Example sentences of "he [vb past] it [vb past] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was dressed all in white , and his horse was white , and even his reins ; and as he passed it grew light . |
| 2 | Noah 's statement and the manner in which he delivered it took Arnold Peck aback , but he said haughtily , ‘ I 've never heard of you , sir . ’ |
| 3 | Such as the time when the very inebriated gentleman , at 2 a.m. , wanted to know how to stop his budgie falling off its perch , because he thought it had cramp in its legs ! |
| 4 | He thought it wasted time to have official committees pre-processing options before they came before ministerial groups . |
| 5 | He thought it meant breasts . |
| 6 | from Gloucester , he thought it meant Glasgow . |
| 7 | He regretted the Ryans ' intractability because he felt it made Eileen unhappy . |
| 8 | This he was entitled to do , but the fact that he did it aroused Congress to the realization that Gandhi had been right when he announced upon his retirement that India was still a prison , but now the superintendent was allowing the prisoners to elect the officials who ran the jail . |
| 9 | He said it lacked poetry . |
| 10 | He said it contained engine components . |
| 11 | The way he said it made Sally feel like a parcel for delivery . |
| 12 | Something in the way he said it made Coffin sure he was right . |