Example sentences of "and [pron] [vb past] it [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And this really exciting life he 's had , and you made it sound very boring . |
| 2 | Another car came up behind her and she heard it slow down . |
| 3 | The wind was in the right direction , and she heard it strike ten — and then eleven . |
| 4 | In a moment she heard the engine of the Mercedes , and she heard it zoom down the hill with a squeal of tyres . |
| 5 | He smiled thinly , looking pointedly at her hand , and she let it drop to her side . |
| 6 | It was too big a puzzle and she let it go although it gnawed away at the back of her mind . |
| 7 | And she let it force out the delighted cry ‘ Daniel ! ’ and make her hug him and kiss him — even while the darkness and the ice returned within . |
| 8 | She nodded and sipped : he leaned his head forward and she brought the glass to his mouth : he finished it and she let it fall on a bush of discarded clothing as he swooped down with his hand , lifted her dress clear over her waist and then , as she struggled to help him , tugged it over her head . |
| 9 | Barnsley always looked threatening on the aerial front and they made it count when Brendan O'Connell arrived at the back post to bury a Wayne Biggins cross with a power header . |
| 10 | He got a little overtime and he made it go a long way . |
| 11 | He took her body and he made it come alive . |
| 12 | Its significance was lost on him and he let it drop , confused . |
| 13 | The guy who owns it was shouting all kinds of stuff and he let it slip . |
| 14 | Dulé took the centre of the ring , a finger drum began to pitter-pat , a pair of flutes at different pitches to call and coo ; at the click of a rattle Dulé lifted the ten-foot ladder into a vertical position and balanced it at arm 's length ; facing it , he dropped his head as if to a partner in a dance , placed one foot on the bottom rung and made a feint at climbing , the ladder pitched away from him and he let it fall , to rising laughter from the audience around him . |
| 15 | The hound grunted with pain and he let it fall limp at his feet , a small dark trickle of blood flowing from one nostril . |
| 16 | And erm for summer then we put some here and some seaweed and it made it look kind of queer like but Mr Davis our art teacher just thought it would make it look more interesting . |
| 17 | ‘ And what did it contain ? ’ |
| 18 | How did it happen , and what did it mean ? |
| 19 | And what did it mean ? |
| 20 | And what did it mean ? |
| 21 | He was far too close to the edge , he might have slipped anyway , and what did it matter if she added just a little extra impetus ? |
| 22 | And what did it look like ? |
| 23 | and what did it have in it ? |