Example sentences of "it and [vb past] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It achieved fame in 1860 , when a nova appeared in it and reached the seventh magnitude , altering the whole aspect of the cluster for a few nights . |
| 2 | The ICA saw ‘ no great merit ’ in the suggestion ; but Touche Ross supported it and made the further recommendation that each firm appoint a finance partner . |
| 3 | ‘ A policeman was standing beside it and took the full force of the blast . |
| 4 | They all said they would not be involved again , though they would support it and wished the new committee luck . |
| 5 | And have you ever put a tree a Christmas tree in a tub and packed earth round it and got the bloody thing to stand up straight ? |
| 6 | A cigarette between his lips , he struck a match , lit it and held the lighted match up inside the open cupboard . |
| 7 | Thomas quietly bought them another cup of coffee each , and they giggled when they realized it and clinked the thick coffee mugs with him before carrying on with their conversation as if he were n't there . |
| 8 | In 1871 , Josef Schulz restored it and created the present fantasy . |
| 9 | Mary Rose took off her mink and handed it to a large redheaded girl , who looked at it and stroked the silky fur before she hung it up on the back door among the muddy anoraks . |
| 10 | He went to it and opened the hinged flap to reveal a series of numbered buttons , nought to ten , like a telephone dial unit . |