Example sentences of "[art] [noun] [vb past] it [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | The Premier made it clear he was not being forced out . |
2 | A screwed access plug or ‘ eye ’ in the bottom of the U made it possible to empty the trap of debris if it got blocked . |
3 | The predicted expansion never came and it may be argued that Kielder , and the flooding of the valley , was a disastrous example of the worst kind of crystal-ball gazing so frequently employed to force unwelcome developments on an unwilling population ; and once again , the experts got it wrong . |
4 | The Prince missed it two years ago with the same back trouble . |
5 | Had his life been prolonged , the writer thought it probable that he would have left a deeper mark on the science of the profession . |
6 | The fact was that the board got it wrong and we took the blame . |
7 | Early in 1914 , the Board felt it advisable to appoint a House Committee to deal with the day-to-day affairs of the Institution , and the committee met for the first time on 28th April with Mr. W. T. Lansberry in the chair . |
8 | The Board made it clear that ‘ if a School Board is resolved upon , the arrangement by which the Company now pay rates upon their cottage property will be terminated , and that the rates will have to be paid by the tenants themselves : On the other hand , if the Board is not decided upon , the Company will combine with the remaining £4,000 of assessment in the Parish with a view of providing a small Infant School at Old Bradwell . |
9 | Hankin was promised an interview at the end of the season when the board made it clear he was not blamed for relegation . |
10 | Before the new master arrived , the Board found it necessary to appoint a sub-committee to enquire into the truth of a report which had been submitted to them ‘ which , if founded in truth , would affect the character of Mr. William Clark ’ . |
11 | First of all , the case made it clear that in some circumstances statements of protest alone , however well argued and legitimate , were not sufficient to stop library censorship , particularly if it was widespread and co-ordinated . |
12 | The buyer found it unsuitable for making into dresses . |
13 | This was not well received , and in fact Blackett 's sympathy with the Russians made it impossible for him to get a visa to visit the US during the McCarthy years . |
14 | Informed sources in the Caribbean thought it likely that the political maneouvrings behind all this were by way of a reprisal for a report by Lord Avebury criticizing Forbes Burnham 's ruling party for election-rigging . |
15 | Only when it became clear that the rules made it impossible for them to shake the landowners ' grip on the zemstvos did interest decline so that the last pre-war zemstvo elections were marked by peasant apathy . |
16 | We have written to all divisional secretaries and offered to supply a suitable person to carry out the demonstration if the division found it difficult to obtain one themselves . |
17 | At one stage , Fields had threatened to pull out of the arrangement altogether and find a new partner , until the CAA made it clear that Fields would not have a licence without Virgin 's involvement . |
18 | The reason for terminating his appointment was that the university felt it necessary to reduce the number of staff in the Department of Philosophy by one and he was the oldest member . |
19 | I realised that the detail and the logic of the story made it impossible not to believe Fearnley . |
20 | Finance ministers and officials taking part in the meetings made it clear that the whole package of financial aid was conditional on the former Soviet republics pressing ahead to establish market economies and taking prescribed measures for stabilization . |
21 | The rain certainly did come down during the night , it was so loud on the window the noise made it difficult to sleep . |
22 | And the most interesting thing is that er the consultees found it difficult to assess the extent of any additional cost arising from deregulation so you had a regulation you had a compliance cost assessment and you had employed people , consulted as to whether in fact that statutory instrument was gon na cost any more . |
23 | On this plate was depicted a map of the heavens , and holes along the line of the ecliptic made it possible for a representation of the sun to be moved at intervals of a day or two in imitation of its annual motion . |
24 | He ought to have done it through the college got it cheaper . |
25 | Although it seemed very efficient , one improvement I might suggest would be to mount the covers on spring rollers , because the drivers found it difficult to get to the bikes with the covers pressing on them while they worked . |
26 | After watching DEA Nicosia at work , Coleman readily understood why the DIA felt it necessary to monitor Hurley 's activities . |
27 | In the diplomatic arena , the coalition made it clear throughout the campaign that it would not be amenable to peace initiatives so long as the Iraqi leadership remained unprepared to accede unconditionally to the requirements as laid down in the successive UN Security Council resolutions . |
28 | The card screamed it all . |
29 | The notion of putting down the hardcore floor of the hangar using NAM volunteers and not the contractor made it possible to slice £10,000 off the cost of the project . |
30 | This gave them a cushion of safety but often meant that the opposition found it easier to make space in midfield . |