pest . |