Example sentences of "[vb past] it [vb infin] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he let it go the ram trotted off , barging through the other sheep with the lukal bulging out on either side across its ribcage . |
| 2 | I saw a broad blade flash dimly , heard it strike the sleeve of the monster 's greatcoat . |
| 3 | He had been smiling at the screen , an expression which fell with such abruptness from his face when he looked at the doorway that Zambia was convinced SHe heard it hit the floor with a crack . |
| 4 | Following its flight in the binoculars he saw it make a sweep over a rough piece of land shunned by the golf course architect , a triangle of unsuitable terrain enclosed by the 2nd , 9th and 17th holes . |
| 5 | She had bought this expensive dress to capture notice ; she felt it like a blow that the little monster sidling along , sleek and positive , dark hair in brisk waves , silly doll-dress denying fashion , had all the qualities that Nicandra lacked . |
| 6 | We made it round the side of the house , unlocked the back door and got into the street behind . |
| 7 | All were matted with puffs of trees ; the bright thread of a waterfall was laid over one , a snail 's silver trail ; and one was crossed by a great rift that made it appear a giant 's helter-skelter . |
| 8 | It was a standard opening — the kind of play that made no real difference to the final outcome — yet somehow the boy made it seem a challenge . |
| 9 | But on the contrary Willie made it seem a prop of the work , like ripe thighs in a chorus girl or the swivel eye of Ben Turpin . |
| 10 | He made it seem an aeon . |
| 11 | This loss of influence made it fear the nationalists more . |
| 12 | When sitting astride a conveyance that prefers hay to unleaded , you should remember that John Wayne made it look a lot easier than it is . |
| 13 | That fat kid from the Double Deckers who played the tuba and made it look the size of a bag of crisps … what is he up to now ? |
| 14 | What do you mean I made it like a brick ? |
| 15 | ‘ He hath unpacked his carriage and made it run a mile or two up and down in River 's great room , making it carry the fire shovel , tongs and poker . |
| 16 | And then , and then did it , did it go the way someone suggested that , that , the you fell in love again , I mean Katie said |
| 17 | How did it affect the way the story about the fight is told , for example , or the uses to which the unofficial communique was put ? |
| 18 | This did not stop them from associating together nor did it stop the spread of a vague common ideology . |
| 19 | Not only did it meet the airline 's losses without the latter suffering any real penalty , but it enabled it to pursue its plans to take a 6 billion franc ( 37.5 per cent ) shareholding in the Belgian state-owned carrier Sabena , which was in an equally parlous financial state . |
| 20 | How did it reach the Seychelles ? |
| 21 | I mean , in those , those time things that you did , those time box , did it show the self-discipline ? |
| 22 | Did it mean a return to the 1949 Armistice Line ? |
| 23 | Nor , conversely , did it enable the planning figures to reflect the government 's stance on public service pay since then . |
| 24 | Did it improve the lot of 17th Century women ? |
| 25 | Did it break the agreement of joint publication ? |
| 26 | If so , did it make the rest of the winter any warmer ? |
| 27 | The debate had no practical importance , nor did it influence the direction and methods of further research . |
| 28 | Did it send a feeling of revulsion down you er when you saw Sir Edward Heath shaking hands with Saddam Hussein yesterday ? |
| 29 | Nor did it prevent the preservation of this category in the language of special education many years after its legal obliteration , in the acronym MLD ( moderate learning difficulties ) , used in many of the same contexts for many of the same purposes , but without , as yet , the abusive tone that came to be associated with its predecessor . |
| 30 | ‘ Did it cost a lot ? ’ |