Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] it [verb] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | Saltglazing involves introducing salt into the kiln at a very high temperature so that it volatilises and coats the clay . |
| 2 | The female releases them by reaching forward with her hind leg , inserting her longest toe into the sac entrance and pulling it so that it enlarges and her young are able to clamber out . |
| 3 | But then to do it well , so that it all sounds extremely natural — so that it flows and sounds effortless — that requires a long preparation , which everyone at La Scala was happy to give it . |
| 4 | Remove a small quantity of butter from the fridge so that it softens and is easier to spread , then spread it very thinly on bread . |
| 5 | The pluralist perspective makes no attempt to criticise British politics , and it chooses to bend democratic theory in a conservative direction so that it justifies and defends the established order . |
| 6 | They then fan the water so that it evaporates and in doing so lowers the temperature . |
| 7 | Lavender is slightly tender , and will be better able to survive if grown in a warm sunny position and dry , well-drained soil so that it ripens and matures thoroughly before winter . |
| 8 | Especially as it melts and forms a |
| 9 | On both her outings Silk Slippers has thrust her attractive nose in front just where it matters and in so doing has established herself not merely as a valuable stud prospect , but an exciting candidate for next year 's 1,000 Guineas and Oaks . |
| 10 | Not just because it enhances and enriches a relationship , but because there are positive medical advantages too . |
| 11 | Not just because it enhances and enriches a relationship , but because there are positive medical advantages too . |
| 12 | To light it at arms length and then to stand well away while it fires and never return to a firework if it does n't seem to go off . |
| 13 | The warblers ' own young are turfed out of the deeply cupped reed nest by the cuckoo chick soon after it hatches and the foster parents find themselves feeding an enormous monster with a huge red gape and insatiable appetite — a monster which will eventually grow to three times their size . |
| 14 | His statement hung like an arrow in the air , just before it turns and begins its fatal descent . |
| 15 | Once the Tunnel opens — or maybe just before it does and before the French realize what 's going on and think up a way to stop it — he 'll sell them for maybe a thousand times what he 's paying for them now . ’ |
| 16 | As I sat there with metal ticking away as it cooled and steam rising around the engines , I tried to open the door only to find it jammed . |
| 17 | As I sat there with metal ticking away as it cooled and steam rising around the engines , I tried to open the door only to find it jammed . |
| 18 | I was telephoned at home as soon as it happened and when I arrived everyone was here , police , fire brigade , the gas board and the bomb squad . |
| 19 | Too many coaches want to impose a technical straightjacket on their pupils , which can destroy them more than it improves and helps them . |
| 20 | They do this mainly as eggs , and then hatch out and develop rapidly once it rains and a pool forms . |
| 21 | After it is painted onto the wood it sets very quickly as it cools and the joint is soon firm . |
| 22 | About four hours came home when it rained and then it stayed dry |
| 23 | In November 1984 the UKCC addressed the professions directly when it published and circulated the second edition of the Code . |
| 24 | He does n't buy the suit and then ask later if it fits and if it is what he wants . |
| 25 | They went over it repeatedly until it weakened and gave in and became part of them . |
| 26 | He pulled his wings back for speed , leaned into the wind to gain maximum drive and stooped down upon them , the air thunderous in his wings as , with talons thrust forward , he thumped the first straight to its death among the wet beach rocks and tore at the other viciously before it squawked and fled to safety in the shadows of the cliff . |
| 27 | The driver took the road carefully as it dipped and turned , and forded rivers that shone like a newly tarred road and roared and pounded against the floor . |
| 28 | A portion of that inscription serves us well today and it reads and I quote all who shall hereafter live in freedom will be here reminded that to these men and their comrades we owe a debt to be paid with grateful remembrance of their sacrifice and with a high resolve that the cause for which they died will live eternally . |
| 29 | Looked like huge gigantic pieces of toffee that he used to put in here and it melted and |
| 30 | Whisk the mixture continuously until it thickens and stands in peaks . |