Example sentences of "[vb past] it [prep] [adj -er] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed his sanguine response to his discovery lent colour to the story when it reached the evening news , and assured it of greater coverage than it might otherwise have merited , that focus in turn bringing a penetrating eye to bear on the identity of the dead man . |
| 2 | Its members saw it as further evidence of his obsession for being Patrick 's Sacred Keeper , the title of the biography he wrote on the poet in 1979 . |
| 3 | The media , once again , saw it as further indication of encroaching madness . |
| 4 | This not only brought it into harmony with the existing regime , but also enabled it to further dissociate itself from its Judaic origins . |
| 5 | She had not yet even recognised what it was , but she knew it for better worth than she had ever yet been given . |
| 6 | On each of their minds was imprinted the mental image of that violated face , the half-open mouth stuffed with hair , those staring , sightless eyes , and his presence intensified the picture , brought it into sharper focus . |
| 7 | The Gardeners ' Chronicle , reviewing the experiment , coined the name ‘ carpet bedding ’ for it , and recommended it for wider trial . |
| 8 | I got your address from your driving licence — you gave it as further proof of your identity . |
| 9 | Soon her father returned and he continued it in greater detail . |