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 . |