Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] it [vb infin] a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Did the population remain more or less static after the dramatic decline in the second half of the fourteenth century , or did it make a rapid recovery from the first wave of epidemics ?
2 or did it mean a few more ‘ Hail Marys ’
3 ) Or did it reveal a conservative attitude at the heart of a movie that is dressed up in hippie garb ?
4 Was it purely physical or did it have a psychosomatic dimension , as her sudden and dramatic recovery could indicate ?
5 ‘ Is your question one of personal curiosity , or does it represent an official line of enquiry ? ’ countered Toby , crossing his skeletal ankles .
6 Ask the manufacturer which company is supplying the maintenance — is it provided by the manufacturer itself , or does it have a third party maintenance contract ?
7 The new Fowler operation had certainly made use of the sales information , but this did not involve any breach of contract by Mr Fowler and the other former employees , nor did it show an actionable conspiracy .
8 Nor did it have a consistent history in the sixteenth century .
9 This does not imply an absence of norms , nor does it incorporate an implicit racism : rather , polygamy and divorce are the norms , leading to a wide range of local , unstable types .
10 Nor does it entail a straightforward shrinking to the nuclear family unit as a consequence of industrialization .
11 Nor does it have a dorsal fin on its back .
12 and then you had to go and let it get a new engine !
13 And did it make a big difference ?
14 It 's what you 've written a a complete idea in itself , and does it have a main verb .
15 But does it have a biblical basis ?
16 But does it have a serious , scientific sort of purpose ?
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