Example sentences of "it [adv] and [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some absorb the gas quickly , whereas others circulate it slowly and can not respond to floods of bright light . |
| 2 | M.P.s may lack the necessary expertise to scrutinise it effectively and may lack the necessary independent information . |
| 3 | You make a withdrawal , they take it away and let's say you can go overdrawn , so you 've got eighty pound in the building society , and you take a hundred out , how much have you got left now ? |
| 4 | ‘ Tried it once and could n't stand it . ’ |
| 5 | I have said it before and will say again that I am one such beneficiary , and probably not the sort of beneficiary that was intended when it was decided that a discount would be required . |
| 6 | He was just behind it now and could hear its heavy , throaty breathing , almost a growling sound , as it reached the back wall of the churchyard . |
| 7 | ‘ I should n't think so , ’ he said , ‘ not all of it , but I need it too and can write if off as expenses . ’ |
| 8 | Whatever John 's mother may have thought about his likely lack of application when he wanted to study music , once he decided to learn ballet he took it seriously and must have worked hard to make up for a late start . |