Example sentences of "it [vb past] [adj] [noun pl] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Its moral claims were , in the most literal sense of the word , conservative , in that it enjoined ancient truths and established values , and Samuel Johnson as well as William Blake was a hero . |
| 2 | It whispered terrible threats and promises into his mind . |
| 3 | However , although the Council said an awful lot , much of it was rather long-winded ; moreover , it avoided solemn definitions and almost avoided direct condemnations . |
| 4 | ( In fact , Mr Duroselle seems almost to believe that the worst aspect of colonialism was the way it divided European nations that might otherwise have come together . ) |
| 5 | It sold spare parts that were never stocked in larger shops . |
| 6 | It sold 100,000 copies and is still selling , 1,400 last week . ’ |
| 7 | Last year , for the first time , it produced more computers than Hitachi , and took second place in the field to Fujitsu . |
| 8 | It made seventy claims and described the two-channel stereo record adopted worldwide since 1958 , and foresaw quadrophonics . |
| 9 | The theory was a good scientific theory , in the sense described in Chapter 1 : it was simple and it made definite predictions that could be tested by observation . |
| 10 | In its first year of operation it made 25,000 cars and trucks . |
| 11 | In the course of its report it made several suggestions as to reform of the law to increase the availability of credit by removing what were perceived to be legal handicaps : Specifically , the Banking Commission recommended changes in the law of security . |
| 12 | It involved two satyrs and a woman and was very obscene indeed . |
| 13 | It codified democratic rights and freedoms including freedom of speech , assembly and association , and private ownership . |
| 14 | The ban on all sales and supplies to Iraq and Kuwait specifically included arms ; it excluded medical supplies and , in wording made less specific following an initiative by Ethiopia , the supply of food in humanitarian circumstances . |
| 15 | Although for the upper classes the Pax Romana in the age of the Antonines ( second century AD ) came as a great opportunity to concentrate on and uphold the customs of their local town or district , for humbler men it Provided wider horizons and unprecedented opportunities for travel . |
| 16 | It created new industries and employment opportunities . |
| 17 | The quatrocentennial Columbus exhibition cost a staggering $30m : it drew more visitors than any previous event in history . |
| 18 | Immediately it sprouted numerous legs and scrabbled for a purchase . |
| 19 | Yes coun councillor I can advise you that in fact it did cost considerably in excess of two pounds fifty , it cost four pounds and sixty one pence each . |
| 20 | A multi-million pound industry in its own right , it cost 3 guitars and a drum kit to commence business . |
| 21 | It cost seven guineas but I think it was worth it . |
| 22 | Set off with the towing Julie 's car and the tow rope just snapped in two , and it jerked both cars and it cut off the fuel . |
| 23 | It listed 58 accidents and safety-related incidents since 1955 . |
| 24 | It fulfilled all functions and provided all the information that a diver needs in order to eliminate any possible problem areas encountered on a dive . |
| 25 | It caused hazy skies and red sunsets around the globe . |
| 26 | When literary criticism moved into the academy , it received obvious privileges and status . |
| 27 | It attracted such sponsors as Sir James Goldsmith , Lords Hanson and White , and Rocco Forte . |
| 28 | It utilized electric trains and there was no smoke . |
| 29 | But Ukraine , though it renounced nuclear weapons when it became independent in 1991 , is now hesitating to ratify START 1 and the Lisbon protocol , and to accede as a non-nuclear state to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty ( NPT ) . |
| 30 | There it affected many trees and shrubs , including the valuable timber tree Ougenia oojeinensis . |