Example sentences of "it [vb past] [pers pn] an [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And it concerned him an awful lot and it it it irritated him and frustrated him and I think he set his sights on trying to do something about it in his his way . |
| 2 | The maverick maestro , who prefers life in scruffy clothes , was lent the gold-trimmed gown by Bath University when it awarded him an honorary degree for musical ability in June last year . |
| 3 | As it brought me an endless supply of free wallop I played along with this . |
| 4 | It took her an absolute age to get off to sleep that night , and what sleep she did get was only sketchy . |
| 5 | I loved it and I honestly feel it did me an enormous amount of good in calming my mind and making my body more supple ( although as a Christian I do n't practise meditative yoga ) . |
| 6 | It was serious , set in purpose , and the sight of it gave her an agreeable feeling of submission to higher powers . |
| 7 | Furthermore , it gave him an excellent excuse not to apply his mind to the dismal subjects rearmament , the war in Spain , relations with Hitler , the distressed areas the weight of which had built up during his absence . |
| 8 | It gave me an unwelcome feeling and a ‘ you 're not wanted here , get out ’ complex , from which I became utterly pessimistic and a trifle hostile . |
| 9 | Gerry pointed out , however , that referees were not happy having Pushov and his interpreter stood on the goal line as it gave us an unfair advantage . |