Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] it [vb past] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They regard it as an ideal way to familiarise themselves with the latest legislative and other changes and are sometimes reluctant to delegate the task or to see it rendered unnecessary , as is the case with the microfilm system described below . |
| 2 | In the discussion that followed it became clear that graduated PAF would not be popular . |
| 3 | As Obispal backed against the front of a store the grille that sheathed it tore open from within . |
| 4 | It 's a well set out machine and using it became second nature after just a couple of hours . |
| 5 | He has sported the distinctive moustache for many years and admitted it took some ‘ bare-faced cheek ’ to get rid of it . |
| 6 | We had to contend with some extremely high winds and found it needed extra guys to hold upright . |
| 7 | … she tried to open her eye — the right one , the one that was still there — and found it glued shut . |
| 8 | Effectively I suppose , what the best thing to do is to check the T G I manual against the , against the erm ad-hoc procedure and providing it covered all the things which are in the ad-hoc procedure , it should be okay . |
| 9 | When I read it , I was at first very put off , but I 'm glad I persevered , as in the end I was quite charmed , and thought it contained some very shrewd observations , too . |
| 10 | There were some ragged robins in a jar on the windowsill ; she put the jar on the tray and thought it looked nice . |
| 11 | Gedge joked to music writers that he had accidentally played the original Orange Juice song at the wrong speed and thought it sounded great . |
| 12 | The monarch twice interrupted journeys to give a royal address and complained it seemed unworthy of the birthplace of railways . |
| 13 | A top critic , Jeffrey Taylor of The Mail on Sunday , saw rehearsals of the ballet , and said it contained erotic love scenes . |
| 14 | THE Indian government defeated an opposition censure motion in parliament yesterday and said it had vital evidence to identify those responsible for a series of bomb explosions in Bombay . |
| 15 | It detected a pick-up in house sales and said it hoped 1993 would prove ‘ a springboard for recovery ’ . |
| 16 | Mr Millan personally was in favour of a large degree of devolution and said it helped European regional policy to work more effectively . |
| 17 | Regional Magistrate Gerry Harty agreed that the firm had a good record and said it bought vast quantities for distribution to its various stores . |
| 18 | So it 's really about keeping his spirit alive and making sure people get a chance to hear this album and see it performed live . |
| 19 | What we did : Rachel was tired of her style and wanted it cut short so we decided to make use of the remainder of the perm and create a look with lots of volume . |
| 20 | Brabham had come quite close to the championship in I975 , and in Reutemann and Pace it had two first-line drivers of the highest quality . |
| 21 | Exactly why she should be so wary of further contact she did not know , but avoiding it seemed prudent . |
| 22 | Two known meetings have so far taken place between both party leaders , with a whirlwind of protest from unionists when they issued a joint statement before the elections , while denying it reflected any form of electoral pact . |
| 23 | The Open Software Foundation has been quoted in the US press as saying it shipped 85,000 binary versions of OSF/1 to developers and users last year . |