Example sentences of "and it [vb past] [pers pn] the " in BNC.

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1 A moment later , I spotted the young Mr Cardinal not far away , still standing on his own , and it struck me the young gentleman might be feeling somewhat overawed in the present company .
2 The New Towns Act , 1946 , provided for the designation of sites for New Towns ; the setting up of development corporations for their development ; and it gave them the range of powers they would use .
3 It was sweet revenge for Flintshire , who lost out in the corresponding fixture last season , and it gave them the perfect start as they bid to recapture the North Wales county crown .
4 That gave Webb an easy catch and it gave him the time to see that Bath would have a man over if he ran the ball to the left .
5 His appearance in the Toyota World Match Play at Wentworth in October was his 17th in succession and it gave him the chance of winning the title for a record sixth time .
6 And it gave him the halfway lead of 132 , 12 under par .
7 And it gave her the security of knowing there was someone she could talk to , someone she could count on .
8 He did no more than chip that one in as well , and it gave us the lead .
9 He could hit it as far as a 3-wood — and it won him the 1973 Open .
10 It was widely recognized to be a very important contribution to quantum theory , and it won him the Nobel Prize in 1922 .
11 Mr Howe said : ‘ It was the only chance Arsenal had and it won them the match . ’
12 United put profits before results last season and it cost them the Championship .
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