Example sentences of "it [vb past] [adj] [noun pl] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Its deliberations had been hurried , its request for evidence stressed the need for a brevity viewed by many as excessive and it lacked sufficient resources to produce a credible alternative to any Government proposals . |
| 2 | But Night Trap could not be exempted because it depicted violent actions involving realistic images of human beings rather than straightforward computer graphics . |
| 3 | It made public declarations supporting the work done by purity groups , insisting that child prostitution was one of the burning issues of the day . |
| 4 | In this and other cited areas ( such as the development of high-rise flats and the commercial redevelopment of numerous town centres since the 1950s ) , central government did more than simply exhort — it provided financial incentives to help secure compliance . |
| 5 | In respect of the Genocide Act , the judge said , it created criminal offences described in the Genocide Convention that were not previously criminal . |
| 6 | Harney 's death was a political assassination , it triggered nationwide riots followed by the biggest murder investigation South Africa has seen . |
| 7 | It cost 60 francs to send a ton of freight from London to Braila , on the Black Sea , by ship ; to take it the much shorter distance from Vienna to Bucarest by rail cost 160 francs . |
| 8 | It helped fourth-century Christians to come to terms with the paradox that the privileged , wealthy , and powerful post-Constantinian church actually was also the church of the martyrs . |
| 9 | In 1976 the Layfield Report , Local Government Finance , suggested that a local income tax should supplement the rates , although it listed many difficulties associated with such a venture . |
| 10 | As the media caught on to this aspect of the cult , it caused some skins to leave the movement and more violent people to join it . |
| 11 | It advised individual anglers to obtain local information from the NRA . |
| 12 | As it happened American efforts to restrict Japanese expansion precipitated the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941 . |
| 13 | Henry went on to point out the evils of sweated labour and the pay make-up system , how it fostered a disinclination to work and how it encouraged landless men to marry just so that their income would be augmented ‘ in proportion to the number of their children ’ , and how it led to degradation of the character : ‘ The weak , the indolent , and worthless worker is now secure of the maximum payment settled by the standards you have determined from parish funds , and the industrious , skilful and honest workman can expect no more … the pernicious and demoralising practice of paying wages out of rates … ought to be suppressed and prohibited . ’ |
| 14 | And the central government 's socialism , it 's restriction of socialist rights to Libyan nationals , set the seal on the discrimination between foreign and national labour because it encouraged Libyan employers to employ foreigners . |
| 15 | It begged male comps faced with a female colleague to " Be kind to her if you ca n't wed her or shift her , " and went on : State broadly and fully wherein we are sinners Remembering that many of us are breadwinners For mothers and sisters whom we must assist , hence We claim with yourselves equal right to existence |
| 16 | It allowed Russian citizens to hold hard-currency accounts , and permitted all Russian firms to engage in foreign trade . |
| 17 | Nevertheless , it released new figures stating that 23,531 people had passed through the camps between 1944 and 1962 , including 14,647 political internees , and that around 300 had died there " from natural causes or as a result of force " . |
| 18 | the argument was continuous and as it developed both sides changed their positions . |
| 19 | The problem was that every time they took it over 250 mph the left wing became so heavy that it needed two hands to hold it up . |
| 20 | We had to contend with some extremely high winds and found it needed extra guys to hold upright . |
| 21 | A month later , PW made a breakthrough : it gained access to Mr Naqvi 's personal filing room where , among 6,000 files , it found the evidence it needed major customers colluding with BCCI in the falsification of accounting through the use of nominee arrangements , hold harmless arrangements and payment of fees to individuals to ensure cooperation , as well as proof of links between BCCI and the International Credit and Investment Corporation group . |
| 22 | It needed more lights to make it brighter . |
| 23 | Weighing in at 91 lbs , it broke all records winning the All Africa , Kenya and all tackle record . |
| 24 | It chartered military planes to transport passengers , allowed the airlines to charter foreign aircraft and crews and recruit foreign pilots , allowed some international carriers to carry passengers on domestic routes , and provided financial support to the airlines to keep other employees in work . |
| 25 | 84% felt it covered all aspects associated with the subject matter . |
| 26 | One morning the young man was seized with a fit , in Dr. Prior 's presence , of ‘ such a frightful nature that it required strong nerves to witness same in those who are used to such sights ’ . |
| 27 | I thought it required more teachers caring about their subjects as much as he obviously did . |
| 28 | Ductal cannulation was rated as ‘ easy ’ if cannulation could be achieved immediately , and as ‘ difficult ’ if it required repeated attempts leading to obvious trauma to the papilla . |
| 29 | It required local authorities to establish maternity and child welfare committees , to include at least two women , and specified services for which grants would now be made available including home helps , food for expectant and nursing mothers and children under five , creches and day nurseries . |
| 30 | In 1906 a herdbook for the ‘ race rouge flamande ’ was opened , with members all over West Flanders , and it included red animals found to the north of the main breeding zone as well : only external appearances were taken into account until 1920 , when a breed society was formed . |