Example sentences of "it [vb past] [prep] four " in BNC.

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1	Originally intended to be three volumes , it expanded to four , and there is still scope for more , particularly as the termites are treated rather briefly .
2	It rated about four paragraphs .
3	Rather , it occurred in four dimensions : the three to which we are accustomed , plus time .
4	Erm how many men would we need if we wanted it built in four hours .
5	In place of the enlisted men 's two rows of brass buttons , it fastened with four black mohair netted frog buttons and mohair cord loops .
6	An eight-member oboe band provided all of the instrumental accompaniment for the mascarade : it played in four parts for the dance pieces and to accompany the choruses , was reduced to a trio texture to accompany the bass airs , and provided a bass line during the other vocal airs and recitatives .
7	Eventually a cheque came , instead of being like , for six thousands er , nearly seven thousand it came for four !
8	It came to four main conclusions .
9	It rained for four days .
10	It was big but it was n't tall because it walked on four feet .
11	Some of its expansion plans backfired , including a subsidiary set up to recruit minorities — women and non-Americans — which was perhaps too far ahead of its time ; it folded after four years , having made heavy losses .
12	To me it looked like four sheets of Kleenex wiped in something unspeakable and stapled as far away from the fold as possible .
13	And yet it felt like four years .
14	Well , it felt like four .
15	It took about four hours to raise full steam in the original boiler .
16	It dealt with four major matters during the year .
17	It ran for four separate days over a period of weeks , followed by an exam when all managed to pass .
18	The next Easter , when the march sensibly reversed its direction , it stretched for four miles as it wound its way into Trafalgar Square , which held a crowd ten times as big .

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