Example sentences of "[vb past] it [vb past] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Worseley , the engineer , shot a thousand sparrows and made a curry out of them which all who tasted it proclaimed excellent , but which aroused the Collector 's fury because of the waste of powder and shot . |
| 2 | Whenever the film crew opened a cupboard in a shop to store some electrical equipment , they found it stocked high with food . |
| 3 | … she tried to open her eye — the right one , the one that was still there — and found it glued shut . |
| 4 | We had to contend with some extremely high winds and found it needed extra guys to hold upright . |
| 5 | Maud said that Leonora Stern believed it represented Victorian women 's fear , or any woman 's fear , of giving birth to a monstrosity . |
| 6 | Each one of us was beckoned over to have a go when it was my turn I rushed over and put the tanks on I then submerged It felt strange breathing under water like a fish the bubble emitted from the regulator trickled up the side of my face . |
| 7 | In the discussion that followed it became clear that graduated PAF would not be popular . |
| 8 | The concert and the reception which followed it generated considerable interest in , as well as funds for , the Alumni Foundation . |
| 9 | The December 1989 coup attempt and the abortive revolts which followed it damaged international investor confidence in the Philippines . |
| 10 | In 1982 West Germany discovered it had serious problems with its forests — results of research indicated that half showed signs of ill health . |
| 11 | He had the expatriate knack of being lent things and getting himself looked after on his return to the native land , and as they talked it became apparent that we were to be entertained to lunch by the gallery owner . |
| 12 | And three great big bins from from the they called them and I had three bins in my shed that I stored the barley in and I put the moisture extractor into them and it blew It had wee in it and it blew all the moisture out . |
| 13 | He saw it snapped open . |
| 14 | That 's right and we , Brian had the club slides which he very kindly handed over to us when he , he , he felt it became difficult for him to cope with it erm cos his dad 's not well . |
| 15 | It was not that she was parsimonious or disapproving of alcohol , simply that she knew it had adverse side-effects on Liza and , not being much of a drinker herself , she only kept a small supply in the house . |
| 16 | She knew it sounded unconvincing and she could read the continued disbelief in his eyes even as she spoke , but it was n't right , the way he was managing to give a nasty twist to everything she said . |
| 17 | He said he knew it sounded crazy , but ever since he 'd read it he 'd wanted to experience it , but had never met a woman who made him feel that way . ’ |
| 18 | It was the truth , but she knew it sounded evasive and that evasiveness was not a quality that would appeal much to Guido . |
| 19 | We loved it and he knew it gave great pleasure to the audience . |
| 20 | I thought about it calmly , still standing there as though nothing had passed through my mind but the continual computation guiding the kite , and I thought it seemed reasonable . |
| 21 | ‘ You thought it looked odd ? ’ he said . |
| 22 | There were , though , negative comments : 17% of respondents thought it looked extravagant and was too glossy . |
| 23 | There were some ragged robins in a jar on the windowsill ; she put the jar on the tray and thought it looked nice . |
| 24 | I thought it looked lovely . |
| 25 | I thought it looked lovely and clean . |
| 26 | The one at the top is the basic tree , the one on the left is one of " my " insects , and the one on the right has no name but I thought it looked pretty . |
| 27 | " When I sent photographs to my sister in Canada , she thought it looked beautiful . " |
| 28 | I thought it looked wonderful ! |
| 29 | Nothing wrong with it , but at first I thought it was nondescript , and then I thought it felt weird . |
| 30 | Gedge joked to music writers that he had accidentally played the original Orange Juice song at the wrong speed and thought it sounded great . |