Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] it [noun] " in BNC.

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1 And of course made it part of the job that you had to attend night school classes for bread baking and confectionery .
2 The US State Department thought it time to look closely into the causes and extent of British criticism .
3 According to the Nilson Report , a Californian publication that follows the industry , Citibank 's Visa/MasterCard and Sears ' Discover cards have roughly the same number of holders ( 20.4m and 21.6m respectively ) , but Citibank 's card brought it $600m in net revenue against Discover 's $117m last year .
4 While Rain used it Oliver did a few more chores in preparation for leaving the flat , finishing by packing their bags .
5 For a few moments he was content to look at the maid 's face and the way the orange firelight lent it strength and mystery .
6 The plainness of the whole lent it gravity , and a certain functionalism which was not inappropriate .
7 Then , when the fever reached it crises , Muhammad Reza apparently had a dream in which he saw Ali , the son-in-law of the prophet Muhammad and , to Shiites , the second most holy of men , hand him a bowl of liquid .
8 The higher profits and improved interim dividend payout lifted it 4p to 184p .
9 The higher profits and improved interim dividend payout lifted it 4p to 184p .
10 Erm , this is a general method spreadsheet that Harlow 's code handled it applications and department say that erm ,
11 Within two years television gave it air time and a new spectator sport was born .
12 Before the 1964–70 Labour government made it Department of Education and Science policy , a number of local authorities had already set up comprehensive schools .
13 The radio on the dummy suddenly screeched into action as Delaney 's distorted voice gave it life .
14 Potrovsky stamped on the brake pedal violently and the Mercedes was still slewing across the icy road when the missile struck it broadside .
15 The moonlight lent it enchantment , of course , but what a pokey place it looked , lying by the lakeside in the clear night .
16 The corporation chose the former ; the agency fined it $500,000 and instructed it to spend a further $200,000 in corrective advertising .
17 Eagle Star launched it strategy for the older market last April , with a range of special policies sold by a mature salesforce .
18 Betty Heycock 's autobiography Put It Down To Experience is a classic tale of one of Britain 's pioneering women aviators .
19 Gareth Jenkins possessed one of the outstanding talents of his Seventies ' generation but injury prevented it demonstration at the very highest level and it is as a Scarlet , the epitome of Llanelli as player and coach , that he has always been seen and highly regarded .
20 As a result Edinburgh 's 5-star rating in medicine earned it £3.6 million , with Glasgow 's 3-star rating netting £1.8 million .
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