Example sentences of "it [vb past] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Furthermore , in 1648 it passed a restrictive Blasphemy Act , which threatened those convicted of denying the central tenets of Christianity with death , and those dissenting from orthodox Calvinist theology with imprisonment . |
| 32 | The Ethiopian Parliament was so exasperated that it passed a unanimous resolution in 1968 begging Emperor Hailé Sellassié not to visit Italy until the monument 's return . |
| 33 | It passed a few minutes later . |
| 34 | At its last meeting on the 11th June it passed the following resolution : |
| 35 | It wiped the magic sheen off her evening … |
| 36 | Forecasting nil growth in the market this year , the company said it expected a slight upturn in the final quarter of 1993 but its total truck sales would not exceed last year 's 32,000 . |
| 37 | It expected the initial ratio would be 1:1 during development , building to five clients to every server during deployment later on . |
| 38 | Wright still managed an accurate shot but , unfortunately for him , it grazed the near post and rolled harmlessly across goal . |
| 39 | Jay sat on the white balcony , shaded from a Mediterranean sun burning off white walls , sparking off a turquoise sea where the bright sails of a skiff were silk balloons shot with dazzle , sparkles of pure light bursting behind the boat as it skimmed the perfect waters . |
| 40 | Like a forest fire , it started from the individual and grew outwards until it enveloped the whole area of monastic patrons and friends and dependants . |
| 41 | It requested the International Law Commission to prepare a report on which discussions would be based . |
| 42 | It disclosed no reasonable cause of action and was frivolous and vexatious . |
| 43 | By summons , issued on 15 March 1991 , the third , fourth and fifth defendants asked , first , for an order that the action be struck out against them on the ground that it disclosed no reasonable cause of action or , alternatively , that paragraphs 11 and 13 of the prayer be struck out . |
| 44 | When opened , relates David Gieve in his bicentenary history of the famous tailors , it disclosed a small life insurance policy and a charming letter in which he said he wished the proceeds of the policy to be applied to settling his final account , and if there was a surplus he would be glad for Gieves to keep it as a modest token of his gratitude for a lifetime 's service . |
| 45 | My recollection was that the detective story was one of E. Phillips Oppenheim 's , and that it concerned a horrific murder whereby the victim was , so to speak , liquefied and poured down the sink , so that the ‘ essence ’ of him was thus disposed of . |
| 46 | It concerned a young woman , Ann Fook , who had allegedly not passed any urine naturally for about 26 weeks , ‘ during which time it was vomited up ’ . |
| 47 | Well I think you 've heard some of it already in your programme , but in the afternoon session which was extremely interesting , the City Council and Oxford University and the Vale of White Horse District Council and West Oxfordshire District Council have jointly financed some major research for independent research bodies and that research was put forward yesterday , this afternoon rather , to the Panel , and it concerned the economic order , social order and what should come next and so on and so forth , and those academically research papers , not politically prejudiced papers , showed that there would be a loss of 6,150 jobs if these plans went ahead , with an estimated loss to the Oxford economy of between 8 and 17 million pounds a year . |
| 48 | It concerned the toxic effects of atmospheric lead and was characterised by a series of comments like ‘ It 's claimed that even low levels of lead can cause brain damage ’ , ‘ It 's been difficult to get conclusive evidence ’ , ‘ There 's a whole lot of evidence ’ , ‘ Yes but there is conflicting evidence ’ , all delivered without any one of the four speakers actually providing figures to explain what the concern and disagreement was all about . |
| 49 | The petition drew attention to the events in Orkney and the way in which the case had been managed ; it asked the Prime Minister , John Major , to hold a public judicial inquiry into all the circumstances , It asked , too , for the working of Orkney 's Social Work Department , and other involved Social Work Departments , to be investigated . |
| 50 | When the system worked at its best it realized the highest hopes : " The opportunity for college directors to purchase low-cost systems geared to institutional management , as well as to LEA or national data requirements , created a significant opportunity to improve strategic , tactical and operational management . |
| 51 | ‘ Do n't lie ! ’ she said bitterly , deeply hurt by his endless obsession with power because it attacked the very roots of her growing feelings for him . |
| 52 | But it laid the worst crimes at the door of the army , and recommended the dismissal of 40 serving officers . |
| 53 | Slater echoed industry doubts about Intel 's commitment to the unsuccessful device , which Olivetti was going to use to build a workstation until the last minute when it scrapped the whole project in favour of DEC 's Alpha ( UX No 390 ) . |
| 54 | Once she had turned the corner and the house was hidden from view , she jumped off her bike and pushed it through the maze of potholes that pitted the drive as it meandered the half mile to the main gates . |
| 55 | He hugged himself against the sudden freezing wind then scrambled to his feet as it whipped the first drops of rain through the open door . |
| 56 | It scanned the gloomy pattern of piers and arches which sustained the fan-vaulting above . |
| 57 | In between the publication of the White Paper and the passing of the new Act , the government decided that in view of the work required on the hospital services , it could not expect its community care proposals to be ready by the proposed launch date of April 1991 , so in early 1990 it announced a two-year delay in implementation until 1993 . |
| 58 | SEDGWICK , the international insurance broker , yesterday revealed the extent of the difficulties posed by tough market conditions and falling interest income last year as it announced a sharp drop in annual profits . |
| 59 | It announced a 27 p.c. fall in profits to £28.4m for 1991 but the first quarter of 1992 showed a ‘ significant recovery ’ . |
| 60 | Shares in Grampian , which recently failed in its bid for chemist group Macarthy , fell 9 to 163p yesterday after it announced a 15 p.c. drop in pre-tax profit to £11.2m in a tough year for its retail and sports goods activities . |