Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] it [verb] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A bib had been tied around Bissell 's neck to collect the raw , liquid plaster which oozed from his mouth where it congealed and hardened . |
| 2 | The ant repays the tree by sweeping it leaves free of fungi , by assaulting any leaf-eating animals that it encounters and by attacking any competing plant that dares come within chewing distance . |
| 3 | A walking , talking compendium of that great paradox of apartheid which has at its heart the maxim that crime is n't a crime if it supports and strengthens the system . |
| 4 | And I rung for an ambulance and it came and we took her up and sat with her , and they kept her in for four days . |
| 5 | Do this for three days in succession and you will be able to make up your own mind whether it works or not . |
| 6 | He looked tired and drawn , and for a moment , she told herself there was a look of pleasure in his eyes before it vanished and he reached out to prevent the door closing . |
| 7 | The powerful driving fist of the surging tide was cuffing him off balance : he was rocked from side to side as it rose and fell . |
| 8 | I should do really got a clot in one of his legs as it means and went down the other one and got ta take it out , through smoking |
| 9 | Share research as it starts and whenever there is something to say by contacting SCRE Information Services . |
| 10 | ‘ You may stay and catch the ferry at first light when it crosses but that is your decision . ’ |
| 11 | I stood staring at the jeep as it bumped and swayed over the uneven ground of the orchard until it reached the road and then disappeared in a cloud of dust . |
| 12 | ‘ No , this he threw back into the bushes when it snapped and turned in his hand . |
| 13 | I was within half a mile of Darrowby with the lights of the little town beginning to wink between the bare roadside branches when a car approached , went past , then I heard a squeal of brakes as it stopped and began to double back . |
| 14 | What a turnaround for a Government which only a couple of years ago actually raised more money than it spent and was dedicated to not borrowing . |
| 15 | Our escorting Wellington was delayed due to phenomenal sandstorms in the Delta area , and it was only on 18 March that it arrived and we set off for Benina to refuel before the sea leg to Malta . |
| 16 | Sun Microsystems Inc had to do something to prove it 's muscling into retail like Hewlett-Packard Co so it went and sold Dunkin' Donuts $8m worth of IPC machines to network more than half its 1,600 franchise operations over the next four years . |
| 17 | The hon. Member for Foyle ( Mr. Hume ) has , much more eloquently than I could , told us of the damage that it does and the effect that it has on the young people of Northern Ireland because it gives them a future of either migration or unemployment . |
| 18 | Believing in her heart of hearts that Nancy would soften towards her and the child once it arrived and made a niche in her heart . |
| 19 | As to the dock company , he pointed out that no nuisance was alleged to emanate directly from its premises , that other traffic besides heavy goods vehicles uses Medway and Bridge Roads on port business and that the dock company could only be liable for any nuisance caused by the fourth or fifth defendants if it aided and abetted it . |
| 20 | This was not a problem for HARPY since it represented and recognised complete utterances . |
| 21 | As the right hon. Gentleman was Chancellor before it started and has been Prime Minister throughout its course , is it not clear that he is not only the Prime Minister of recession , but the prime cause of recession ? |
| 22 | The Japanese like to negotiate each issue as it arises and there is an assumption that each party is prepared to make substantial accommodations to the other . |
| 23 | An opportunity to discuss the difficulty over the telephone when it arises and to look for a means of reducing the effects of the crisis is the starting point . |
| 24 | If that is the carrot to persuade this Parliament to give up such independence as it possesses and to move it on from the treaty of Rome , I would want a lot of persuading that that was in our best interests . |
| 25 | The frisson that he caused was still sweeping through the gallery when it paused and then redoubled . |
| 26 | A stricter interpretation , however , is that the company would be entitled not to prepare group accounts if it obtained and published the auditors ’ report required by s 248(3) ( which confirms that the company is so entitled ) but it is not otherwise . |
| 27 | Another landed on his cheek where it sizzled and went out . |
| 28 | Lower at the back , the short dress 's absolute simplicity contrasted effectively with the extravagant colour , a deep rich crimson , the silky fabric moulded to every curve that it covered and tapering up to thin straps that revealed the pale olive tone of her smooth , slender shoulders . |
| 29 | A local authority is accountable either to the local electorate for the poll tax that it sets or to the Secretary of State because he decides how much it can spend . |
| 30 | ‘ I 've had my share of fame but it comes and goes , ’ he says reflecting on his career from quiz show host to stand up comic . |