Example sentences of "[vb past] it [vb past] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | My hair had more shine than before and I found it left a stronger smell than other conditioners which I really liked . |
2 | ‘ Certainly found it cured a few problems , ’ André finished for her . |
3 | Led by this hint they opened the ground not far from the wall ; and not much more than a foot away from the surface they found a leaden envelope which they opened in two places , on the face and breast , and found it contained a human body wrapped in cerecloth : Upon removing what covered the face , they discovered the features , and particularly the eyes , in perfect preservation . |
4 | The machine was examined by Home Office scientific experts in Huntingdon who found it used a battery-operated self-arming mechanism and was fired by a motor . |
5 | It looked awful at first — so bad it was wonderful — but as it dried it revealed an incredible gradient of colour . ’ |
6 | When this came it represented the first archaeological exploration ever conducted , a landmark in man 's self-consciousness . |
7 | I kept my hand pressed to the bottom of the boat , my fingers freezing in the icy water swilling round us , but I noticed it grew no deeper . |
8 | On one of their visits , there was an uncanny , if hilarious , echo of the kind of political and religious turmoil experienced by Olive 's family in years gone by One day they were boarding a boat and noticed it contained a large number of sticks , shaped like rifles . |
9 | The tragedy of Oedipus Rex was given archetypal significance by Freud when he claimed it encapsulated the universal unconscious wish of young boys to dispense with their fathers in order to establish an exclusive claim upon their mothers . |
10 | In an address to Young Unionists , the Fermanagh and South Tyrone MP slammed SDLP and Eire politicians who claimed it cost a million pounds each day to secure the border . |
11 | At the end of May 1792 the College decided it had no further occasion for the service of Blaine , who had been assisting Vial as demonstrator in anatomy . |
12 | When landlord John Gardner bought the pub he decided it needed a new colour scheme . |
13 | When landlord John Gardner bought the pub he decided it needed a new colour scheme . |
14 | Although the member States had created the Council , once established it became a separate entity with its own international executive . |
15 | A spark of hope was rekindled in him , as his eye traced the faint line and saw it formed a two-foot square . |
16 | When Mrs Chamberlin had gone , hurrying into the gloomy February afternoon , her oatmeal figure bent resolutely against the wind , Alexandra looked round the drawing-room and saw it had an animated , unsettled look , as if the last caller had stirred everything to action , all the silver photograph frames , the vases and pin-cushions , the rugs and cushions and shaded lamps . |
17 | They felt it emphasised the Polish presence in the city . |
18 | ‘ Children have been used up to this because we felt it showed a non-violent style . ’ |
19 | Type-cases too were heavy , and if one fell it took a long time to sort out the type again . |
20 | Profitable as the business was , the brothers knew it had a limited lifespan . |
21 | I had heard the word before , and knew it meant a cruel punishment often used by pirates — leaving a man alone on some distant , empty island . |
22 | From that moment he had had respect for Blanche : he knew it took a rare combination of self-confidence and courage to admit she had been wrong . |
23 | I zipped back along the M20 , letting Armstrong have his head as I thought it made a nice change for him not to plod through heavy traffic at ten miles an hour . |
24 | Yes that you said it er Pat thought it seemed a good thing , the way you were saying it |
25 | I thought it seemed a funny thing to do . |
26 | But at the end I thought it got a little bit too silly . |
27 | thought , yeah , I thought it looked a nice colour , it does look , you know , it does look nice and shiny and |
28 | I had noticed the scaffolding placed around it the week before and thought it looked an odd sight , with the Chairman 's head just visible over the striped plastic sheeting . |
29 | None thought it deserved a higher chart placing . |
30 | The Audi that thought it had a clear run had to brake hard … |