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

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1 By 1920 it was appreciated that the Great War had brought about many changes , particularly in Europe and around the Mediterranean area ; Europe 's domination of the world had been weakened , and there was a marked decline in ‘ colonisation ’ , as well as a gradual change from ‘ British Empire ’ to ‘ British Commonwealth ’ , although it took another war to finalise that process .
2 He eventually concludes that it involved another acquisition — this time the American firm of Keebler in 1974 .
3 He was joined by Peter Sheppard a few years later when it became apparent that so much information was potentially available from flight recorders that it needed another man to help interpret all the data .
4 It was a protracted illness , accompanied by a high temperature , and it precipitated another bout of bronchitis .
5 But it had another trick up its sleeves .
6 down into his arteries and we ca n't get anything down there so they 're blocked , but he said how the hell he survived that op I do n't know he said they could 've done more with his legs but it meant another hour and a quarter minutes in surgery , and he said he 'd had enough we could n't have kept him on the table a minute longer so he said all we can do is wait , so now mum said well he 's alright in intensive care , he 's responding well , getting over the operation well , but what we was worried about was him breathing on his own , had he , had he been you see , anyway he said this on er Thursday
7 It took her longer than she had thought , but it served another purpose .
8 Engaged as consultants , Alec Issigonis and Alex Moulton half solved the problem by changing the rear suspension , but it took another outsider to put BRM on the right track .
9 It was Lennon 's first straight acting role and was coolly received , but it provided another vehicle for promoting his vision of a world free of war and nuclear weapons .
10 Why the machine had levers at each end was a mystery never satisfactorily explained to the boys , but it created another alley in Grandad 's life , the alley between one machine and another , and though there were no U-boats shooting at him , it was hard going with his bad leg .
11 Her imperial era was over , though it took another decade and two major anti-terrorist campaigns in Borneo and Aden to complete the transition .
12 Last month Rainbow Warrior II was seized by the French navy as it led another protest to the atoll .
13 It was a gloomy room , with one small window that let in hardly any light , as it faced another building only a few feet away .
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