Example sentences of "[to-vb] [conj] it [verb] [coord] " in BNC.

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1 Leave the chocolate to stand until it cools and the mixture thickens slightly .
2 However , when searching for a particular route from the ‘ z ’ , a linear search must be employed to establish whether it exists or not , which slows down the search time compared with the 26-way tree where all 26 routes are allocated .
3 The occasional hairline crack in external brickwork need not be of any significance , but should be observed over a period to see if it extends or widens .
4 I would wait a few weeks to see if it grows or clears up of its own accord and if it is still there , go to the vet .
5 Even a fairly stable trailer will start to swing if it overtakes or is overtaken by a large truck .
6 Unfortunately , the program tries to be too many different things at once , and as a result it is n't easy to use as it claims and performs quite slowly .
7 Therefore the said Justice Depute by the mouth of Duncan McIlvory Dempster of Court adjudged and ordained the above named to be taken upon the twelfth day of this instant month of June being Monday next to the ordinary place of execution and then and there be hanged upon a Gibbet till he die the death and his right hand to cut off and to be affixed to the most conspicuous place of the tollbooth of Killvorow in Ila there to continue till it rot or wear away , and ordained his moveables to be confiscated .
8 Those who argue about this ( about how much should be spent on Arts faculties in universities , for example ) tend to debate whether it does or does not help the economy , help people to do various jobs , and so forth .
9 Drop a spot of highly volatile liquid on such a wing and the colours disappear as the liquid occludes the physical structure , only to reappear as it evaporates and the light is splintered once more .
10 Members of the Association de Restauratrices Cuisinières ( ARC ) , a body of lady chefs , are working hard to prove that it exists and that it is a vital component of French cooking today .
11 But the company insists that property profits will probably continue to rise as it buys and sells assets to reshape its business .
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