Example sentences of "it [vb past] [adj] [verb] [noun prp] " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 In later days it became fashionable to see Chaplin as a political rebel against Hollywood 's factory methods but he is better seen as the last of the old-style showmen offering a highly polished product to the masses that he felt he knew so intimately .
3 Then it seemed unkind to leave Daisy out , so she was invited too .
4 In fact , it did much to disguise Sadat 's unpopularity at home and his break away from the other countries of the Middle East .
5 It did much to establish Britain 's reputation as the ‘ Dirty Man of Europe ’ .
6 It was the first show of emotion she had made and it did more to make Wexford believe her story than all the documentary evidence she had furnished him with .
7 It remained difficult to obtain CNAA approval for courses at first submission , and officers and members of boards and panels were frequently engaged in lengthy attempts to give advice and assistance .
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