Example sentences of "[vb past] it [verb] some " in BNC.
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| 1 | He first used it to wipe some of the filth from the priest , then lifted the sponge to Rafferty 's mouth , forcing it in . |
| 2 | It certainly is n't a new invention : Turner used it to produce some of his finest watercolour paintings in the 1880s . |
| 3 | When the coach arrived it took some time to organise the teams . |
| 4 | When I read it , I was at first very put off , but I 'm glad I persevered , as in the end I was quite charmed , and thought it contained some very shrewd observations , too . |
| 5 | He has sported the distinctive moustache for many years and admitted it took some ‘ bare-faced cheek ’ to get rid of it . |
| 6 | ’ We did it to give some of the great youngsters a chance ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Unless you did it to gain some advantage , of course . ’ |
| 8 | They just , they just did it to raise some funds , I ca n't remember why they did it . |
| 9 | This short book might have been more accessible to the lay reader and perhaps generally clearer had it included some extra detail or more specific examples . |
| 10 | When it failed to attract substantial readers , it faced a financial crisis which forced it to curtail some of its journalistic efforts . |