Example sentences of "it [vb past] [pos pn] present [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The bone which in lizards conducts sound from the ear-drum to the inner ear originated as the hind border of a gill slit in a fish , and then became a strut bracing the jaw articulation to the skull , before it acquired its present function . |
| 2 | The Socialist People 's Libyan Arab Jamahariyah became independent ( as the United Kingdom of Libya ) in 1951 ; it took its present name after a military coup in 1969 . |
| 3 | From that time on , the photosynthesizing organisms emerged as the predominant life forms , and the atmosphere was altered by the increasing out-pouring of oxygen , until it reached its present state . |
| 4 | It reached its present form over a long period of time during which there have been numerous law changes — not all of which have achieved their desired result , as Ian Kirkpatrick , Rutherford 's South African counterpart , was the first to point out . |
| 5 | It was , understandably , the peace which was essential information for the descendants , for it influenced their present actions to some extent ; and the solemnities were intended to impose themselves on the memory of the participants and witnesses and their children . |
| 6 | She reread Howard 's End , twice , it was so beautifully fatalistic , she said , it suited her present mood . |