Example sentences of "[num] ['s] [noun sg] it " in BNC.
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1 | By the last decade of Edward III 's reign it had become customary for the contracts of service to specify how the gains of war were to be divided . |
2 | Due to the diversity of Club 18–30 's programme it is not , unfortunately , possible to give information on each of the countries featured in this brochure . |
3 | In the early years of Henry IV 's reign it was primarily an official body executing his wishes . |
4 | At best , however , the feudal summons could produce a cavalry force of little over 500 men , and even in Edward I 's reign it had obviously been insufficient in itself as a means of raising an army . |
5 | Customs revenue stood at c. £40,000 per annum in 1509 ; in the last years of Henry VIII 's reign it was still at that figure ; by 1550/51 it had fallen to £26,000 . |