Example sentences of "and [vb past] it [vb past] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | He has sported the distinctive moustache for many years and admitted it took some ‘ bare-faced cheek ’ to get rid of it . |
2 | We had to contend with some extremely high winds and found it needed extra guys to hold upright . |
3 | … she tried to open her eye — the right one , the one that was still there — and found it glued shut . |
4 | When I read it , I was at first very put off , but I 'm glad I persevered , as in the end I was quite charmed , and thought it contained some very shrewd observations , too . |
5 | There were some ragged robins in a jar on the windowsill ; she put the jar on the tray and thought it looked nice . |
6 | Gedge joked to music writers that he had accidentally played the original Orange Juice song at the wrong speed and thought it sounded great . |
7 | The monarch twice interrupted journeys to give a royal address and complained it seemed unworthy of the birthplace of railways . |
8 | A top critic , Jeffrey Taylor of The Mail on Sunday , saw rehearsals of the ballet , and said it contained erotic love scenes . |
9 | THE Indian government defeated an opposition censure motion in parliament yesterday and said it had vital evidence to identify those responsible for a series of bomb explosions in Bombay . |
10 | It detected a pick-up in house sales and said it hoped 1993 would prove ‘ a springboard for recovery ’ . |
11 | Mr Millan personally was in favour of a large degree of devolution and said it helped European regional policy to work more effectively . |
12 | Regional Magistrate Gerry Harty agreed that the firm had a good record and said it bought vast quantities for distribution to its various stores . |
13 | What we did : Rachel was tired of her style and wanted it cut short so we decided to make use of the remainder of the perm and create a look with lots of volume . |