Example sentences of "[vb past] it [vb past] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But where this occurred it took the form of state control and the resulting technologies and forms of industrialisation differed little from their capitalist counterparts . |
| 2 | The DoE believed it had the decision to join the 30 per cent Club ‘ in the bag ’ and briefed journalists to that effect . |
| 3 | As we come to discover and worry about our own lack of autonomy , we discover in the past a similar lack of autonomy but , importantly in the Renaissance , a body of writing which never believed it possessed the power of independent expression in the first place . |
| 4 | The writer has collected three instances of this practice : two in the Stowmarket district and one near Mendlesham where the farmer who recalled it made the comment after the cold and wet spring of 1963 : ‘ I do n't know how those owd bors who used to set on the seed-bed would get on today : I reckon they 'd get themselves right chilled . ’ |
| 5 | He refused to say what that procedure might be , but confirmed it required the permission of Lothian Regional Council . |
| 6 | The millionaire boss of The Hanson Trust , who lives downstream from the lake , claimed it ruined the flow of the river through his land . |
| 7 | Only in the case of the General Strike and the events which surrounded it did the participation of the Prime Minister match his degree of ultimate responsibility . |
| 8 | Sucralose is one of the few products to come out of the Reading research labs that T&L felt it had the resources to develop through to the market . |
| 9 | A fourth idea implicit in the concept of non-justiciability is that of expertise : a court might decline to review a decision or action if it felt it lacked the skill , expertise or experience to judge the issues raised by the dispute . |
| 10 | And while she was pleased for Stella to be out of hospital and in more comfortable surroundings , she knew it heralded the beginning of the end of her own sojourn at Wilder 's Wilderness . |
| 11 | The military claimed that his killing , in the national penitentiary , was the work of Aristide supporters , but this version was disputed by analysts who thought it marked the settling of old scores between Lafontant and his opponents within the army . |
| 12 | Without consulting the master layout plan I have no idea which square yard H24/V72 occupies on the pitch , once the biggest in England until former manager Billy Bremner lopped off a few yards because he thought it put the team at a disadvantage when playing away ( they must now be regretting all those lost square yards they could be selling ) . |
| 13 | ‘ I realised it lacked the ring of truth , ’ Silas said while regarding her intently . |
| 14 | Based mainly on the above elements , Barron 's claims one of three possibilities : ( 1 ) Gravier intentionally blew up the airplane ; ( 2 ) He slipped out of the Falcon during a refuelling stop leaving a bomb hidden in the airplane ; ( 3 ) He was killed ( presumably at a fuel stop ) prior to the crash and whoever did it told the pilots he was asleep . |
| 15 | There 's an even more er perhaps er pertinent er point on this that er that did it did the congress system actually exist in any meaningful way . |
| 16 | Gordon Smith , Caledonian 's sales director — the company is increasing its sponsorship though it remains coy on an amount — said it viewed the association with Currie as long term . |
| 17 | Santa Clara-based 3Com Corp said it cut the prices on the LinkBuilder FMS TP twisted-pair stackable hub and accompanying network management software products : the hub is cut 10% to $1,000 , and a new six-port fibre hub , the third member of the LinkBuilder family , will would begin shipping in May at $2,300 ; core IsoView Network Management software is slashed to $645 from $3,000 . |
| 18 | The UTU said it regretted the Department had gradually reduced severance enhancement levels as a result of severe criticism of the retirement scheme by the Comptroller and Auditor General and the parliamentary Public Accounts Committee . |
| 19 | Later , British Airways said it regretted the breakdown of talks . |
| 20 | Cllr Johnston said it took the city solicitor 's department two hours to find the application forms , after he had asked why interviews had not been held . |
| 21 | She said it left the council no choice but to activate the distress warrants granted by the courts . |
| 22 | The leading moderate Muslim , Dr Hesham El-Essawy , chairman of the Islamic Society for the Promotion of Religious Tolerance , welcomed the organisation 's launch and said it reflected the feelings of most British Muslims . |
| 23 | Wimpey said it believed the figures , published yesterday , were the low point in its fortunes . |
| 24 | The way he said it made the name sound like orchids and honey . |
| 25 | Someone said it owned the airline and was the government . |
| 26 | Supporting CCETSW 's anti-racist guidelines , the association said it deplored the actions of those ‘ seeking to destabilise the process . ’ |
| 27 | North Korea said it rejected the resolution , and would regard sanctions as a declaration of war . |
| 28 | AT&T said it expected the change on future earnings to be negligible and added that there would be no effect on cash flow . |
| 29 | Brent Walker said it expected the buyout negotiations ‘ would be successfully completed shortly ’ . |
| 30 | The DoE said it considered the road to be ‘ capable of carrying the existing and projected traffic volumes for the foreseeable future ’ . |