Example sentences of "and [conj] it [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think that Saddam Hussein is much less potent than he was , but I accept that it is a brutal regime and that it poses a threat to world peace . |
| 2 | However , in O'Reilly v. Mackman Lord Diplock argued that the present procedural regime for AJRs is more advantageous to applicants than that under the pre-1978 version of Ord. 53. and that it strikes a sound balance between the interests of applicants and respondents . |
| 3 | ‘ We realised that the whole psychology of collecting is a fascinating area and that it had a lot more potential … hence the reason for the Festival . |
| 4 | She also ensured that she chaired the important Cabinet ( later ‘ EA ’ ) Committee on economic strategy and that it contained a majority who supported the economic strategy of herself and the Chancellor . |
| 5 | The only centre I have time for is the Sea Life Centre near Oban , on account of a circular tank of herring you can stand under , and that it has a moray eel . |
| 6 | IBM Corp last week said that the version of DB2 for OS/2 is generally available after a successful beta test and that it has a set of software development tools for the object-oriented C++ language . |
| 7 | A police source said on March 15 that a list of some 200 " godfathers " had been drawn up , and that it included a number of former MPs and Cabinet ministers . |
| 8 | Always a determined character , he gave up alcohol and smoking the day he pulled on his running shoes , and he quickly found that running long distances was his forte , and that it provided a challenge to fit his temperament . |
| 9 | In his summing-up , Mr Justice Caulfield could not have evinced a more robust hostility to the Official Secrets Act , sharing a widely held belief that it was long out of date and an intolerable interference with freedom of speech , and that it provided a justification for prosecutions ranging from the serious to the grotesquely ridiculous . |
| 10 | And although it takes a while to recover from such fear , for most of us at least , it does eventually subside . |
| 11 | Beech et al. ( 1985 ) have compared its dietary characteristics with those of lean raw beefsteak , and although it has a protein content of c. 47 per cent , which is nearly 20 per cent less than the beefsteak , it contains half the fat and is rich in fibre . |
| 12 | And if it entailed a degree of sacrifice , there was always the prospect of better times , just around the corner . |
| 13 | Of course , if it 's really painful , forget it , I 'll be fine , and I 'm writing , and if it gets a bit unlively I could perhaps find somewhere else- ’ |
| 14 | The initial check , Gilmont says , is designed to determine if the bill is coherent ; if in fact , it belongs to the bank , and if it shows an amount that corresponds to what the bank expected to be billed . |
| 15 | It looked like somebody 's curtains cut up — which was what it probably was — and if it provided a talking-point — well , that was all to the good , was n't it ? |
| 16 | Jonathan 's method looks at Field 13 and if it contains an entry , Fields 6 and 7 are amalgamated and the contents of Fields 13 to 8 are shuffled to fill the gap . |
| 17 | That 's that 's a wonderful piece of football and and it deserved a goal . |
| 18 | His amber skin was suffused with the roseate glow of a red Tet lantern hanging from the ceiling , and because it cast a shadow across the dark valley of his groin he brushed his hand quickly down the funnel of his lower belly as though seeking reassurance of his completeness . |
| 19 | Relationism situates both the form and content of knowledge in relation to its social context and while it avoids a reduction to the social basis of knowledge leaves no space for even a quasi-transcendental truth . |
| 20 | Employee fundraising appears to be an increasingly popular option and whilst it involves a lot more work than a straight donation it has the ability to generate longer term grass roots support amongst employees . |
| 21 | The court had to have regard to the ascertainable defect in the mentality of the defendant , and whether it showed a predilection to do harm to others . |
| 22 | One of the things we talked about was the origin of the universe and whether it required a God to create it and set it going . |
| 23 | We indicate not only the location and amenities , but also the number of bedrooms in the hotel , and whether it has a lift . |
| 24 | However , as the matter was fully argued before us , and as it raises a point of some general interest , I propose to do so . |