Example sentences of "and [vb base] [conj] it [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Add the rice to the pan and cook until it becomes opaque . |
| 2 | Nevertheless , it is clear that very large sums of money will have to be spent to put Eastern Europe on its feet and ensure that it stays democratic . |
| 3 | b ) You can true up the work in the chuck and ensure that it runs true . |
| 4 | Many artists are now drawn to it , and find that it has other attractions than the records of the burial of kings : they love to paint the children who come to meet the tourist with wave-worn pebbles from the sacred isle , and also the scenery of Mull , and the many lochs that indent that isle of bold headlands and rugged mountains masses , as they are seen from Iona . |
| 5 | We at Select were appalled at the severity of the court judgement against your magazine and believe that it raises serious impediments to press freedom . |
| 6 | Reading this poem urges us to ask what ‘ essential history ’ is and wonder if it has some ritual pattern . |
| 7 | I hope that the Opposition will get their act together on the Bill and recognise that it represents enormous investment in Wales and something that will put Cardiff and Wales generally on the world map in a very big way . |
| 8 | Picture yourself having chosen each option in turn , and see whether it feels good , even if it feels scary . |
| 9 | I have been advised to leave it alone and see if it gets better . |
| 10 | He really must get back to the library and see if it had any more books on the subject . |
| 11 | well what I 'd like I think I 'd like people to do is go away and read this and see if it makes any sense when you 've actually sat and studied it . |
| 12 | Change only one thing at a time and notice if it stops crashing or not . |
| 13 | The early evening sun was warm on her face and the sky so clear and calm that it seemed impossible so beautiful a world could be at war ; that small , beautiful world that was Yeoman 's Lane , and Tingle 's Wood , through which it ran . |