Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] it and be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They finally halted in a rough copse of thorn that had lopsided boulders scattered about it and was sheltered from the wind by the long shoulder of a hill . |
| 2 | The Building Society , based in Gloucester , has set aside interest payments on the debts owed to it and is investigating the possiblity of making some compensation payments . |
| 3 | Again , because of the nature of the allegations and counter-allegations , it seems probable that the hearing would be lengthy and bitter , and in view of their ages it seems to me impossible that the children would not know all about the hearing and the issues raised by it and be caught up in that bitterness . |
| 4 | Her foot , when she explored it with her fingers , had a couple of thorns stuck in it and was bleeding . |
| 5 | He 's been there , sacrificed for it and been changed by it . |