Example sentences of "be [verb] and it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It provides a general framework within which theories of cognitive abilities can be formulated and it suggests the form that specific theories of those abilities should take . |
| 2 | He did n't want to exacerbate what he saw as an existing weakness of his own in that respect , and although he was not censorious of other people , I think he was genuinely quite frightened of it , and at one point in the Arts Lab , when there was quite a lot of speed pills , amphetamines , going around amongst the young people there , he did speak out very strongly one evening against it , saying that he personally did not want anything like that around anything he was closely involved with because he felt that it was not a good thing for people to be speeding and it created the sort of vibes that might end up causing problems . |
| 3 | ‘ The National Grid does not own the land on which the pylons are to be built and it has to negotiate some form of agreement with the landowner , ’ he said . |
| 4 | If you are sitting in a very large house on your own , which is draining away your resources because it still has mortgage payments to be met and it takes a lot of money to heat and light every year , you must seriously consider cashing in on your assets by moving to a smaller house that eliminates your mortgage and cuts down on running costs , or by taking out an annuity on your house . |
| 5 | In May it was announced that the fleet name ‘ London TransporT ’ would be used and it began to appear on the waist panels of cars as repainted . |
| 6 | The study is re- examining the national accounts measurement of government services ; it argues that most public servants in fact do things which can be measured and it provides some alternative estimates for real output growth in education , health and public administration ( which compares well with broadly analogous private financial services ) . |
| 7 | In other areas Parliament has specifically provided that tax paid which was not lawfully due to be paid may be recovered and it has laid down the machinery and the conditions for repayment , including the payment of interest . |
| 8 | This is a yearning which mankind insists shall be fulfilled and it has a specialised organ for doing this . |
| 9 | These forecasts are an extremely useful tool for management ; sales revenue can be estimated and it provides a means of control by the measurement of actual results against the forecast . |
| 10 | He turned up at a party one night having just managed to get back from Italy where he 'd been supposed to be studying and it came out that he 'd been to Rome , too , and had actually met her father and knew their story — better than she did — and had sat at the feet of the Marchesa Giulia . |
| 11 | This simple fact can not be overstressed and it accounts , in part , for the continuing lack of precise data on the numbers of physically handicapped in Britain : we do not know exactly how many people are physically disabled because they are not a clear homogeneous group that can be counted . |
| 12 | If the behaviour can not be ignored and it makes you cross , say so . |
| 13 | Because the mistakes have to be rectified and it puts us under even more pressure because you 've got even less time . |
| 14 | He explained his predicament to the librarian but was told that the book was due to be pulped and it did not matter that he was the author . |