Example sentences of "of [noun] and it [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Marxist value system arose in this vacuum of values and it arose from the multiplying effect that machinery had on man 's labour . |
| 2 | It concerned a contract to provide a made-to-measure set of teeth and it arose because they did not fit . |
| 3 | The sudden change of colour on the wall had upset its sense of direction and it buzzed about angrily and eventually it came into the porch where I was sitting and it stayed there for a few minutes and then went outside searching the wall again for the entrance . |
| 4 | Assertion of the principle served to do away with the monarch 's previously claimed powers to suspend or dispense with acts of Parliament and it served to deny judges the power to strike down measures . |
| 5 | ‘ Then there was a whoosh of flame and it went quiet . |
| 6 | I caught it with the jet of flame and it zipped off out of range , heading for the water by the side of the hill the savage buck had attacked me on . |
| 7 | The work was heart-breaking because of the shortage of homes and it showed that many old people were living in distress . |
| 8 | The Ferret was never happy when anyone other than himself was examining a scene of crime and it seemed to Dalgliesh that his impatience to get on with the job came through the wall as a palpable force . |
| 9 | It helped make up the minds of waverers on the question of independence and it sent a signal about Serbian intentions to the outside world . |
| 10 | Of these , only the first was part of PNP and it proved to be the most problematic , partly for administrative reasons and partly because of the delicacy of the issues of culture and status which it raised . |
| 11 | Within families filial piety was the keystone of morality and it led logically to an absolute obedience to the household head . |
| 12 | She told Cleveland coroner Michael Sheffield he became depressed through being out of work and it made him irritable and upset . |
| 13 | But the City Council thought their particular style of dance would ’ offend the morals ’ of the women of Herefordshire and it banned them . |
| 14 | However the activities of that former director came to the attention of Lautro and it decided to carry out an investigation into W. Plc. 's affairs . |
| 15 | In a bid to bring in larger audiences its name was changed to the Palace of Varieties and it went over to non-stop vaudeville and variety for three years . |
| 16 | It took its case to the public , the press and the House of Commons and it won . |
| 17 | It had been Dalrymple 's idea to require the clan chiefs to take the oath of allegiance and it became obvious that he had hoped for an opportunity to punish one clan as an example to the others . |
| 18 | ‘ They tried to play our style of basketball and it worked our guys up and brought a competitive edge out of them . ’ |
| 19 | And they got an old curtain at the back door and then that 's all you sort of go through across the corner of the kitchen and he was making a bouquet of flowers and er he was setting them all out like and then when he bought it into me it was all set out in a big thing of cellophane and it 'd got two gold strips like |
| 20 | I was only back a couple of days and it started again . |
| 21 | The little striker lunged towards a header from Levein and hooked the ball to the left of Martin and it appeared to cross the line before the goalkeeper palmed it out , only for referee Jim McCluskey to rule it out . |
| 22 | The Wesleyan mission had been started in 1886 by the old boys of The Leys School as a settlement for the poor of Finsbury and it had the usual assortment of activities such as clubs , bands , and concerts . |
| 23 | It was one of those rare occasions when a covert operation could be examined in the full glare of publicity and it showed what a foolhardy idea it was from the start for , even if Crabb had returned safely , it is unlikely he could have brought back enough information to have justified the risk in the first place . |
| 24 | Most of these rules had to be adopted by the Council on the basis of unanimity and it became difficult , and in many cases impossible , to push through the amount and degree of legislation necessary to achieve the single market . |
| 25 | This time it was an ordinary letter by the looks of things and it took , again , just over three minutes . |
| 26 | But I knew humans are capable of evil and it did n't change my view of humanity . ’ |
| 27 | The committee said it had no reason to doubt Mr Gummer was out of pocket and it accepted there was no intent on his part to conceal the work . |
| 28 | The bed faced the window that looked out over miles of countryside and it seemed that everything in the room was white , from the white , frilled curtains to the dainty white duvet cover and pillow case all edged with broderie anglaise . |
| 29 | The little something was a nine-pound leg of lamb and it came in a plastic carrier bag which bore the same legend as the shopfront and the two white Escort vans parked at the side : B. TUCKETT — FAMILY BUTCHER . |
| 30 | It … it was full of beer and it flowed over the ribbons and spoilt a hat and the mistress of the room was very angry and told Mama I had n't to be brought back again , so Mama left . ’ |