Example sentences of "[subord] it [vb past] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It only came out a couple of times , and I could n't get the words apart the end where it sounded something like ‘ scores off the bar , F*CK CANTONA , Brian Deane , Brian Deane , Brian Deane ’ . |
| 2 | It did not , however , initiate the longer-term processes discussed above , although it affected them in different ways — contributing to the globalization of liberal political ideas and economic policies , posing new challenges to the European integration process as the East European states seek to participate therein , and stimulating the process of fragmentation . |
| 3 | She was very careful after that not to take him for granted , even occasionally making excuses to refuse his sporadic invitations , although it tore her to shreds not to be with him at every opportunity . |
| 4 | This was only owr fift defeet in ten leeg games ( we allso went don 2- at Clansford ) so it stood us in good sted for owr Fst rownd match against Drizley Welfare in the ‘ FARMBOY SHEEP SCAB LINEMENT INTER-LEAGUE TROPHY ’ . |
| 5 | While I put my purchases on the sliding counter he kept patting the inside of my thigh until it drove me to desperation . |
| 6 | Neuron Data , better known for its Nexpert expert system until it re-invented itself as a GUI development outfit , plans to push on into what it sees as a burgeoning market for software which can make an ISV 's job designing solutions which work across heterogeneous environments much easier . |
| 7 | There followed a period of uncertainty until it found itself with new occupants Savory and Sons . |
| 8 | This was built for United Air Lines as DC-3A-197B NC 18942 in April 1948 and served with series of US operators until it found itself in the Sudan ( as N8044 ) in 1976 , before going to South Africa and joining Caprivi Airways in 1978 as ZS-KEX . |
| 9 | as if it reflected something in herself . |
| 10 | To blind a lamb or blind an eagle ; all the same to them if it left them with defenceless prey to kill . |
| 11 | A human if it met one in this spot , |
| 12 | She could put up with that if it got her to a city , or within reach of a ve-hickle she could scav . |
| 13 | By far the most intriguing announcement in Wales also carried a competitive element , even if it had nothing at all to do with slow bowlers . |
| 14 | I do n't think the Labour 'd know a free vote if it bit him on the leg . |
| 15 | ‘ My father says that you 're an architect , ’ she volunteered , determined to be pleasant even if it killed her in the process . |
| 16 | She would stay out here until evening , if it killed her in the process . |
| 17 | So if it achieved anything of lasting value , the sheer slog of the marathon Guinness trial clearly underlined the shortcomings of the present system and showed why reform was necessary . |
| 18 | If it meant anything at all it probably meant other people thought you were a bit like them . |
| 19 | If it meant anything at all , thought Henry , it was something along the lines of We have n't got a clue . |
| 20 | Still smiling from her thoughts , she placed her hands on his broad , muscular shoulders , feeling the strength of his hands lifting down her body as if it weighed nothing at all . |
| 21 | The rest of his property he left to his girl Agnes and to their child , if it were born alive , and if it showed itself to be of a good , kind character . |
| 22 | They would n't recognize it if it hit them between the eyes , of its use . |
| 23 | to look across at a group wh who would know a cynical opportunity if it hit them in the face . |
| 24 | What did it matter if it stopped her from sleeping ? |
| 25 | I think he must have eaten a lot of it , though if it tasted anything like it smelt it must have been vile . |
| 26 | The French were only ready to discuss a common market if it provided them with a high tariff ‘ wall ’ against outsiders and if there were complicated measures to guarantee equality of competition between members . |
| 27 | Yes , I was possessed , but happy to be so , if it allowed me to be with him , to feel him near me for a few hours every day . |
| 28 | If it did it for them it can do it for me ! ’ |
| 29 | Ben gave the right answer literally speaking because it said it on the sheet of paper . |
| 30 | It was the nature of the place , he thought , perched up there on its remote peak , its back turned to the world , all the more obsessed with its petty intrigues and scandals because it knew them to be of no interest whatever to anyone else . |