Example sentences of "[adv] it [vb past] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Brian Cowie said : ‘ It was the Ipswich branch of CAMRA which mounted a publicity campaign to save the brewery and so it seemed appropriate that the launch of Pride should be at the festival . ’ |
| 32 | So it seemed sensible to move into this area , take advantage of that for ourselves , and provide them with a better service . |
| 33 | So it seemed sensible not to go on , ’ said Sir Ranulph . |
| 34 | So it seemed plausible that these elliptical fields are stimulated best by bars orientated parallel to their long axis , and that the lack of obliquely oriented cells explained the difficulty the octopus has in distinguishing between the two diagonals . |
| 35 | So it stayed 70 years on the floor . |
| 36 | So it proved last night . |
| 37 | Because i i they though it was in competition with other varieties around and it something t It was n't necessarily to do with the fact that erm they though it was less it held less prestige in the community . |
| 38 | Nevertheless it took many centuries for Edinburgh to become unequivocally the royal and national capital . |
| 39 | It was not calling to him as Pam was , but nevertheless it promised welcome , no pain , peace … |
| 40 | Nevertheless it tasted excellent , or it may have been the dry French cider from my waterbottle that improved the taste . |
| 41 | She leaned out of it , welcoming the cool rain on her face and neck and shoulders : she twisted up her hair to prevent the inconvenience of its getting soaked , but soon it fell loose and she let the rain stroke it . |
| 42 | All too soon it became politic to think about returning Tony 's toy to its rightful owner . |
| 43 | Soon it became apparent that they were part of a general but secret plan for the whole city — which was being destroyed piecemeal . |
| 44 | It seemed at first sight to be a chaos of struggling men and horses , a wild mêlée ; but soon it became apparent to the newcomers that it was in fact more like a whirlpool of activity , with the ambushed English , above whom the royal standard wavered uncertainly , in the centre , whilst their more numerous attackers circled round them , smiting and thrusting but apparently making only moderate impact . |
| 45 | But this enthusiasm swiftly evaporated and soon it became difficult to find anyone who was satisfied with it , let alone enthusiastic . |
| 46 | Soon it became clear the prospecting company was trying to suppress its excitement . |
| 47 | At first she tried not to stare at him , knowing how the feeling of someone looking over her own shoulder made her clumsy , but soon it became clear that he was no longer aware of her at all . |
| 48 | Soon it became clear that Sarah was seriously ill with rheumatic fever and would not be able to work for some time , and another girl , Hetty , was engaged temporarily . |
| 49 | In 1811 they returned to Britain on leave and soon it became obvious that he would have to choose between the convict 's daughter and his military career . |
| 50 | Thus it became certain that Rennenkampf could not , for at least two , possibly three , days , come to Samsonov 's aid and that the entire German Eastern Group could , therefore , assail Samsonov 's right wing with impunity . |
| 51 | But since the districts were not subservient to the counties , the concept of ‘ delegation ’ was inappropriate , and thus it became essential for there to be clear guidelines to distinguish county issues from district issues . |
| 52 | Thus it seemed that physics was more mature then chemistry , and had already left behind the stage of effervescent and explosive progress in which that science was still so visibly engaged . |
| 53 | Thus it seemed clear that the lexical representation used for matching should already include a great deal of information about the word 's possible phonetic realisations . |
| 54 | While that was a brilliant evocation of living by your wits in or near a New York gutter , which pushed out several boundaries — largely sexual — in relation to the old Hollywood code of conduct , there was a degree of tameness in comparison to the anti-heroes created in Easy Rider ; Fonda , Hopper and especially Nicholson were used as role models for many future films , and thus it broke new ground . |
| 55 | It was less sharp , bigger , hotter and instead of scratching painfully it felt good . |
| 56 | Well that weight , that weight it 's just it felt comfortable to wear . |
| 57 | But tonight it felt cold , claustrophobic , down there . |
| 58 | She was n't fond of it as a rule , but tonight it tasted hot and reassuring . |
| 59 | Somehow it seemed right … |
| 60 | Somehow it seemed easier to dress while Guy was absent . |