Example sentences of "it [vb past] [adj] night [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | William Troy in the Nation was similarly unable to find the right words to explain the greatness of It Happened One Night and he suggested that ‘ a good photoplay , like a good book or a good piece of music , remains always something of a miracle ’ and that ‘ beyond a certain point the mind is forced to bow down before its own inability to unravel and put together again all the parts of the shining and imponderable whole with which it is dealing ’ . |
| 2 | The police poured out to stop them , though it took three nights before the disturbances began to die down . |
| 3 | However , it emerged last night that a reporter from London Weekend Television unwittingly tipped off residents about the raid when he phoned contacts on the estate to ask if there had been a raid — before it had actually happened . |
| 4 | It emerged last night that Tony Hendley saved the life of two dying youngsters by donating his kidneys . |
| 5 | It emerged last night that Ynys Mon 's MP Ieuan Wyn Jones has met new Welsh Secretary John Redwood to discuss the future of the hall . |
| 6 | It appeared last night that some of the staff entitled to 10 to 15 per cent of the shares might not take them up , but all the key board members will , thus ensuring the success of the scheme . |
| 7 | Although he added that no formal response had been received to the offer , it appeared last night that The Face was hoping to negotiate a further reduction . |
| 8 | It said last night that details were disclosed in leaked drafts of six forthcoming reports on specialist health services in the capital . |