Example sentences of "the [noun sg] and it [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It was then that they released the Wheel and it came bowling down the hill not more than ten yards from where I was standing . |
| 2 | We caress the foal and it learns affection for us . |
| 3 | It brightens up the place and it gives artists a chance to show what they can do ; and it does encourage others to try their hand at painting or drawing . |
| 4 | It was our first time in the saddle and it had daughter , 11 , champing at the bit for more . |
| 5 | I told my dad that was I chucked his in the bin and it had sort of stains on it and I told him that was |
| 6 | I went up the road and it went bang and blew a out the back ! |
| 7 | The most common type used by gardeners is drawn through the earth by rotors that dig the soil and it takes practice to get the knack of using it . |
| 8 | The police national computer is one of the most comprehensive record systems in the world and it gives police officers across the country rapid access to vital information round the clock , every day of the year . |
| 9 | It was one of the things that had disappeared from Renascia towards the end and it gave Fenella an odd , rather out-of-balance feeling to see dawn light again . |
| 10 | Because people are so angry , they 're frustrated with the system and their anger gets in the way and it frightens people . |
| 11 | Well we were lucky in that we 've been able to do , have a , a very good relationship with a company called well known in the marine side and they put in forty five thousand pounds into er the scheme and promised that before Christmas and that was reading the paper one day in November the , the Robert the National Heritage Minister saying that they may be , may , if you 're lucky , going to put some money into sport and er so we contacted them and we were one of the first sports to get , had money doubled as they say in the bingo hall , so we er we now have ninety , ninety thousand pounds and which I wh has been distributed or will be distributed in the , in the following way so that 's how we 're gon na spend it and er these er , the administration represent we were basically overwhelmed with enquiries and s we took on a person in order to , to do it , the normal R Y A staff had already got enough on so we took on a girl called Sara who answers all the queries on the Year of Youth Hotline and erm we are also running the boat shows , the four or five N B L challenge which is the flagship event for our sponsors which is er I wo n't go into the , the details but is a , a talent fight , talent spotting event for under sixteen year olds around the country and it provided fleet of dinghies , the prize for which is a dinghy which is not , not a bad prize I think you 'll agree . |
| 12 | For the first time a sensation pierced the numbness and it caused Joe 's body to jerk and send a message to his brain that created the desire to shout , ‘ Do n't call me that , because I 'm not a sir . |
| 13 | It has a black canopy over the front and it says Health and Beauty Salon , with a telephone number and at the side of the door it says Gloria M. |