Example sentences of "it [vb past] [pron] [adv] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With dark hair cut quite short so that it revealed his classically shaped head , a deep tan finished with some light freckles , piercing blue eyes and a mouth that was generous in laughter and very straight and sober when he was absorbed in work , he had become the standard against which any other man she met was measured … and fell short . |
| 2 | Not only did it fail to achieve all the gains on which it seemed to be calculating in embarking on the assault , but it sustained one particularly debilitating blow in the course of it . |
| 3 | It was not a new idea , but in Chapman it found its most ardent champion . |
| 4 | The attendant promotion of civic identity secured the alliance around a complex discourse articulating notions of localism , utilitarianism , paternalism and individualism into a unified whole that came subsequently to lead working-class opinion when it mounted its most concerted opposition . |
| 5 | Evidence continued to be submitted relating to the CPSU 's role in Soviet politics in the period since March 1990 , when it surrendered its constitutionally guaranteed monopoly of power [ see p. 37299 ] , the Court having indicated that its evaluation of the party 's constitutionality would relate only to this limited period . |
| 6 | It contained his least favourite type of commuters , the Yuppies with their expensive skiing gear and false tales of bravado which were shouted , rather than spoken , to relatives on the platform . |
| 7 | The success of the one-off rally prolonged the life of the movement and although it kept its basically evangelical outlook for a couple of years , Roy Wallis suggests that the likes of Peter Hill began to be replaced by a leadership that was ‘ more directly concerned with the civic-political aspects of moral reform , rather than with evangelism . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ The creative use of leisure ’ sociologists called it and it worried them badly that fret-work and bird-watching might be all there was to fulfil people after pressing the buttons at the fully-automatic , atom-powered , closed-circuit-TV-monitored , computer-directed plant for a couple of four-hour shifts a week . |
| 9 | And I tell you what , it took me probably another couple of years to get out of that . |
| 10 | it took me quite some time to cross that road ; |
| 11 | Sinking down on her bed , she found that it took her quite some time to get herself more of one piece . |
| 12 | It took us both some time to wake up to the fact that the world did n't owe us a living . ’ |
| 13 | From the time it reached its fully articulated form in the middle twenties of this century it has been used daily by an army of honest toilers with consistently reliable results . |
| 14 | even after his marriage , to mow the lawn ; it gave her so little enjoyment that Clara wondered why she did not let it go to seed . |
| 15 | It gave him even more pleasure in their latter years to see his parents ' joy at their children 's happiness , Peter 's included . |
| 16 | It gave me so much joy … ’ |
| 17 | It was hot and the demonstration went on much too long , but it gave us all some idea of how caring the teachers were and it was a practical illustration of what the school was trying to do . |
| 18 | Given these circumstances it seems remarkable that the proposed tax cut made any significant headway at all , but it had one enormously important advantage — the whole hearted support of Ronald Reagan . |
| 19 | It struck me as wonderful stuff , so I got in touch and tried to get them to do the music for Doctor Who , but they just did n't have the time . |
| 20 | While I was struggling to stop it , frost was formed where it struck my already cold hand . |