Example sentences of "it [vb past] its final [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Though a draft directive has been circulating since 1984 it passed its final stages rapidly .
2 The Ark of Noah , before it found its final resting-place , had struck the summit of Sippan Dagh and removed its cap , thereby exposing the inner fires of the earth .
3 After approval by the upper house the PKO bill was returned to the lower chamber where , on June 15 , it received its final endorsement .
4 Caroline held her breath as they stood in the silence , watching as it began its final plunge , and , at just the moment it painted the world crimson , Nicolo put his hands on her shoulders .
5 In the social work field this was strikingly acknowledged by the Curtis Committee on the care of children , which recommended the setting up of a Central Training Council on Child Care before it published its final report recommending radical changes in the organization of the care of deprived children .
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