Example sentences of "it [vb past] [conj] [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the first axe cut into the Tree , a great wailing cry of agony rent the thick stifling heat of the workshop and Nuadu knew at once that the Tree had been taken down while it lived and while the naiad still dwelled within it . |
| 2 | However , it added that whilst the higher hazard operations are recognised , the more mundane issues and the causes of minor incidents do not receive sufficient attention . |
| 3 | It seemed that when the Prince was not at home , he was playing polo . |
| 4 | I had a peculiar feeling : it seemed as though a great golden salmon leapt up inside me , full of life and courage . |
| 5 | There was some dark object on the ground from which every now and again it seemed as though a piece of wood rose hesitantly and fell . |
| 6 | It seemed as though a valve had burst inside her and a great gush of energy was being released . |
| 7 | Not that the ball needed an extra medal for , to Lucille , it seemed as though a jewel shop had been exploded into extravagant shards of light and colour . |
| 8 | For the next few weeks it seemed as though a genuine " United Front " would be established . |
| 9 | For a time it seemed as though the white working class had vanished . |
| 10 | In February 1973 an eruption suddenly burst out on the tiny island of Heimaey , and for a time it seemed as though the town of Heimaey , Iceland 's biggest fishing port , would be destroyed . |
| 11 | The further they went into the forest the more it seemed as though the village behind , with Fat Watt and Diggory the King 's man and the priest , represented the enemy , and the miles and miles of trees she had formerly and still a little feared had become a sort of sanctuary , a hiding place . |
| 12 | At the time it seemed as though the Midland had miraculously got its money back from the ill-fated venture . |
| 13 | At one stage it seemed as though the government would decide on a scheme operated by banks as the lenders , but the financial institutions were unenthusiastic . |
| 14 | After that , it seemed as though The Committee would be a future Cheltenham winner . |
| 15 | It seemed as though the next General Election would see agreements between Labour and the Liberals in several constituencies . |
| 16 | The former Northern Ireland champion won the first frame 71-45 but McCluskey took the second 57-37 and it seemed as though the Ulsterman was in for a tough fight . |
| 17 | It followed that while the Home Secretary was free to take account of the terms of the Convention , he was not obliged to do so and that the terms of the Convention were irrelevant to the court 's decision . |
| 18 | It followed that if the General Commissioners were entitled to their conclusion in H Ltd 's case , it was amply within their power to reach the same conclusion for B Ltd . |
| 19 | He wanted to do a bit before New York and it worked because before the tour started , there was very little interest in New York , but it sold out in Cleveland which we knew it would , and both shows were great , by which time word got back to New York instantly , as it does , and by the time the show at Carnegie Hall happened , it was sold out . |
| 20 | It was not Ramsay 's place to rebuke them , and Sir Archibald did not do so — for in the circumstances it looked as though no harm was done . |
| 21 | At best , it looked as though a period of baronial bargaining between the two rival candidates , such as we find in Stephen 's reign , would develop ; but it was more likely that Henry would disappear in the coming struggle . |
| 22 | It looked as though a grader had been over it just before the Amazonian rains had spilled over the Andes . |
| 23 | When Gooch left the ground on Monday following Australia 's first Test victory , it looked as though an innings of 133 would be remembered only for its bizarre , ball-handling conclusion . |
| 24 | It looked as though the donnish youth would go straight back to donnery and be a don for the rest of his life ; perhaps he was not suitable for other kinds of clergyman . |
| 25 | At one point it looked as though the helicopter operator and entrepreneur Alan Bristow would come to the company 's rescue , but when he changed his mind there was a crisis of confidence . |
| 26 | As the two lead platoons secured their objectives , it looked as though the position was taken , but suddenly an enemy depth position sprang into life . |
| 27 | It looked as though the repressive policy of James V had died with him , and that Scotland , presided over by Arran and the powerful Hamilton faction , was now moving with almost unbelievable ease towards alliance with England and some measure of Protestant reform . |
| 28 | Instead , it looked as though the job would finish Labour . |
| 29 | Hodge equalised Gannon 's second-minute goal in the eighth minute , and it looked as though the game was heading for a draw . |
| 30 | Their struggles on the streets of Britain during the riots of 1981 restored the public peace at a time when it looked as though the ‘ thin blue line ’ was all that stood between turmoil and a still nascent Thatcherite revolution . |