Example sentences of "it and [conj] it [vb -s] " in BNC.

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1 What the Commission has to do now there is a new article in the Maastricht treaty is to ensure that its practice complies with it and that it does not encourage the drafting of legislation or the working out of projects on matters that can perfectly well be dealt with by member states , or even closer to the citizen , and that applies to English and French cheeses .
2 The theory of the new international division of labour has been criticized for its uncompromising condemnation of TNC operations in the Third World , on the grounds that there is not very much that is new about it and that it relies on an empirical base that is far too limited ( see , for example , Cohen , 1987 , ch.7 ; Jenkins , 1984 ; Gordon , 1988 ) .
3 You might decide to watch television , listen to music or read a book — but make sure that you enjoy it and that it has nothing to do with your work .
4 The custom of marriage has gained strength , in the sense that more people are entering into it and that it seems to be considered a necessary prelude to having children .
5 If it curbs strikes , fight it and if it creates jobs spurn it .
6 ‘ We now have this ludicrous situation where if a fire broke out in one end of a particular street in Prestatyn , Rhyl fire engines will go to it and if it breaks out in the other end of the street Prestatyn will go to it , ’ added Coun Edwards .
7 So if it holds they 'll replay it and if it breaks
8 If you like something enough you know what you can afford and what you 're willing to pay for it and if it 's priced more then you do n't buy it .
9 I wanted as far as possible to forearm the boy at the beginning of adolescence — not ramming a weapon into his hand willy-nilly , but showing him the size and shape of it and where it lies in such a way that he would take it up without realizing he was doing so and find himself using it when he needed to .
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