Example sentences of "[pron] [conj] it [vb past] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We chose retinoic acid because I met a friend , at a meeting , and he told me that it affected cell communication . |
| 2 | ‘ I had my top made for me and it cost £70 . |
| 3 | All about running for trains they could n't catch or being sat on by scaly monsters , and they got hold of books that told you that it meant Sex . |
| 4 | Others will tell you that it showed cricket 's ability to absorb change , an ability it now has another chance to demonstrate . |
| 5 | Unigram ( UX No 418 ) got carried away with itself when it identified AGE Logic 's new 32-bit X server as being for Windows NT . |
| 6 | It was a study in how not to do something and it cost Chirac dear . |
| 7 | big one and it took ages to dry off , yeah . |
| 8 | It was a test of skill to move silently among the trees with every sense alert , trying to spot one before it took fright and vanished . |
| 9 | I remind him that it hit Grimsby bitterly between 1979 and 1981 , and now we are having a second dose of it , with the loss of Findus Ltd. and 900 jobs , and the shrinking of labour forces by major employers . |
| 10 | There was no answer to her gibe , and , despite the fact that the fumes in the room told her the substance on her hair was likely to blind her if it made contact , she sat up and risked opening one eye . |
| 11 | Zulei pointed the blade towards her and it sent lances of red and green light into Jezrael 's eyes . |
| 12 | yeah one of Andy 's cases this morning I had to do it where it had growth old cash on it , which it should n't have had so it was quite handy . |
| 13 | The telephone trilled politely , and she ran to get it before it disturbed Rosie . |
| 14 | Let it ring — what do I care ? thought Dyson , as he hurled himself out into the hall to catch it before it stopped ringing . |
| 15 | Thereafter , the Lord Chancellor became responsible for the Council on Tribunals , appointing its chairman and members , staffing it , and sticking up for it when it needed help against recalcitrant departments . |
| 16 | ‘ Last year he organised a fund-raising match for us and it raised £51,000 net . |