Example sentences of "[noun sg] be [v-ing] and it [verb] " in BNC.

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1 She turned away , leaving Peggy standing stiff and cold , although the sun was shining and it had been in the seventies all day .
2 ‘ The swell was increasing and it seemed like an eternity .
3 The belly button was protruding and it looked ready to burst .
4 The smaller man was retreating and it seemed that his guard was weakening .
5 It was half-blind and its fur was staring and it expected nothing and desired nothing save the crust by the table leg on which its half-gaze was fixed .
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