Example sentences of "[noun] it [vb past] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was at a height of nearly 3,000 metres & the air outside was well below freezing , but the lava tunnel was in an area of recent activity , and as a result it boasted beautiful underfloor heating . |
| 2 | After the restart it took Red Alligator longer to break clear of the freshmen . |
| 3 | Performed in Shiraz it aroused enormous anger and offence . |
| 4 | On Wednesday 20th May it arrived mid afternoon , the loco returned to Machynlleth , on depot at 17.30 , with the tanks left overnight in Aberystwyth . |
| 5 | To be of value in war it required Egyptian co-operation . |
| 6 | In the process it invented mass entertainment , the 10-lane freeway and smog . |
| 7 | It offended the friends and allies of the USA , especially in western Europe ; and in the Cold War years it provided splendid propaganda for her enemies in the Communist World . |
| 8 | Although the merger gave Roh control of 216 of the 299 seats in the National Assembly it provoked widespread resentment on the grounds that it effectively removed the elected opposition . |
| 9 | The hull was unrecognisable as such ; half out of water it became unidentifiable debris . |
| 10 | Whereas for John the Kingdom came as a threat to a people who were unprepared , for Jesus it represented good news to those who felt unworthy or excluded . |
| 11 | At least at the beginning it lacked social support , usually freely available in the schools from which secondees came . |
| 12 | In traditional aborigine societies in Australia it brought high prestige and power since the elders directed the affairs of the tribe , but in Western societies , the elderly are usually pensioned off and old age assumes a very different meaning . |
| 13 | DEC said that for the first time in six quarters it generated positive cash flow from operations and investments , even with restructuring activities . |
| 14 | Stony Stratford was the town nearest to Wolverton , and by comparison it had considerable charm . |
| 15 | Out of control it caused dreadful havoc , but when it ran smoothly and sweetly it not only modified life 's aridity but added a pleasing dimension to the view , while Lydia , at present , was using it only to make mud pies . |
| 16 | It was these which made progress relatively slow , and which on occasions even led the High Authority to bow down to views expressed in the Special Council of Ministers even where under the treaty it had undisputed authority to act . |
| 17 | At its worst it may have been a parasitic racket representing only itself to the detriment of all , but on the larger canvas of society it gave political power to a narrow group of substantial landowners in loose alliance with merchant princes and the small towns which returned members to Parliament . |
| 18 | He was rehearsing Sir Toby Belch in Twelfth Night and the lines had fled ; what he hung on to was the physical business , and when he did some of it to the mirror it seemed poor stuff for the old Living Boomerang . |
| 19 | The strategic concept had everything in its favour ; for success it required efficient planning and ruthless aggression . |
| 20 | In the case of the News International ban it offered clear guidance on how the professional should react . |
| 21 | In addition it followed Roman Law on rape . |
| 22 | The home authority , on the other hand , could find its funds being compulsorily diverted to services and cases it considered low priority . |
| 23 | The home authority , on the other hand , could find its funds being compulsorily diverted to services and cases it considered low priority . |
| 24 | David Reynolds had arranged to meet Diane Rohmer in the Science block , because unlike the Union building it had open access and he would n't have to be signed in . |
| 25 | Virgin 's determined to fight , on Thursday it began legal action here in the United States . |
| 26 | It had been reported that Smith was to send a written offer to Celtic for Aitken , and although Smith would not specify the amount it became common knowledge that it was for around £300,000 . |
| 27 | In some way it conveyed utter disbelief . |
| 28 | In this way it facilitated public representation of the relationship between the state , capital , and an emerging working class as one of pre-eminent moral stature . ’ |
| 29 | Although it already had a number of blue chip clients , such as Wm Low and the Scottish Development Agency ( and now Scottish Enterprise ) , perhaps what made the firm 's reputation was the way it handled Scottish electricity privatisation for the Government , an appointment made before the Shandwick deal . |
| 30 | No doubt it had considerable influence upon the book but Peter Green , author of the definitive ‘ Kenneth Grahame — a Biography ’ , believes the Fowey River to be the true setting of the tale . |