Example sentences of "[subord] it [vb past] this [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | In the BZW forecast , Peter Thomson said the FT-SE index should be back to 2,100-2,200 by the end of this month and would at best hold its own next year but more likely fall to 1,800 , where it started this year . |
2 | The house was solidly built , however , so it withstood this neglect . |
3 | Leigh 's retainer as a consultant has supported the space , which held five exhibitions until it closed this fall . |
4 | But it was the coming night that seemed to press down on Ruth ; there was a strange fear in her that the sun , if it sank this evening , might never rise again . |
5 | Twenty-four hours , the way her luck ran when it concerned this man . |
6 | Well they did n't know and they to it were towing Julie 's car and the tow belt snapped , and of course when it jerked this car forward it cut the petrol off . |
7 | This academic study was seen as a means of extending , developing and enriching the student 's mind and , in as much as it fulfilled this function , had much to commend it . |
8 | As fast as it formed this spume was whisked away into the cave from where it was sucked into a natural wind tunnel and finally shot from a huge blow hole towards the centre of Fianuis . |
9 | However , as it happened this door was not quite closed . |
10 | Er so as it happened this girl had got the material erm a wild silk cream and er Elizabeth made up this dress for her of course er Michael Caine 's daughter i is quite a busty girl , you know |
11 | As it happened this period coincided with the arrival in Vancouver of Andrew Allan , later one of Canada 's all time great producers , and he was accompanied by his ‘ unofficial fiancee ’ that talented actress Judith Evelyn . |
12 | It is no good the Labour party seeking again and again — as it did this morning — excuses for why people offend . |
13 | World heavyweight boxing ends the year much as it started this year and almost every other year — in total chaos . |
14 | ‘ Just as it invaded this mutton ? ’ |
15 | Creggan nodded , for it seemed this eagle would know the truth of anything he said . |