Example sentences of "and [vb base] it [vb mod] [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Officials laugh ruefully at the miserable performance of collective farming , and suggest it may be phased out . |
| 2 | Very nice to be able to step out of used underwear and know it would be laundered and returned to its drawer pressed and scented , even better never to have to worry about clearing a table or washing up , but nevertheless there was something vaguely disconcerting about maids who went silently , sneakily about their duties under her very nose . |
| 3 | Just for a child to know that someone will be interested in her work or to have the opportunity to do something for someone else and know it will be appreciated can significantly change the child 's attitude to the task . |
| 4 | ‘ We have been round to view the house and agree it should be rebanded . ’ |
| 5 | You may not feel comfortable with this style of influencing , because you find you are tentative about expressing enthusiasm and think it might be interpreted as naivety . |