Example sentences of "it [vb past] a [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It passed a few minutes later . |
| 2 | It re-appeared a few weeks later as Netwise UK Ltd , in what some creditors argued at the time was ‘ an apparent breach of Section 312 of the UK Insolvency Act of 1986 . ’ |
| 3 | It re-appeared a few weeks later as Netwise UK Ltd , in what some creditors argued at the time was ‘ an apparent breach of Section 312 of the UK Insolvency Act of 1986 , ’ ( UX No 375 ) . |
| 4 | The muffled jangle of the bell disturbed her reverie , and she glanced up at the clock — it lacked a few minutes to three — her visitor was punctual as usual . |
| 5 | It bounced a few yards ahead of the Hussars ' advance , then slammed into a wood where it tore and crashed through the thickly leaved branches . |
| 6 | Unfortunately it crashed a few months later on a training mission in Scotland , when part of a Polish Squadron . |
| 7 | Spurred on again by a stream of oaths , it staggered a few paces further and sank to the ground , defeated . |
| 8 | It is clearly related to the Horta figure work although it came a few months later , and it shows the same intensive analysis of the nature of solid forms . |
| 9 | Broderick has faced more of a problem , since it seemed a few years back that he had stopped ageing . |
| 10 | So after it happened a few times our teacher said ‘ We wo n't have cooking like this any more . ’ |
| 11 | It happened a few months later . |
| 12 | When the constable called , he left his bicycle leaning against the signalbox wall and it screeched a little way along the wall before coming to a rest ; the sound was to remain in Mr Daubney 's memory for reasons that will be revealed . |
| 13 | It showed a few shots of the God-Kings residence , called the Divine Sanctum , which looked from the outside as big as some planetoids and not much lovelier . |
| 14 | ‘ Certainly found it cured a few problems , ’ André finished for her . |
| 15 | It started a few days ago . |
| 16 | It brought a few tears to my eyes . |
| 17 | ‘ Phoenixa ’ is EMI 's culling from the old Pye Nixa catalogue , which it acquired a few years ago and launched with a contribution from each record sold to the environmental music charity ‘ Music for the World ’ . |
| 18 | It took a little time for him to realise that ‘ Bovril ’ was not a local retailer . |
| 19 | In the provinces it took a little time before London fashions were adopted . |
| 20 | It took a little time to find the girl who had been moved and was not in the room that the Sub-lieutenant had told him how to find . |
| 21 | It took a little time , but he drank the lot and went back to sleep . |
| 22 | It took a little time for employers to depersonalize personal computers . |
| 23 | Since he was n't sure of the date , it took a little time , but there was no missing it when he found the right volume . |
| 24 | It took a little time , and without the guidance she would never have found it in a million years . |
| 25 | After leaving the Navy , it took a little time to become used to a normal bed again , as the hammock had proved to be such an ideal sleeping arrangement . |
| 26 | It took a little time , but er , eventually he got it , and now I 'm delighted to say he 's one of the most organised managers on earth . |
| 27 | It took a few minutes for me to balance the load . |
| 28 | It took a few minutes before his eyes had adjusted to semi-darkness and the great sweep of the headland became visible , its shapes and forms mysteriously altered under the high stars . |
| 29 | It took a few minutes in the kitchen to make the mug of strong chicory coffee to which he added a liberal lacing of brandy . |
| 30 | It took a few minutes for Curtis and Adrian to realise their baby had disappeared . |