Example sentences of "[vb infin] [conj] it [vb past] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do you know that it took all my self-control not to throttle that dim-witted boy ? ’ |
| 2 | Boswell certainly did not consider that it merited more than a brief mention , and was in no way put out by it . |
| 3 | And erm you know the erm er , I , I do n't know whether it had any adjustment changes or what , but |
| 4 | It will act as it did last Friday , with determination and sensitivity . |
| 5 | To those who argued that the policy was deluded , its sponsors could answer that it had good aims in view ; indeed , the more glaring the disappointment , the more glowing the colours in which those aims were painted . |
| 6 | Although PRO wo n't confirm that it paid some $600,000 for the suite ( UX No 406 ) , the decision to plump for 88open 's testing technology was thought to be purely financial : ‘ we could n't afford to spend that kind of money developing our own alternative , so we bought in . ’ |
| 7 | The CEGB would perhaps be more fully convincing in its argument on fuel diversity if it could show that it had more real commitment to the development and use over a long time scale of renewable-energy technologies . |
| 8 | After that , Waits retreats into his usual ho humdrum bummed-out bluesywoozy alkie drone mode mood muzak , the sort of mozzery gushy mush your dog would make if it had vocal chords and could handle its drink . |
| 9 | I was only three-and-a-half when I saw the Zeppelin , although I can not claim that it kindled any positive interest in flying . |
| 10 | Mrs Patient of Bracknell , Berks , said : ‘ I could n't believe that it took four of them to stand there and say they could n't do the work until after the New Year . |
| 11 | It was all necessary , no doubt , but with all the optimism of his youth he could n't see that it looked promising . |
| 12 | Mrs. Jones did not understand that it had that effect , notwithstanding that the creditor 's solicitor went through the mortgage with her and explained it to her before she signed . |
| 13 | How could we decide whether it had free will or was just a robot , programmed to respond as if it were like us ? |
| 14 | Watching the stars dim as it turned first grey and then pink . |
| 15 | However , in other cases the courts have held that where a clause requiring best endeavours appears with an exclusion or force majeure clause , it qualifies the latter , so that the contractor can only rely on the exclusion or force majeure clause if it can establish that it used best endeavours ( see Yates and Hawkins , Standard Business Contracts : Exclusions and Related Devices , p165 ) . |
| 16 | This compromise did not last and it became necessary to appoint Lord Charnwood , President of the NID , as mediator between the BDDA and aggrieved local organisations . |
| 17 | No-one could deny that it brought real benefit to Scotland , which built up one of the most advanced and successful electronics sectors in Europe . |