Example sentences of "[prep] it [vb past] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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1 | The sound of it brought Silas into the shearers ' quarters . |
2 | There was a terrible resignation about it and a patience , and the pity of it slammed Taliesin at the base of his throat . |
3 | Holly and ivy , the green leaves of winter … the thought of it made Tallis sing the carol , and Wynne-Jones joined in , adding his cracking voice to the melancholy memory of Christmas festivity . |
4 | The size of the camp when they came in sight of it made Rostov 's eyes widen with surprise . |
5 | The deliberate cruelty of it gave Theda the strength she needed . |
6 | The sight of it snapped Marie out of her dreamworld . |
7 | The house was beautiful and the sight of it silenced Jenna utterly . |
8 | If the lightning had struck me like it had Ben , it would have meant no hope for me . |
9 | It will probably haunt me like it did Walter Winterbottom when he lost to the States in 1950 . |
10 | They won a penalty just after half-time when Martin Ling was pulled down , but Craig Maskell threw the kick away and with it went Swindon 's chances . |
11 | Offers from the new paper that Central students help with It left Marchbank unmoved . |
12 | Brandy arrived and with it came Mary , carrying a wrap , aromatic salts and a fan , ready for any eventuality . |
13 | Beyond it lay Nubia , and beyond that the Land of Punt , an almost legendary region which the Egyptians penetrated only briefly in the imperial years of the New Kingdom . |
14 | In addition , trouble threatened from the mercurial figure of Winston Churchill , who had resigned from the Shadow Cabinet in January 1931 in protest at Baldwin 's acceptance of eventual self-government for India , an issue which threatened to be an explosive one for the Conservative party , since it allied Churchill to the fourth source of discontent : the Diehard element , also strongly represented amongst the grass roots of the party . |
15 | How important to it had Angela Morgan been ? |
16 | Yes , well I did n't call , but I did said Jane , well you leave , well I 'll leave you to it said Mr Sandy , if you would come upstairs , the policeman and Jane entered her room , please look in the cupboard , I think we 've got a case Sarge , do you mind if I make a quick phone call ? |
17 | And there next to it stood Justine 's name . |
18 | His work on it led Koops to prove that paper made from straw , wood , and recycled waste paper could be produced commercially ; this achievement earns him a place in the history of paper-making . |
19 | A huge fire was burning , and beside it sat Aunt Emily , dressed in heliotrope and a number of shawls . |
20 | A good fire burned in the fireplace and beside it sat Doctor Jekyll , looking white and ill . |
21 | Thinking about it made Carrie feel chokey inside , and helpless , and angry . |
22 | The fact that he could do nothing about it made Burun 's enjoyment of the situation all the sweeter . |
23 | Around it sat Peter Bleech-Palmer , Jay Rossini , Tom , Alice , Billy the Grog Blossom man , Tina and himself . |