Example sentences of "[verb] it [coord] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were apprehensive about opening it and sent for the Bomb Squad . |
| 2 | Or he could at least have appeared to accept it and put on a show : he was already capable enough of that . |
| 3 | Likely I would have dropped it and returned to the strumming . ’ |
| 4 | He bunched it and pulled at it , finally he pleated it between his knuckles , before letting it fall back . |
| 5 | The bag struck the paving , bounced , and now the boy caught it and peeled away the bag to reveal a football which he struck in a high , curling shot which ricocheted off the wall slightly to the left of a priest who had emerged from the large church which dosed off one end of the piazza . |
| 6 | Oh , I think somebody 's picked it and thrown it down . |
| 7 | Example 1:1 Definitions clause for business lease ( 1 ) The following definitions apply : " Act " means an Act of Parliament whenever passed and a reference to a specific Act includes any legislation amending or replacing it or made under it " Approved " means approved in writing by the Landlord " Consent " means the Landlord 's written consent " Insured Risks " means the risks covered by the policy of insurance arranged by the Landlord to include ( subject to cover being available on reasonable terms ) loss or damage by fire storm tempest flood earthquake aircraft and articles dropped from them riot or civil commotion malicious damage impact bursting and overflowing of pipes tanks and other apparatus and any other risks insured against by the Landlord " Landlord " includes the successors in title of the original landlord and where there is a superior landlord includes him as well " Last Year " means the period of twelve months ending on the Termination of the Term " Legislation " means any regulation or directive of the European Community , any Act and any subordinate legislation made under or by virtue of them " Notice " means written notice " Tenant " includes the successors in title of the original tenant " Term " includes both the term expressly granted by this Lease and also any statutory continuation of it " Termination of the Term " includes termination by effluxion of time , notice , forfeiture , surrender , disclaimer or any other means ( 2 ) Where a party consists of two or more persons the obligations of that party are joint and several ( 3 ) Any covenant by the tenant not to do something includes a covenant not to permit or suffer that thing to be done ( 4 ) All payments to be made by the tenant are exclusive of VAT |
| 8 | There was a brief scream behind him as the crossbow man , sighting down his weapon , dropped it and clutched at his throat . |
| 9 | The Hilary of once upon a time would have done it and taken great pleasure in confronting him , but the Hilary of now seemed to have become a spineless coward . |
| 10 | And only two amazing misses , one of those candidly coming er just before scored the second Notts goal , with a headed chance headed wide when er had come and missed it , and when on forty four minutes on the watch but not a minute before the end of half time if you get the meaning because we had that long period of extra time , er missed the chance completely , he 'd made the er Pisa goal brilliantly with a cross from the right hand side , deep cross , pulled back brilliantly , but left with a chance , the number eleven in front of the post , well what was he doing ? again had come and again he 'd missed it and left with an open goal was wide of the target . |
| 11 | She ran it beneath the cold tap for a moment then dried it and returned to the pan , lowering the heat , scooping the eggs out and onto a plate . |
| 12 | The coroner ignored it and crossed to the end of the room , where he took up his favourite position a-straddle the fireplace . |
| 13 | He has been through it , seen it and done it all before . ’ |
| 14 | By a remarkable coincidence this book arrived on my desk for review a matter of weeks after I had first seen it and browsed through it in a bookshop in Kathmandu . |
| 15 | You know we 've corrected it and gone on about it and discussed it . |
| 16 | If people had been in a building after we had been round testing it and seen it secure , they 'd come out and leave it open . |
| 17 | People read it and commented on his interpretation of events , and many were familiar with his version of the battles of Kawz and Hawaria . |
| 18 | You think if I had n't bought it and done it up at enormous personal cost this cottage would still be standing ? ’ |
| 19 | It 's a shame the council has n't bought it and preserved it properly |
| 20 | He admired it and talked about the artist 's meaning , and the noble ideas he attributed to him . |
| 21 | Going to a built-in wardrobe he opened it and flicked through the many articles of clothing hanging there . |
| 22 | On the other hand , he could field more men than any other lord south of the Highlands , and the Douglas power would be invaluable to the regency ; indeed lacking it or opposed by it , any other Regent would be in difficulties . |
| 23 | Chesarynth sensed it and realized for the first time that what she was hearing was nothing but verbally-trimmed ideas . |
| 24 | The President left without buying it and headed back , with no sign of security or presidential pomp , towards the Elysee , the journalists and the ‘ ballet ’ of ministers that called and called again in a seemingly endless round of consultation . |
| 25 | When he had finished reading he carefully folded it and placed it on top of the blotter . |
| 26 | He folded it and smoothed back the sheet . |
| 27 | Jean-Claude signed it and returned to Paris , to find a cheque waiting for him . |
| 28 | He had abandoned it and taken the flowers to speak for themselves at her bedside , but she did not hear them . |
| 29 | In 1983 Banerjee and Singh reported that an 8 month old child who put a fish in his mouth aspirated it and choked on it ; unfortunately he did not survive . |
| 30 | Afterwards she thought that perhaps only her father had really enjoyed her wedding , and , as he had engineered it and paid for it , then perhaps that was his reward . |