Example sentences of "[vb past] it [subord] [v-ing] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His marriage was treated very briefly ; he recorded it as taking place in 1934 , and the bride as being ‘ at that time newly arrived from New Zealand and as a writer considered highly promising — alas , of how many has this been said ! ’ |
| 2 | Although conservatives argued that visiting the shrine — particularly on Aug. 15 , the anniversary of the ending of the Pacific War — was a legitimate means of paying respect to the dead , others interpreted it as paying homage to an outdated militarist philosophy and its discredited adherents . |
| 3 | The press interpreted it as encroaching lunacy . |
| 4 | Perhaps so , but the great economist also saw it as confirming evidence of improving real wages . |
| 5 | Apple staff saw it when visiting Xerox Parc and at a trade show in 1981 . |