Example sentences of "it [verb] [noun prp] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So alien was it to see Mary Joe playing that way that I suspect she was injured and an android had been substituted , and wrongly programmed . |
| 2 | Angela reproduced it using John Oliver paints , then spread it throughout the house on doors , banisters , fireplace surrounds — sometimes even ceilings . |
| 3 | It crosses Wilton Lane to a new roundabout on the A173 GuisboroughSkelton road and ends on the A171 moor road at Waterfall Farm . |
| 4 | Once war damage had been repaired , the rebuilding programme gained momentum , largely when the Whitgift School moved away from behind North End and was replaced by a large shopping centre , backing onto Wellesley Road , which has been widened , with a fly-under where it crosses George Street . |
| 5 | After Cold Higham it crosses Watling Street , runs past the important Iron Age hill-fort of Hunsbury , and reaches the crossing of the Nene at Northampton . |
| 6 | It revealed Ulster youngsters were the most likely to have been offered drugs ( 21pc compared with a national average of 10pc ) , were least likely to drink ( 21pc compared with 30pc ) but were most likely to smoke ( 36pc compared with 18pc ) . |
| 7 | If there was a barb to this speech , it passed Miss Merchiston by . |
| 8 | Despite clashing with my dole day , I had no hesitation in forgoing it to attend Ken Mentle 's funeral . |
| 9 | Erm it goes Gary Shaw A A Roadwatch . |
| 10 | He has another story that I liked and inevitably it concerned Alex Higgins , that brilliant player who has wasted his talent so often , but who has been one of the greatest stars and the source of endless tales . |
| 11 | It concerned Lord Alfred Douglas who was on this occasion accompanied by Gide ( but not Wilde , who had returned to England ) and a boy called Ali with whom , according to Gide , Douglas was in love . |
| 12 | It also deprives the country of aid programmes of about $350 million a year , a modest sum in itself ; but as it represents IMF endorsement it is the key to unlocking further substantial bilateral aid to support the economy . |
| 13 | It turns from Proust 's text and looks outward to the language system in general ; and at the same time it represents de Man 's voice speaking from outside and intruding into Proust 's text . |
| 14 | By 1968 the war was recognised to be ‘ unwinnable ’ , it divided US society and was proving an enormous drain on economic resources . |
| 15 | In January 1990 it entertained Birmingham alumni at the University 's London reunion . |
| 16 | It appointed Patrick Le Quement , one of the world 's most free-thinking car designers , and gave him the freedom to get on with it . |
| 17 | I used to run an English and Scottish dancing class at the old high school in Cleveland Avenue , before it became Hummersknot School in 1955 where I worked for 22 years part-time , teaching dance . |
| 18 | When it first opened , it sold Molson Ale on draught , which is not a bad drink at all . |
| 19 | Hanson yesterday began the break-up of the Consolidated Gold Field 's empire when it sold ARC Construction to its management for £6.3million . |
| 20 | It sold InfoNow units at $60,000 per unit , each consisting of 20,000 shares of common stock and 20,000 Class C warrants , each of the latter entitling the holder to buy one share of common at $6 by December 30 1997 . |
| 21 | Early in April , the European Commission persuaded the Japanese government to cut 1993 car imports by 9.4% from last year , even though it thinks EC demand will fall by only 6.5% . |
| 22 | It led William James to call St Augustine , although he lived so long ago , ‘ the first modern man ’ . |
| 23 | As bombshells went , it outclassed Dr Alfred Kinsey 's previous findings about the Human Male . |
| 24 | The area has made a unique contribution to Welsh commerce and to Welsh culture , not least because it produced Shirley Bassey , among others . |
| 25 | From 1905 to 1914 it produced Dursley–Pedersen bicycles . |
| 26 | Abersychan RFC 's main claim to fame is that it produced Bryn Meredith who , at 34 games , is Wales ' most capped hooker . |
| 27 | He was man enough to smile , and it made Arthur Marshall laugh , which was always a wonderful sight . |
| 28 | It made Auntie Lou nervous to be asked direct questions . |
| 29 | There was such an awful mockery in that face that it made Tuan Ti Fo want to strike it with his fist . |
| 30 | It made Friday night seem like Monday afternoon . |