Example sentences of "and [adj] [conj] it [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may be one that is large and far-reaching or it may appear relatively small and trivial but … ( of ) special significance for the person who makes it is that his choice will help to determine the pattern of his unique development over time . |
| 2 | The players are very down and upset and it will be difficult to lift them for Tranmere . |
| 3 | And unbelievable as it may seem the champions have a meagre nine points to show for their labours following trouncings by Willowfield and Ballymena . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'm glad you are coming with me to Chapel Street , Letty , I know it 's only lodgings but it 's clean and respectable and it wo n't be for long , I promise you . ’ |
| 5 | His body was not as solid and stable as it should be and he was frequently off-line by a few degrees . |
| 6 | The Government could have ignored the outcry from the unions and Labour but it could not ignore the unexpected media attack . |
| 7 | It was soft , but as brisk and clear as it would have been in the middle of the day . |
| 8 | The object of the attentions of Tory apparatchiks — and ministers — is the new policy on employment law , moderate and sensible as it may seem . |
| 9 | do n't matter , it just feels clean , I 've had it short and shaped , have a good shape on it and do you know the next time you have it cut I do n't know you want looking at , now the next time you go , go to the Darrow in Milford yeah because you 're in problems and they know you need it because he 'll give you a good shape on it and then you have it shaped once a month or once every three weeks or once a fortnight and keep it looking nice that way and it 's four pounds , four ninety nine , four ninety , four seventy five yeah but just keep it nice and shaped and it wo n't look any different , there ai n't nothing wrong with it mm mm mm no no right , right , right tra la |
| 10 | Whenever Preston said anything that sounded remotely like Famous Last Words , he always said something else quickly , something so trite and meaningless that it could never tempt Fate . |
| 11 | And amazing though it might seem , you will attract new friends who want to be like you . |
| 12 | And the whole process is made as simultaneously agonising and amazing as it could be — you labour to give birth , that 's the right word all right , and it 's about as ghastly as possible and then at the end there 's this absolutely wonderful feeling , that the conspiracy has never hinted at , when you hold it and see it and you suddenly realise there 's a whole new emotion you did n't know anything about . |
| 13 | The dress was tight in the right places , and shiny where it should n't have been . |
| 14 | ‘ It 's not as black and white as it used to be . |
| 15 | The Thing looked as small and black and square as it could . |
| 16 | I have since received a letter from Ribble apologising for the inconvenience caused and promising that it would not occur again . |
| 17 | It 's marvellous that it should be that way and and good that it should be that way too because you know the air waves seem to be full of very noisy songs at the moment that that jar a lot of people . |
| 18 | It may be out of date and uninteresting or it may be sophisticated and supplemented by every kind of device and full of interest . |
| 19 | The Court stated that the Defendants should err on the side of preservation for two reasons ; the difficulties of deciding what was a record and then whether it should be retained ; their duty to preserve records for historical purposes . |
| 20 | The agreement recited that John had left all his estate to his executors by his will but that , shortly before his death , he had declared in the presence of several witnesses that he wished his widow to have the cottage for her life or so long as she continued a widow ; and that , though this wish was never put into writing , the executors were convinced that it was his desire and were willing and desirous that it should be put into effect . |
| 21 | The lines of defence open to Noriega involving US criminal procedure included the claim that the publicity surrounding the case was so intensive and pejorative that it would be impossible for Noriega to receive a fair trial . |
| 22 | It is worth considering that hands long formed to the sword , reins , shield and other military accoutrements become stiffened and calloused and it may be that the use of a small stylus or quill was physically difficult for Charles ; we can be in no doubt about his energy and intelligence . |
| 23 | I believe that the project is so exciting , innovative and imaginative that it should be approached on an all-party basis . |
| 24 | For the first time in many years there is hope that by means of the NHS and Community Care Act of 1990 , imperfect and incomplete though it may be , the fundamental organizational and financial changes needed to foster good community care have been made . |
| 25 | In the chapters which follow , I will attempt to offer a more satisfying and , hopefully , iconoclastic alternative ; satisfying because it will place the explanatory emphasis on definite social processes which perpetuate the invidious position of blacks both in and out of sport ; and iconoclastic because it will at least go some way towards smashing the outdated image of the black man as possessing natural physical abilities that are determined , in the last instance , by his race . |
| 26 | Distorted and offensive though it may be , riddled with he-man language though it still is , despite the information on the subject … no straightforward links can be made between biased , sexist material and girls ' alleged underachievement . |
| 27 | At the end of the novel it is closed to the public , and most of its stately rooms are shut up : ‘ the light of the drawing-room seems gradually contracting and dwindling until it shall be no more ’ . |
| 28 | You and I have got a job , as Christians , to help to point people to the right way , narrow and difficult though it may seem to be . |
| 29 | It 's melancholy and difficult and it can be stressful but that does n't stop the sub- text from sometimes being extremely funny . ’ |
| 30 | She felt sorry for him again , and worried because it must hurt him to see her like that . |