Example sentences of "[noun sg] [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 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Do this for three days in succession and you will be able to make up your own mind whether it works or not . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Share research as it starts and whenever there is something to say by contacting SCRE Information Services . |
| 7 | ‘ You may stay and catch the ferry at first light when it crosses but that is your decision . ’ |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | This was not a problem for HARPY since it represented and recognised complete utterances . |
| 14 | 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 ? |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | The frisson that he caused was still sweeping through the gallery when it paused and then redoubled . |
| 19 | Another landed on his cheek where it sizzled and went out . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | ‘ 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 . |
| 23 | I felt fear at this moment but it passed and I was calmed in thought when the sensation passed . |
| 24 | She has been a member of the Bramshott and Liphook community Care Group since it started and is now on the executive committee . |
| 25 | Erm er this o this one is not one single job as it happens but it is the kind of thing that we have come up against before and I 've put them the things together in one so that we do n't identify people really under the circumstances . |
| 26 | The measurements are taken by accelerating the car in low gears at full throttle as it approaches and passes the noise meter . |
| 27 | Any program that receives favourable reviews from enough teachers should be considered for — distribution as it stands but on a national basis — production to a professional standard — transferability to other microcomputers — publication by national system — publication by commercial publishers . |
| 28 | The loss of equilibrium is seen as being both a root cause of the crisis when it occurs and its manifestation . |
| 29 | She touched this totem carefully , gaining confidence as it quivered and tautened . |
| 30 | She was prepared for the move when it came and followed Claudia Hamilton and the other ladies upstairs . |