Example sentences of "it [vb past] [adj] in [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The United States was not a signatory in the CENTO arrangement , but it became involved in CENTO planning and some of its military committees and virtually committed itself to a military response to an attack on any of its members . |
| 2 | I knew a guy who made a fortune out of CB radio when it became legal in Britain . |
| 3 | Namibia would be invited to accede once it became independent in April 1990 . |
| 4 | A snow plough costing £170,000 made a disastrous debut when it became stuck in fivefoot drifts in Teesdale on Thursday . |
| 5 | The tapered frame of the original pattern was straightened and made broader so that it became rectangular in design . |
| 6 | The tapered frame of the original pattern was straightened and made broader so that it became rectangular in design . |
| 7 | The first of five satellites , relaying both telecommunications traffic and TV relay signals , it became operational in October 1984 and gave Europe ( said the 1983 CNES annual report ) its independence in the field of telecommunications . |
| 8 | The equal opportunity for social mobility was a commonplace in the public mind but pressure of numbers began to render that equality suspect , since it seemed unequal in fact . |
| 9 | It seemed incongruous in relation to the events of the last week . |
| 10 | It seemed quiet in school today , did n't seem so many children , is there ? |
| 11 | It is interesting and perhaps unusual that it developed first in politics but now is used more and more in commerce and industry . |
| 12 | It flicked each in turn , making the plump moons bounce as she flinched from each sharp little sting . |
| 13 | It did this in Tuscany a few years back , when Chianti was in the doldrums . |
| 14 | It sounded marvellous in Arabic . |
| 15 | It ended 16-17 in Gloucester 's favour ; some comfort for Coach , Keith Richardson after a tricky season . |