Example sentences of "and [conj] it was [verb] it " in BNC.

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1 You see , all the iron work , as you took it off , it had to be straightened out , and if it was broken it had to be rewelded .
2 By all the normal rules I should have pulled away before that , but if the road was clear I could let things get more serious before doing anything , and if it was blocked it was already too late .
3 And when it was employed it was n't done well enough .
4 In the period since the Second World War , political stability , economic growth , and a broad societal consensus , meant that the constitution as it was , as it was said to be , and as it was said it should be , were all seen as of one , pulling together in mutual support in a way that called for " no change " .
5 Simply expressed , the set-up as it was , as it was said to be , and as it was said it should be , had all pulled apart in a way that called for change .
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