Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] and it [be] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | it 's stopped raining and it 's not raining or anything . |
| 2 | It is the trap into which Italy has fallen and it is not an example to be copied . |
| 3 | It is the trap into which Italy has fallen and it is not an example to be copied . |
| 4 | People naturally want to retire and it is therefore important to offer opportunities for fulfilment in leisure , education and voluntary activities and to recognise the valuable role played by older people within the family . |
| 5 | approach , that 's why everybody ca n't , you know , everyone has to conform and it 's like |
| 6 | Otherwise it tends to make the whole picture , like , I went to er er one club once and there was a very nice portrait , not unlike this , there was a girl sitting on a stool , rather less clothes on than this girl has got and it was very nicely done except she was sitting on a painted stool and all the paint was chipped and that to me looked really tacky ! |
| 7 | The three others rose to leave and it was only at the very last moment that he added , almost casually : ‘ What message were you supposed to phone to the American Consulate ? ’ |
| 8 | See we er we tried to get and it was about ten to twelve so I thought , I thought Carole was n't coming till the next bus so I 'd go down and pick her up . |
| 9 | The situation has changed and it is now possible to determine , for example , how much oxygen is being used by a particular area of the brain while a subject does a task like reading or memorizing a word list ( Raichle 1983 ) . |
| 10 | oh the cupboards are brilliant it 's just the fronts are so dated and the man in these reports in the house said erm , kitchen is satisfactory but it needs updating and it was only about seven years ago it was brand new , no , not seven , have we been in then , no eight , so nine or something , I know the fronts need sorting out . |
| 11 | When I 'd finished and it was just the two of us left I put my arms around him and kissed his face . |
| 12 | That unsettled me a bit , but we eventually got going and it was all right . |
| 13 | I know , look crying and it 's still sore today . |
| 14 | We 're talking about how you 're going to survive and it 's as basic as that . ’ |
| 15 | She was enjoying herself so much that she stayed on the floor longer than she should have done and it was only when she saw Mrs Freer making furious faces at her from the doorway that she turned and glided back . |
| 16 | And but it was starting to grow and it 's still only a stick , and it 's got a bud on the top . |
| 17 | rubbish should have gone and it was only the |
| 18 | Well , it was something that should n't have happened and it 's very regrettable , without a doubt , very regrettable . |
| 19 | New uses for aspirin keep emerging and it 's now thought to help prevent heart attacks , strokes , arthritis and even some forms of cancer . |
| 20 | By then it had started to rain and it was very cold along the coast . |
| 21 | I was there to learn to dive and it was not without its problems . |
| 22 | There was not a lot of the ship left to see and it was very cold , below zero in fact . |
| 23 | So I was trying to spare and it 's really the most coldest branch I 've ever been in . |
| 24 | We are happy with our progress we 've made and it 's really up to him . ’ |
| 25 | The faces at the ground-floor window had disappeared and it was extraordinarily quiet . |
| 26 | The sun had set and it was already quite dark in the Gardens . |
| 27 | ‘ He showed me a list of what had eaten and it was quite extraordinary . |
| 28 | It was by then already obvious that the schools had overcome their first reservations er about what the scheme had to offer and it was so obvious that they deserved recognition for their efforts that it led to my colleagues , Councillor and putting down the motion to Council in April of this year , drawing attention to the continuing success in schools throughout the district of the Local Management initiative . |
| 29 | yeah because the person er who 's job it is to deal with the sulks for want of a better phrase there is not is preferring not to tackle the issue because as far as she 's concerned it 's not affecting the efficiency of the office , that 's what I 'm trying to say and it 's not , in fact it 's added to the efficiency of the office if anything . |
| 30 | So he taught me to drive see and It was much easier then you see with a car . |