Example sentences of "[vb past] it [adj] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We never really played it all the way through . |
| 2 | Phillis played it all the time : for old times sake wo n't you give my heart a break ? |
| 3 | They breakfasted , then picked up the autobahn at Leipzig and followed it all the way to Dresden . |
| 4 | Yeah yeah a good Da Dave manages Doncaster now he 's an ex manager of Walsall as well We lived at the Brown Lion at the time and er , I , I was out the front on the Saturday evening and I er manager 's just been to fetch his Sunday joint from the local butchers and he shouted across the road to his pal how have they got on , cos there was no radio in those days , and er he says they 've won two nil and the man dropped his meat in front of him and dribbled it all the way down the road , it was such excitement it was of course all people over the moon . |
| 5 | Marc slid it off and trailed it all the way back along her inner arm as he withdrew his own . |
| 6 | The keeper saw it all the way and still could nt ge near it . |
| 7 | You only saw the f oh now oh right so , hands up who saw it all the way through and would not want to see it again as part of the seminar . |
| 8 | His sigh was heavy , though , and she felt it all the way through to her bones . |
| 9 | He had a good head for numbers , and recited it all the way down St Martin 's Lane and into Monmouth Street ; then he went in a shop for a coffee and wrote it down on one of the paper napkins . |
| 10 | Yes , ma'am , sent it all the way to Frankfurt by mistake … ’ |
| 11 | You see , Tom sent it all the way from America , so I thought — ‘ |
| 12 | It 's so silly is n't it when er you know that you knew it all the time . |
| 13 | She knew it all the time . |
| 14 | As he spoke he began to take a backward step , and for an instant Gentle 's dizzied brain almost thought it possible the man would retreat into nothingness ; be proved spirit rather than substance . |
| 15 | I thought it probable the police were right , he had sought revenge against Imogen Surkov for separating him from his nice third wife , Vera , and their son . |
| 16 | He 'd seen it in a junk-shop in Edinburgh and brought it all the way down . |
| 17 | War Vets who were with me on the march-past on Saturday , our thanks to all those who made it possible the R.N. , the R.N.A. , the police , the Sea Cadets , the catering staff in St George 's Hall and the youth band who played such lovely tunes all afternoon . |
| 18 | M. Lheureux plies Emma with a foretaste of false comfort : he tells her consoling stories of lost dogs which have returned to their masters despite great distances ; why , there was even one that made it all the way back to Paris from Constantinople . |
| 19 | At the House of Lords hearing , the QC appearing for the Attorney General made it clear the law lords ' ruling meant no case could be brought against the hospital or medical staff involved . |
| 20 | Mr O'Hara Labour MP for Knowsley South was unhappy over the ‘ insensitive ’ wording which made it clear the payments were for people not expected to live longer than six months . |
| 21 | His tone made it clear the job was not one he had enjoyed . |
| 22 | ‘ Fascinating , ’ Caroline said , in a tone that made it clear the topic was anything but . |
| 23 | Surely he meant that Johnson read it all the time , as Boswell wrote it ? |
| 24 | She could put all but the most essential tasks off until the next day , or the next , and did it all the time . |
| 25 | I did it all the time , more by accident that design . ] |
| 26 | Birds did it all the time with ease and grace , but for the crews of the bombers that flew from Fenton Bishop aerodrome she knew that to take off meant dry-mouthed apprehension and an ice-cold hand that twisted your guts and made you want to throw up the supper you had neither tasted nor enjoyed . |
| 27 | She did it all the time when Rob was not with her , recalling words they had spoken , hearing music and shared laughter . |
| 28 | It was really uncanny the way he did it all the time . |
| 29 | Most dogs break wind occasionally but Cedric was different ; he did it all the time . |
| 30 | She did it all the time . |