Example sentences of "[vb pp] and it [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a normal steep climb-out , at about 120m the aircraft 's nose dropped and it dived into the ground killing all three crew and destroying the aircraft . |
| 2 | It has been argued that it covers not only fairness , in the sense of fairness to the accused , but also in the sense of ensuring that , in the eyes of the public , the highest standards of justice are upheld and it appears to the world at large that the accused is getting a fair trial . |
| 3 | Still no acknowledgement was made and it grew near the time when Gigia would be setting out on her journey . |
| 4 | They are not gaining financially but there is a cost involved and it falls to the NHS . |
| 5 | But there was further drama when the crane 's brakes failed and it slid into the cab of the lorry . |
| 6 | He tore at the roots that were pinioning his ankles , breaking his thick horn nails in the process , but the roots held and it seemed to the two watching Renascians , that the Tree Spirits swayed and murmured with amusement . |