Example sentences of "it and [verb] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Arthur left Fred to it and lay on his back in his own bedroom , reading a book about ballistics . |
| 2 | lay on and twist it and lay on you know . |
| 3 | Now , shall we forget about it and concentrate on enjoying the Park while we are still allowed in it ? ’ |
| 4 | Both want the carp to like it and thrive on it . |
| 5 | Some people like it and thrive on it , others find it very , very difficult to live with . |
| 6 | ‘ There 's a cream car in the lane , ’ she explained , ‘ and the driver is standing beside it and leaning on the horn . ’ |
| 7 | She tasted it and nibbled on it , and plunged into it , until a hand took her chin and their mouths once again met . |
| 8 | In 1983 Banerjee and Singh reported that an 8 month old child who put a fish in his mouth aspirated it and choked on it ; unfortunately he did not survive . |
| 9 | People read it and commented on his interpretation of events , and many were familiar with his version of the battles of Kawz and Hawaria . |
| 10 | They believed that the land was under the care and guardianship of the people who used it and lived on it . |
| 11 | Even better , if possible , get someone else to read it and comment on it . |
| 12 | She dived towards it , anxious some other would-be caller should not beat her to it and begin on one of those endless conversations the French seemed to have , searching through her pockets for change and trying to recall the International dialling code and the number of the line which connected direct with Nick 's office , bypassing the busy switchboard , all at the same time . |
| 13 | But Jews know a good thing when they taste it and alighted on the herring because it was inexpensive , piquant , nutritious and versatile . |
| 14 | One nice touch lets you italicize and embolden text simply by highlighting it and clicking on one of the toolbox icons . |
| 15 | If it is hand operated somebody needs to be operating it and focusing on agreed events in the classroom . |
| 16 | He says , he 's filled the wheelie bin and it 's go he 's been in it and jumped on the top , so course his track suit is |
| 17 | The track plunged down into it and emerged on the other side . |
| 18 | However , it seems that such a provision can not be a contractual promise , and will only be effective if it gives rise to an estoppel ; it therefore will not exclude the implied term of fitness for purpose unless the seller believes it and relies on it ( Lowe v Lombank [ 1960 ] 1 All ER 611 ) . |
| 19 | Although it is now possible to use a system of notation , choreographers still prefer to create directly on the human material , working on it and relying on the dancers ' own memories to repeat what has been designed on and for them . |
| 20 | ( a ) If the diagnostic occurs rarely then ignore it and rely on the averaging . |
| 21 | I had already gathered from the groom that Sir John had not left so , when I came to a small copse of trees , I took my horse deep inside , hobbled it and sat on a boulder . |
| 22 | He grabbed it and turned on Whitlock who managed to deflect it before he fired . |
| 23 | ‘ All we are asking for , ’ he said , ‘ is for the council to look at it and vote on it . ’ |
| 24 | Then they jump on to their prey , paralyse it and feed on it . |
| 25 | You could let a bit of it and live on the rent . ’ |
| 26 | Parker licked at it and stuck on a bit of brown paper . |
| 27 | Iain hates Gene Pitney so he stops it and puts on ‘ Everything I Own ’ again . |
| 28 | The City and the County Councils have looked very seriously at the erm traffic study that the Oxford Preservation Trust commissioned , and they are working on it and working on ways of implementing it within the City centre . |
| 29 | I took his word for it and concentrated on enjoying the substance of Ino ( for Serafino ) Cosson 's offerings . |
| 30 | She glanced away as she said it and concentrated on stirring her coffee . |