Example sentences of "[noun pl] [conj] it [verb] again " in BNC.
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1 | Instantly sparks crackled in Twoflower 's hair and there was a sudden gust of hot dry wind that did n't disturb the dust in the way that ordinary wind should but , instead , whipped it up momentarily into unpleasantly half-living shapes before it settled again . |
2 | What 's more , he had also learned that he must ignore the first playing of the tune , and wait 15 minutes until it played again at the end of the programme — the dog would look up quizzically at the sound of the familiar music but stay still , apparently too smart to respond to an obvious false alarm . |
3 | The man threw more sticks and it jumped again , ecstatic , diving and swimming , in and out . |
4 | I was only back a couple of days and it started again . |
5 | It takes more than a few days but it goes again , just about . |
6 | Mercifully the traffic progresses for fifty yards before it stalls again , and the Rasta does not pursue her further , but Robyn keeps a nervous eye on her rear-view mirror . |
7 | If she could have walked it in five minutes , then the cab should have done it in less , but it seemed a long five minutes before it stopped again and the cab driver opened the door , saying , ‘ Here we are then , lass . ’ |
8 | At Abu Hamed the river turns back on itself and runs south-west for some 200 miles before it turns again and reasserts its northerly course . |