Example sentences of "[num ord] it [vb past] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 On May 24th it became clear that America has won the contest hands down .
2 At first it seemed impossible to cope with two employers with their contrasting attitudes towards money .
3 At first it seemed big enough to drive a train through .
4 At first it looked harmless enough , and did not even seem to be coming from the mountain .
5 At first it looked empty , then he saw two small vessels , just short of the horizon , their motion imperceptible .
6 On March 11th it named 35 people who , it said , had probably been murdered by ‘ government forces ’ since November 1988 .
7 Kepler , too , spoke of an enhanced status for the earth : At last it enjoyed legal citizenship in the heavens .
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