Example sentences of "it [vb past] [adj] [noun] and " 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 | From then on it became big game and for fifty years the only ones to leave China were dead . |
| 5 | It produced coarse yarn and employed at its peak only about 550 workers , including many parish apprentices . |
| 6 | First , it developed the concept of integrated and comprehensive provision ; secondly , in making a connection between school and wage-earning ‘ it successfully rendered the transition as a social and educational process ; thirdly , it made vocational guidance and after-care appear to be essential features of any youth employment scheme ; fourthly , it showed that the service could offer significant opportunities for exercising a personal influence over the adolescent and his family . |
| 7 | A fist flew towards him on the screen , filled it as it made apparent impact and then vanished away . |
| 8 | It made good copy and helped with the film 's publicity ; they also gave an insight into what others thought of Nicholson and the way he saw himself , then . |
| 9 | Marx condemned capitalism because it frustrated human potential and self-actualization , but believed it was a necessary stage in human dialectical development . |
| 10 | It involved hard work and long discussions , dealing with fears , anxieties and practical problems , which needed to continue long after the child had been placed . |
| 11 | It codified democratic rights and freedoms including freedom of speech , assembly and association , and private ownership . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | It created new industries and employment opportunities . |
| 14 | The decline in effective demand also affected the legitimacy of capitalism since it created mass unemployment and poverty at home and anti-imperialism abroad . |
| 15 | When one came under the hammer in Morgan 's — the boat belonged to a fisherman who no longer required it — it drew strong bidding and sold for £2,000 . |
| 16 | It was part of the larger movement of self-improvement by working people and not surprisingly , given Nonconformist domination , it used religious language and insisted on ‘ conversion ’ and renunciation . |
| 17 | Immediately it sprouted numerous legs and scrabbled for a purchase . |
| 18 | It caused hazy skies and red sunsets around the globe . |
| 19 | It received net interest and dividends in the 1990 fiscal year that accounted for more than 20% of its operating profits . |
| 20 | When literary criticism moved into the academy , it received obvious privileges and status . |
| 21 | The exposed skin was flushed and glowing ; here and there it resembled tanned leather and , in some cases , it looked as if it had split and healed , and split again . |
| 22 | It utilized electric trains and there was no smoke . |
| 23 | A wind was gusting from the sea , it clasped small stones and dust , and threw fistfuls at my head . |
| 24 | The chair of the NEC said that it was forced to take action after it uncovered widespread irregularities and blatant corruption on the part of both recognized political parties — the National Republican Convention ( NRC ) and the Social Democratic Party ( SDP ) . |
| 25 | In style it owed much to Ancient Rome but was not only a copy of it ; it showed Byzantine influence and also new ideas , adapting itself to its own period . |
| 26 | In fact , the advice was almost certainly correct and , in any case , there is little room for doubt that if Elizabeth 's inheritance was revolutionary , it enjoyed immediate acquiescence and has manifestly been effective . |
| 27 | It is also clear that in the last two weeks the whole country , as it heard different voices and different noises , has wondered who is speaking for the Labour party . |
| 28 | It blamed increasing competition and the costs of its redundancy programme . |
| 29 | Initially , Barlaston had been put to a series of uses by Wedgwood ( and had been leased to the Bank of England during the Second World War ) , but in the 1950s it developed dry rot and become an embarrassment to the company . |
| 30 | The new year would see a disintegration of the unanimity of the DCAC 's supporters ; the committee had grave doubts about the wisdom of the PD march from Belfast to Derry , although it arranged material support and a welcoming rally for the marchers . |