Example sentences of "[verb] and it [verb] [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is , however , a difference between imposing liability where the company has collapsed and it emerges that a director has been in total dereliction of duty or something close to it , and using the law to promote managerial dynamism . |
| 2 | A hirer has a special property in the goods bailed and it follows that the assignment of such an interest is not a sale . |
| 3 | The death of Jock Lewes was keenly felt and it meant that Stirling was down to only one officer besides himself , assuming that Fraser was missing . |
| 4 | During the rituals for initiation into each successive age-set the ‘ true ’ meanings of certain sacred objects are revealed and it transpires that the interpretations given at the previous stage were false or partial . |
| 5 | This suggestion was well received and it seems that it would be well supported . |
| 6 | The S.N.M. declined to attend and it seems that General Aidid did not do so either . |
| 7 | He soon remarried and it appears that his second wife had no qualms about sharing the bedchamber with her predecessor . |
| 8 | Still the Japanese refused to surrender and it appeared that the war might drag on for months , even years , at terrible cost . |
| 9 | It was agreed this was not easy to do and it illustrated that deciding whether pupils had attained a long list of criteria would be a very considerable task . |
| 10 | The crowds came and were very well behaved and it appears that the decision to make the event all-ticket was the correct one . |
| 11 | It is cheaper than the proprietary machines most organisations use and it means that users have a wide choice of suppliers . |
| 12 | The smaller man was retreating and it seemed that his guard was weakening . |
| 13 | Half the decision has already been taken and it seems that the link will come to Stratford . |
| 14 | It saw monetary growth stalling and it feared that the American recovery might stall too . |
| 15 | I took 2 days off work before my baby was born , and on the third day my life suddenly changed and it seemed that all of my well laid plans would go to waste . |
| 16 | That , more than anything , was what he wanted and it means that we will be able to continue with the action , with Mrs McTear taking over , ’ he said . |
| 17 | In July 1985 the Comptroller and Auditor General 's Report was published and it concluded that there were weaknesses in the control and deployment of nursing staff . |
| 18 | The court must particularly bear in mind in the case of a legally aided plaintiff that it is in the public interest to have such an early disclosure , which might affect the bringing or continuance of legal proceedings ; if discovery is ordered and it discloses that there is no case , then that is an end to it . |
| 19 | This now returned and it seemed that her meeting with Tom and Peter had been like a dream from which she was waking up to reality . |