Example sentences of "and [vb past] it [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She heard a sound and realised it came from her own throat . |
| 2 | Certainly , there were examples of transparent deception : for example , when , as proof of their transcendental patriotism , the ICP dissolved itself and announced it had become the Association for Marxist Studies . |
| 3 | He has sported the distinctive moustache for many years and admitted it took some ‘ bare-faced cheek ’ to get rid of it . |
| 4 | Although CDC would not come clean with its actual choice of another RISC , it ruled out Sparc , said DEC 's Alpha was just vapourware and admitted it had been positively influenced by HP 's technology commitment . |
| 5 | The next day they charged Barry Moxton with the murder of his wife Mary and there was a picture on the front pages of him being led away with a blanket over his head and another of a policeman coming out of his mother 's house with a plastic bag that was said to contain his bloodstained and half-burned clothing , and a day or so after that Uncle Titch turned up in South Wales with his horse and cart where he said he 'd gone after a merry-go-round and did n't know what all the fuss was about , did n't know about any murder , did n't read the papers and was generally believed , at least by the people on the estate , because it was typical of Uncle Titch , and by that time the Queerfella who was queerer than any of them knew had made a full confession and it was all over bar the shouting and the trial , when he pleaded guilty and was sent down for life and everyone said he should have been hanged and pretended it had never once crossed their minds that it was Uncle Titch that done it . |
| 6 | I bit the shell of one and gave the kernel to her , and then bit another and pretended it had broken one of my teeth and I was in too much pain . ’ |
| 7 | She chewed hers and found it contained cod liver oil . |
| 8 | Led by this hint they opened the ground not far from the wall ; and not much more than a foot away from the surface they found a leaden envelope which they opened in two places , on the face and breast , and found it contained a human body wrapped in cerecloth : Upon removing what covered the face , they discovered the features , and particularly the eyes , in perfect preservation . |
| 9 | She glanced at his face and found it engrossed . |
| 10 | The constable traced the sheep to his house and found it hung up and dressed in his stable . |
| 11 | She left a message asking him to contact her urgently , dialled Sybil 's number and found it engaged . |
| 12 | In fact Waugh had just written to him as a stranger to thank him for his ‘ ingenious and delightful allegory ’ — his gratitude all the warmer because , as he flatteringly remarks , he had tried to buy a copy and found it sold out . |
| 13 | She knocked again , then pushed the door and found it unlocked . |
| 14 | Having dragged it over , she stood on it with care , and found it brought her eyes level with the frieze . |
| 15 | ‘ I got out a ball gown to lend to a neighbour and found it had been cheaply dry-cleaned , ’ she said . |
| 16 | Driving the Felder , I looked back towards the ranch and found it had disappeared . |
| 17 | There was another advantage late on a lunch-time in that there were always a few city slickers who had ventured north by north-west ( of the Barbican ) to try the Hoskin 's or the Holden 's bitter and found it had got the better of them , so needed a taxi back to civilization . |
| 18 | All he saw was the ghost of the waterfall : ‘ we visited the place at an unseasonable time , and found it divested of its dignity and terror . ’ |
| 19 | I 'm about 5'7 ’ and found it fitted me fine , although as with all sacks , it took a couple of days of walking to get the best adjustment . |
| 20 | I made one many years ago and found it worked very well . |
| 21 | We had to contend with some extremely high winds and found it needed extra guys to hold upright . |
| 22 | … she tried to open her eye — the right one , the one that was still there — and found it glued shut . |
| 23 | She put up her hand to her face and found it wet . |
| 24 | In Stamford , where it was raining , Inspector Burden went to a country house supposedly occupied by a man named McCloy and found it deserted , its doors locked and its garden overgrown . |
| 25 | Stirling went twice to Benina and found it deserted . |
| 26 | The anger obsessed her , but later she turned it on herself and found it mixed with shamed bewilderment . |
| 27 | Ace opened the door just wide enough for the pair to enter , and slammed it shut just as a brick arced over from the darkened bushes . |
| 28 | Next , she tossed a lit match into the lowermost drawer of the nearest filing cabinet , and slammed it shut . |
| 29 | Customs Officers eh ! " and slammed it shut again . |
| 30 | They had reached the house , but when she made a move to open her door he leant across and slammed it shut . |