Example sentences of "it [vb past] [art] [noun pl] ' [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It made the models ' sacrifice of their modesty seem poignantly vain . |
| 2 | They unanimously held that on its wording it limited the sellers ' liability to the cost of replacing the seed . |
| 3 | Where it licked the Wizards ' Quarter it burned blue and green and was even laced with strange sparks of the eighth colour , octarine ; where its outriders found their way into the vats and oil stores all along Merchant Street it progressed in a series of blazing fountains and explosions ; in the streets of the perfume blenders it burned with a sweetness ; where it touched bundles of rare and dry herbs in the storerooms of the drugmasters it made men go mad and talk to God . |
| 4 | The collapse was not directly linked to the motor car side , but it threatened the cars ' future . |
| 5 | It took the players ' bargaining committee less than three hours to reject what they considered an ultimatum . |