Example sentences of "it and [vb past] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It had been sent to an isolated kibbutz with food but the Arabs stopped it and killed forty-seven Jews . |
| 2 | The Bank of England stepped in , took over the running of it and provided sufficient loans to cover the demands of its creditors . |
| 3 | He banned books , seized passports , expelled foreigners , legalised detention without trial though he did not use it and dismissed international protests about torture of the still-gaoled leftist ex-leaders . |
| 4 | Scott 's letter was long , rambling and almost cringing in tone ; nevertheless , Palmerston read it and replied five days later with a not unfriendly letter in his own hand . |
| 5 | ‘ Get a sample for analysis , please , ’ Kathleen instructed crossly , and with economy of movement she drained the tube , refilled it and flushed several times until the water was clear , and then withdrew the tube . |