Example sentences of "[vb past] it [adj] [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Last , I broke it last night did n't have enough time cos I was , if I 'm doing his books all afternoon . |
| 2 | It is not a desirable place to paint pictures in , inside the Cuiraing : the silence and the grandeur awes you ; and the sheep above where we stood had an uncomfortable habit of loosening with their feet stones that came with an ominous crash near to us , and some shepherd lads , much less excusable , thought it good fun to threaten to , and likewise to perform , throwing stones near us . |
| 3 | How he had overcome all the complex problems of graft-rejection , septicaemia , and so on — not to mention the central problem of bestowing life — was beyond me , although I took it that fortune had favoured his researches . |
| 4 | We eventually went to the Austrian Police in an effort to get some assistance and , as good fortune would have it , we met it young Austrian called Thomas who worked at one of the Shipping Offices on the border . |
| 5 | The gentle stress on the word ‘ did ’ made it clear Blanche expected there to be more to their relationship than a glancing acquaintance at work . |
| 6 | You got it right Holly got several wrong and Lucy got family wrong |
| 7 | Harry bought it last year to instigate an eighteen-month ground-up rebuild by a dedicated team of experienced Fouga engineers . |
| 8 | The Times [ London ] gave it fourteen column inches ; Guardian [ London ] , eight inches ; The Irish Times [ Dublin ] , twenty-four inches ; Sunday News [ Belfast ] , forty-four inches ; and Belfast Telegraph , nil . |
| 9 | Telford gave it hollow spandrels to lighten the load on the foundations , which also gives a deceptive appearance of lightness to the structure ; and the roadway does not rise to the crown of the arch , which was usually done to ensure that rainwater would not lie on the road surface . |
| 10 | The school that won it last year bought a skeleton . |
| 11 | Well I explained it last time did n't I . |