Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] it [vb past] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At first they seemed so close together as to form an impassable barrier , but as they drew nearer it became clear that they were several yards apart . |
| 2 | Not surprisingly , against this background , family relationships were very strained and Gary was so unpopular that on the rare occasions when he did behave appropriately it went unnoticed and unattended to , which meant he was only getting attention for antisocial behaviour . |
| 3 | two months and she phoned up and I kind of made out it got lost in the post . |
| 4 | And then they stopped it and it got spread about and then blah blah blah and then it came well it spread all through Europe and |
| 5 | Namibia would be invited to accede once it became independent in April 1990 . |
| 6 | In doing so it became one of the few countries where the brand has an active agency handling Guinness through the retail distribution system . |
| 7 | Clearly that justification collapsed once it became clear that shareholders in large public companies no longer exercised any real control or responsibility over their property . |
| 8 | If this is unsuccessful , the present situation must be analysed to determine where it went wrong , and a feasible second investigation started . |
| 9 | As it went down it tripped two levers or weighbridges which by means of linkwork connections released a gate at the top of the wheel so as to let it move on by just one scoop . |
| 10 | But as the rush died down it became apparent that her resolute determination would not be needed . |
| 11 | It was less sharp , bigger , hotter and instead of scratching painfully it felt good . |
| 12 | I must admit though it looked lovely , I 'll say that . |
| 13 | ‘ I ca n't think how it went undetected for so long . ’ |
| 14 | Switched on it remained silent , until they reached the deck . |
| 15 | The May Events marked the chasm within the underground , and as the comrades — or would-be comrades — ran forward it became obvious that much of the old American guard on It had become part of the world left behind . |
| 16 | Ridging and patching were the first jobs that I tackled once it became apparent that I was neither going to find another job nor be content to remain a labourer . |
| 17 | Y'know , try and place a historical context to the work and see how it influenced other works . |
| 18 | She watched his heavy dark face and wondered why it looked rueful . |