Example sentences of "and it [adv] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a tribute to the old railway they have retained the platform edge , decorated it with flower urns , and it thus forms a feature of the site . |
| 2 | By the end of the decade more papers were being published on the hippocampus than on virtually any other brain structure , and it even warranted a research journal entirely devoted to it . |
| 3 | Yes , this is possible and it even has a name : superfecundation . |
| 4 | and it just moved a bit and I went in again , I looked at the window and they moved again |
| 5 | Membership of a " terrorist group " was punishable by five years ' imprisonment and it also became a crime to possess " directly or indirectly " written or recorded materials condoning " terrorist " activity . |
| 6 | This mechanism can lead to the collapse of the mineral lattice ( as in the formation of the clay mineral vermiculite from biotite ) and it also renders a mineral more vulnerable to the operation of other weathering processes . |
| 7 | As the south coast had been raided only a few years earlier , this action is understandable , and it also indicates a measure of political awareness among the peasant class . |
| 8 | It 's very , very hard to fault this guitar ; it looks superb , it 's made to the highest possible standards and it also works a treat , combining near-total fingerboard access with a bright , responsive , almost classical sound . |
| 9 | The material which has been gathered supports this contention and it also raises a number of issues concerning the needs of staff , as well as students , at a time when the total quality of the teaching/learning experience is assuming a certain prominence throughout the HE sector . |
| 10 | There is no known preventive measure and it simply seems a matter either of good or bad luck whether your ferrets suffer it or not . |
| 11 | The current increase in premiums ( where applicable ) is unavoidable — and it simply reflects a situation which applies to every insurance company . |
| 12 | It was severely under-funded , and it quickly became a horse infirmary primarily , and a teaching body secondarily . |
| 13 | The ‘ superstore ’ Failed to prove a viable proposition and it subsequently became a workshop for a specialist firm of motorcar body builders used by Rolls Royce cars , and only in more recent years has that business ceased and the premises redeveloped as office accommodation . |
| 14 | The home selectors had been ridiculed in the press for the squad they chose , and it hardly seemed a match for the mighty West Indies ; yet by steady bowling and sound batting , England won all three games convincingly , and chemists did a good trade in indigestion tablets as much humble pie had to be eaten . |
| 15 | It is presented primarily to inform and stimulate debate and it therefore adopts a style which is unusual in this journal . |
| 16 | This was n't a major catastrophe , and it only took a minute to rectify , but it 's a clear case of poor quality control . |
| 17 | Dealing exclusively with C64 budget titles , Budswap offers the chance to exchange unwanted games for different titles , and it only costs a pound ! |
| 18 | It also offers several utilities not provided by the File Manager , and it certainly looks a lot prettier . |
| 19 | Near to the landing-pier were some of the older houses of the town , and by climbing a steep street , the old castle may be leisurely inspected , and it quite merits a visit . |
| 20 | Stirring stuff , and it undoubtedly struck a chord with those who were sick to the back teeth with the royalty in the tabloids . |
| 21 | However , Intel has slapped writs on Cyrix , C & T and a firm called ULSI , and it recently won a case against Atmel , another chip maker hoping to break into the PC microprocessor market . |