Example sentences of "[conj] [prep] it [vb past] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The door , — like most of the building that originally stood around it ! — is mid-fifteenth-century and through it went members of the family whose name is now attached to it , even though the family palazzo was elsewhere .
2 They won a penalty just after half-time when Martin Ling was pulled down , but Craig Maskell threw the kick away and with it went Swindon 's chances .
3 Brandy arrived and with it came Mary , carrying a wrap , aromatic salts and a fan , ready for any eventuality .
4 Fortunately , the German spirit that found expression in the Reformation , and with it gave rise to the first German music , has never yet fully lost itself in the dominant Alexandrianism .
5 A huge fire was burning , and beside it sat Aunt Emily , dressed in heliotrope and a number of shawls .
6 A good fire burned in the fireplace and beside it sat Doctor Jekyll , looking white and ill .
7 If successful a place in the ‘ A ’ stream was guaranteed and beyond it lay grammar school and perhaps college or university .
8 The desire was pulsing in her veins , but beyond it lay emotion , such dark , intense emotion , and she knew the fight was over .
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