Example sentences of "it [vb past] [pos pn] [adj -est] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Kepler 's construction of the solar system , each planet had its own melodic line associated with a changing speed that increased as it approached its closest point to the sun . |
| 2 | It received its best expression in that story of the Mabinogion about " The Dream of Macsen Wledig " , the dream of the Emperor Maximus . |
| 3 | It attained its highest reputation during the caliphate of al-Ma'mun ( 813–33 ) , son of Harun-al-Rashid of Arabian Nights fame , and himself an astronomer . |
| 4 | In a late decision , ARCO , Madrid 's annual contemporary art fair founded in 1982 , is returning to the Crystal Pavilion of the Casa de Campo , the hall where it enjoyed its greatest successes until it relocated to the new Juan Carlos I exhibition park near the airport north of the city a year ago . |
| 5 | IBM Personal Systems Business Unit Europe/Middle East/Africa says it had record volume of sales in the first quarter of this year , and points to Dataquest figures suggesting that it outshipped its nearest competitor by 66% during the last quarter of 1992 and the first quarter of 1993 — gaining 4% in market share over the previous six months ; the company also said it reorganised its manufacturing and distribution operations at its Greenock , Scotland , plant , cutting distribution costs for its ValuePoint and ThinkPad brands by more than 65% , cutting its inventory by 17% since the end of 1992 ; this magnitude of savings will also be realised for the PS/2 and PS/1 lines this year . |
| 6 | Figure 2.4 shows how the number of births in the United Kingdom has varied from year to year since 1964 , when it reached its highest figure since the 1920s . |
| 7 | If Docherty 's dismissal from the manager 's job at Manchester United had unspoken religious undertones , it had its greatest impact on a close-knit catholic family back home in Glasgow . |