Example sentences of "it [vb past] [prep] high [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It led to high costs and corruption in the administration of relief and social unrest .
2 A calf , it came from High Force , Teesdale , and has two heads , seven legs , two tails , four ears and four eyes .
3 It stank to high heaven of salt-fish and shit , the aforementioned by far the more offensive .
4 It rolled towards High Brook in thin , vaporous strands , giving the house a spectral aspect .
5 Around Malvern in Worcestershire driving snow slowed rush hour traffic to a crawl , as it did on high ground in Gloucestershire when overnight rain turned to snow at dawn .
6 The office of collector attracted that type of candidate , and throughout the century it remained in high demand , occasioning many notable political battles in the counties .
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