Example sentences of "it [vb past] the whole [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Like a forest fire , it started from the individual and grew outwards until it enveloped the whole area of monastic patrons and friends and dependants . |
| 2 | Slater echoed industry doubts about Intel 's commitment to the unsuccessful device , which Olivetti was going to use to build a workstation until the last minute when it scrapped the whole project in favour of DEC 's Alpha ( UX No 390 ) . |
| 3 | Today , it is the location of the Faculty of Law and of the Europa Institute , and is the centre of University administration ; once it housed the whole University . |
| 4 | Doing Ophelia on stage before taking up the BBC contract meant that I went there with a little track record — I 'd been blooded , if you like , and it made the whole thing a lot better . |
| 5 | When we could n't revive it , it made the whole thing worse for them . |
| 6 | The Unwins themselves — and it was impossible for anyone to grudge them their moment — said over and over that it was great , just great that one of the horses actually on the train had won one of the races , it made the whole thing worthwhile , and the whole party , drifting into the dining car in true party mood , agreed and applauded . |
| 7 | It helped the whole congregation realise the affection of their heavenly Father in a fresh way for that day : as such it was encouraging , strengthening and was not to be despised ! |
| 8 | It filled the whole air . |
| 9 | For an instant it filled the whole world with noise and fear . |
| 10 | As darkness fell there was hardly a soul about , but just before 9pm it seemed the whole village poured out into the street , and there appeared two men carrying shoulder-high the most grotesque straw figure of a man , its eyes glowing in the darkness from torch bulbs hidden in its head . |
| 11 | It commanded the whole area of the golf links . |
| 12 | So he goes out and starts the number and I followed with the guitar intro — you know , the tapping thing — and it turned the whole gig around . |
| 13 | Zarathustra interpreted the struggle between good and evil forces in ethical terms , and he believed that it pervaded the whole universe . |
| 14 | Although her popular image was contrived , it served the whole nation , inspiring art , literature , music and pageantry . |
| 15 | However , where an authority considered that a particular course was essential to the national or regional interest but regarded the cost as excessive , it could propose to the AFEC that it covered the whole cost of that course . |
| 16 | OK , it 's fun to have that many people together , but it lost the whole meaning of the scene . |
| 17 | It burnt the whole factory down for some reason |
| 18 | That was because it enabled the whole rugby fraternity to participate , with financial reward being the last thing on anyone 's mind . |
| 19 | Preston threw in the towel before it went the whole distance . |
| 20 | It blew the whole village upside down . |
| 21 | Overlooking both , as it overlooked the whole valley of Cuzco , were the awesome ramparts of Sacsayhuaman , the teeth of the puma which legend has it cost thirty thousand lives to build . |
| 22 | If you want to know , it completed the whole exercise for me , the first time , while I was out to lunch . |
| 23 | Sadly it was sooner , and it spoiled the whole party . |
| 24 | It sparked the whole development of microwave radar and constituted the most important item in reverse Lease-lend . ’ |
| 25 | At first , it swept the whole side of the mountain , and , charging itself with all the rubbish it found there , made its way into the vale , following chiefly the direction of the Lissa . |
| 26 | The EVA wedge at the heel gives good shock absorption , but I wish it travelled the whole length of the boot as I find the balls of my feet get sore after a long day on the hill . |