Example sentences of "it [adv] managed [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And it only managed to pay an interim dividend of 2.75p , compared to 5.5p last time . |
| 2 | It nevertheless managed to run a good ( television ) election campaign . |
| 3 | As we understand it , nothing has changed in Japan but it still managed to make the news and push the share price higher , so that it ended the month in much the same place as it began . |
| 4 | It also managed to take the Famous People Playing On Our Record concept to new and unlikely levels . |
| 5 | Even a turn of phrase could affect her , however worn and faded in its application , and one of her mother 's favourite sayings " What ca n't be cured must be endured , " never failed to give her a certain thrill , partly because of the grim inevitability of the rhyme , and partly because it almost managed to lend a little spare dignity to her mother 's stoic outlook . |