Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] it [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | English department did it last term . |
| 2 | In contrast to these reductions in the rate of stroke , the effect on heart attacks was much less : only in the systolic hypertension in the elderly programme did it achieve significance . |
| 3 | The record of the Alliance in power was one of pragmatism , perhaps not very different from that of labour had it retained control . |
| 4 | Supply problems during the war made it seem madness to postpone further the steps necessary to improve communications and construct strategic railways . |
| 5 | Inevitably , as capitalism developed it made sense to introduce more machinery , to move to a division of labour and to a conveyor-belt system of production . |
| 6 | But these were rare occurrences , and when later a longstanding relationship developed it brought frustration and irritation rather than contentment . ’ |
| 7 | The illusion of success was maintained only because the group 's high share price enabled it to buy companies on the cheap and so keep pushing up total profits and earnings per share . |
| 8 | What sort of a person did it make Alain when he would behave like that because he had suffered a frustrating evening . |
| 9 | It 's time the bridge went it causes chaos with the traffic |
| 10 | RECONNAISSANCE was of paramount importance in the Pacific War and the Yokosuka R2Y1 Keiun ( Beautiful Cloud ) would have been superb in this role had it entered service . |
| 11 | He said that when the Government realised it faced defeat on amendment 27 it had produced a second legal opinion . |
| 12 | The darkening river made it sound hollow . |
| 13 | The ringing seemed to go on and on and when at last a voice answered it took Jinny by surprise . |
| 14 | Brazil 's size gave it bargaining power not equally enjoyed by either Kenya or Malaysia . |
| 15 | For this reason UNLU cautioned it to boycott Schultz , through the strikes and demonstrations it was able to organize during his visit to Israel , 3–5 June . |
| 16 | A police spokesman said it appeared Tony could have been struck a glancing blow by the wing mirror of a blue Transit-type van . |
| 17 | The bank revealed it faced £864 million bad debts and 2,000 more staff would go by Christmas . |
| 18 | The guidelines issued to the National Heritage Memorial Fund allowed it to give grants , not only for the purchase of outstanding buildings , land and works of artistic and historic interest , but also to provide endowments for major houses threatened with sale . |
| 19 | And when did they actually terminate the employment did it take effect from the eighteenth of June or what ? |
| 20 | Announcing half time results yesterday , the food retailer said it spent £384m in the first half of the year improving the quality and efficiency of the business . |
| 21 | The Ministry of Agriculture said it believed hemp , which can grow as high as 15ft , would be a minority crop and would not become a common feature of Britain 's rural landscape . |
| 22 | The Iranian Foreign Ministry said it summoned representatives from Western capitals , where the incidents took place , yesterday to deliver a ‘ strongly-worded protest ’ . |
| 23 | The ancient Chinese claimed it promoted longevity and an Egyptian papyrus from 1500 BC recommends garlic for 22 different complaints such as headaches , sore throats and physical weakness . |
| 24 | Steam sprinklers were introduced and on the first day of their operation , they successfully doused another fire that would have probably removed the remainder of the factory had it taken hold . |
| 25 | Held , dismissing the appeal , that notwithstanding the wording of section 8(2) of the Finance Act 1986 W. Plc. was not a member of the self-regulating organisation Lautro for the purposes of the Act and had no right of appeal to Lautro under the provisions of Lautro 's 1988 Rules ; that Lautro had a duty to act fairly not only to its members but , in appropriate circumstances , to those appointed representatives on which , in accordance with its rules , an intervention notice was to be served ; but that , in determining whether those affected by an intervention notice should be permitted to make representations before the notice was served , Lautro had to balance their interests against the interests of investors pending a full inquiry ; and that , having decided to serve the notice as a matter of urgency , Lautro should not be burdened with the necessity to decide whether time permitted it to receive representations before it served the notice ( post , pp. 575C–G , 576A–C , 577C–D , 579E — 580A , D — 581B , 582E ) . |
| 26 | I said , you know , I 'd every right to resume my own research , erm , if the Labour Party thought it owned psychoanalysis , I 'm afraid I have , have to differ . |