Example sentences of "it [vb past] [conj] [adj] [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It added that national income rose by 1.9 per cent in 1989 as against 4.4 per cent in 1988 [ see p. 37020 ] . |
| 2 | A moment later it seemed that boiling water scalded Lexandro 's whole body below the neck . |
| 3 | To Robyn it seemed that critical theory had at last moved to its rightful place , centre-stage , in the theatre of history , and she was ready to play her part in the drama . |
| 4 | Working from these definitions , it seemed that secondary prevention included two very different situations , that is , early identification of comparatively mild problems with a hopeful outcome , and more serious problems involving risk , in which amelioration and containment might be all that could be achieved . |
| 5 | There was no time for him to get up the steps and past the door before it opened and deadly talons reached for him in the darkness . |
| 6 | Responding to the absence of clearer guidelines on exchange rates , Bérégovoy told reporters that it indicated that current parities suited all G-7 partners . |
| 7 | The importance of the decision lies in the fact that it indicated that natural justice applied to all decisions affecting a person 's rights irrespective of the form of the decision-making process or the nature of the body entrusted with the decision . |
| 8 | It started that great birdie run by Lee . |
| 9 | when , twice , it boiled and white heat leapt |
| 10 | It meant that colonial administrations had an extremely difficult time controlling these peoples . |
| 11 | The discussion was not conclusive but views were expressed that , while there was no such obligation on the Central Authority , if it felt that good grounds existed for an appeal , it could properly act . |
| 12 | PRESSURE is mounting on the Government to look at alternative means of toughening the law on Scotland 's knife thugs after it emerged that urgently-awaited legislation has been edged out of the parliamentary timetable . |
| 13 | The credibility of the European Community scheme under which clean beaches are awarded a " blue flag " has been seriously undermined after it emerged that blue flags had been awarded to 11 beaches in Italy which the government had previously registered as too dirty for bathing . |
| 14 | Later , it emerged that Caledonian Mining had sought a controlling interest rather than an outright takeover , but had been turned down by the consortium . |
| 15 | It appeared that other newspapers had been ready to publish the proposals which had been finalised by Mr Andreas Whittam Smith , editor of the Independent , after Tuesday 's meeting , which he chaired . |
| 16 | It appeared that Armenian militia had attacked a convoy of refugees from Khojali to Agdam ( a town in Azerbaijan close to the Nagorny Karabakh border ) . |
| 17 | Employers therefore resorted to the reduction of costs , most particularly in wages , in order to compete in world markets at a time when it appeared that rising unemployment made their action possible without major conflict . |
| 18 | It said that equal treatment applied only from the date when the European Court made its ruling . |
| 19 | It said that total debt servicing for sub-Saharan Africa would grow to US$10,700 million in 1989 from US$10,500 million the previous year . |
| 20 | It said that Russian scientists appeared to be ahead of their US counterparts in some technologies , including an orbiting nuclear power system and electric propulsion units for rockets . |
| 21 | It conceded that future teachers needed to know about children 's language development along with their general development . |
| 22 | It calculated that single people had lost up to £8.84 a week and that single parents , childless couples and elderly people had lost substantially . |