Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] it [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At first they seemed so close together as to form an impassable barrier , but as they drew nearer it became clear that they were several yards apart . |
| 2 | And then they stopped it and it got spread about and then blah blah blah and then it came well it spread all through Europe and |
| 3 | Clearly that justification collapsed once it became clear that shareholders in large public companies no longer exercised any real control or responsibility over their property . |
| 4 | As it went down it tripped two levers or weighbridges which by means of linkwork connections released a gate at the top of the wheel so as to let it move on by just one scoop . |
| 5 | Cos your red ball went down it counts double . |
| 6 | But as the rush died down it became apparent that her resolute determination would not be needed . |
| 7 | I said well I said that was the twenty first of it should have gone on the eleventh see but it did n't it go twenty first . |
| 8 | Did n't it smell odd ? |
| 9 | Did n't it have this sort of political pattern to it |
| 10 | ‘ Did n't it seem that way to you ? ’ |
| 11 | well he 's going through it and he said well it looks alright to me and I say well it does n't look as if it 's connected , any way I won , I could see why then it did n't look connected |
| 12 | Well he said well it seems funny they 're going out does n't it ? |
| 13 | The May Events marked the chasm within the underground , and as the comrades — or would-be comrades — ran forward it became obvious that much of the old American guard on It had become part of the world left behind . |
| 14 | The man collapsed against the wall and slid down it making gurgling noises . |
| 15 | Ridging and patching were the first jobs that I tackled once it became apparent that I was neither going to find another job nor be content to remain a labourer . |
| 16 | It is time the Labour Party explained how it sees non-sectarian politics developing in Northern Ireland . |
| 17 | She watched his heavy dark face and wondered why it looked rueful . |