Example sentences of "[noun pl] [conj] it [verb] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 |
| 4 | ‘ No , this he threw back into the bushes when it snapped and turned in his hand . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | The rock was in just three pieces when it arrived and needed to be hammered into the correct sizes for the set-up . |
| 9 | the prison system has a tendency to create more problems than it receives and has an equal tendency to fail inmates because , out of its survival fear , it tends to respond to corporate threats , real or imaginary , rather than the real problems of inmates . |
| 10 | Perhaps the display asked more questions than it answered but it 's clear that the young stars are staking claims early . |
| 11 | This will enable the bureau to spot any problems before it starts and , hopefully , sort them out with you . |
| 12 | ICI 's PLASTICS BUSINESS IS VERY clear about the sort of materials that it makes and sells . |
| 13 | Glass , like other substances , contracts as it cools and if the outer parts of the glass be cooled and hardened before the inner parts then the outside will , of course , contract more initially than the inside but , since the inside is still soft , it will yield in the early stages of cooling . |
| 14 | On the other hand , for those who regard language with suspicion , especially written or printed language , on the grounds that it misleads and confuses as much as it informs and expresses , eliminating words and sentences exposes a level of communication of unsuspected richness , one in which human beings express their true meanings . |
| 15 | It deals with exemption clauses and it replaces and greatly extends certain provisions which were previously in the Supply of Goods ( Implied Terms ) Act 1973 . |
| 16 | The van slewed wildly , but kept travelling , smoke appearing from its rear tyres as it swerved and skidded back towards the exit . |