Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] it [vb past] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There had always been a feeling of pre-destination with Richard and now that they had both suffered so much it seemed stronger than ever . |
| 2 | And yet a powerful fire must have started so quickly it gave poor Cosmas no time even to get out of bed . ’ |
| 3 | Having got so far it seemed appropriate to have a word with Tom yesterday , if not a glass of champagne . |
| 4 | Tiller 's theatrical enterprises were expanding so fast it became inconvenient to use his warehouse during the evenings and at weekends , so he took over part of St James 's Hall in Oxford Street , Manchester , adjoining the St James 's Theatre . |
| 5 | So maybe it took one minute more than it should as the crow flies . |
| 6 | She pulled the white cord so tight it cut red weals into the white flesh . |
| 7 | But more importantly it brought free secondary education for all . |
| 8 | More hearteningly it showed that teasing seemed to decrease as pupils got to know each other better as classmates , and despite the possibility of teasing most of the children interviewed welcomed the social breadth of the integrated setting . |
| 9 | A CRANE caused traffic chaos in Belfast yesterday when it got stuck under a bridge . |
| 10 | Once again it proved possible to aggregate the responses into the same six categories , a comparison with Tables 4.5 and 5.4 shows that the use of response categories by subjects has remained remarkably constant throughout the three recognition experiments . |
| 11 | But , more recently it became necessary to introduce an improved system based more fully on microelectronics . |
| 12 | Most notably it swept southern Africa , though he did talk about a visit to Russia where his hosts had told him Labour would be good partners in disarmament . |
| 13 | Also , despite what had occurred in the past between them , SHe needed Cab so badly now it hurt more than the bruises in hir belly . |
| 14 | Even now it seemed incredible that Mark — cynical , idle , sophisticated Mark , had actually joined that file of Catholic students who , during Holy Week , carried a heavy wooden Cross through the public streets and along the open road between London and Our Lady 's shrine at Walsingham . |
| 15 | Nevertheless AFHQ was not informed that the Croats had been turned back until the morning of 16 May , and even then it took some time for the information to be fully taken in by all branches concerned . |
| 16 | British Aerospace was amongst the features today when it lost 12 pence to four hundred and fif , five hundred and forty one pence on rumours that the Saudis had cancelled some Tornado options . |
| 17 | Bill left the room , and immediately afterwards it became clear that it was too late to bring a bowl for Faye . |
| 18 | From then on it became big game and for fifty years the only ones to leave China were dead . |
| 19 | As she moved slowly however it became apparent that her tall , slender stance was one of self-defence , not defiance , and she had not taken more than two steps when he was across the room hovering over her . |
| 20 | Not in this airless back yard with its cat-fouled alley , yet now it bore shining green leaves and four fat flower buds — and Gerry would never see them . |
| 21 | The truth was that as the days went by and the heavy rain showed no sign of slackening for very long it became clear that something very frightening had begun to happen . |
| 22 | All too soon it became politic to think about returning Tony 's toy to its rightful owner . |
| 23 | Very quickly it grew ragged and dishevelled . |
| 24 | Even the Irish edition of the Daily Star said something positive about Sellafield recently when it reported that radon gas was to blame for 500 deaths every year . |