Example sentences of "it [vb past] [pers pn] in [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | POLICE shot dead a vicious Rottweiler dog after it attacked them in north Belfast . |
| 2 | Much has already been written about the Invasion of Europe and I am in no position to go into details of the actual event , but can only record how it affected us in Bomber Command . |
| 3 | There was no harm in that but it landed him in trouble every time . |
| 4 | It placed me in power eighteen months ago by the largest majority accorded to any party for many , many years . |
| 5 | Er they had a lock , made it a good lock and sent it to all the clients and this is what we can supply , and it used to meet the needs of clients and they 'd er they 'd erm buy it and it kept them in business , you see what I mean ? |
| 6 | It kept us in harbour until the following afternoon when , we decided it had moderated enough to push on to Tobermory . |
| 7 | It put me in mind of the vast River Niger further south , which brings fish and game to villagers all along its course . |
| 8 | Suddenly it put me in mind of The Gloria Hunniford Show . |
| 9 | It put me in mind of the man I met there , and Ill tell you for free , you 're nothing like him . |
| 10 | Another greatly pleasurable result of the broadcast was that it put me in touch with colleagues of his , and their wives , in the lighthouse business , several of whom wrote me the kindest letters expressing the most heart-warming comments . |
| 11 | The 72 might have seemed boring but it put him in charge . |
| 12 | Many health professionals were strongly attracted to the idea because it put them in touch with the community in a quite different way from their private clinics or hospital services . |
| 13 | Nothing could daunt me and I talked to everyone with the same message : ‘ Cancer was absolutely great because it put you in touch with yourself and the world . ’ |
| 14 | Chemistry had also had symbols , but the problem was that it had them in profusion . |