Example sentences of "and [subord] it [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | By that time the flame was also very thin , and where it touched the wall the molten rock spat and ran . |
2 | Although the Chicago School over-used the Darwinian metaphor of the struggle for survival , and although it made the mistake of equating ‘ society ’ or ‘ community ’ with the social systems of relatively small areas , the Chicago School still has much to offer in terms of the new kind of spatial sociology which we started to develop in Chapter 1 . |
3 | Although it is an intense period of development and although it provides the basis of values , attitudes , and feelings — as well as darker things like repressions and obsessions — that may last a lifetime , it soon passes . |
4 | And if it meant the purchase of a hundred acres of timber , I 'd count it cash well spent — especially to get men who can work as I 've seen you lads work this week ! ’ |
5 | If it gets into the predator 's nose it can injure the tissues there and if it enters the mouth it causes violent vomiting . |
6 | The situation would be reviewed and if it worsened the council would be informed and asked to reconsider the position . |
7 | This ‘ outsider ’ stance is , of course , nothing new , and if it bore the bulk of the band 's appeal , would be nothing more than a gimmick in itself . |
8 | Any interruption might stop the flow , and if it gave the Colonel pause for thought , and the brain behind the little piggy eyes a chance to work , it might result in an enraged charge . |
9 | And if it stopped the raiding , and put the Macleans firmly on the side of the Campbells and the king — yes , the advantages were there . |
10 | A theory is a good theory if it is an elegant model , if it describes a wide class of observations , and if it predicts the results of new observations . |
11 | And until it does the people of Guatemala will need appropriate psychological support to help them resist . |
12 | We are on a downward spiral and unless it improves the club will be no more . |
13 | This is thought a better explanation both because it avoids the metaphysical extravagance of non-natural properties , and because it clarifies the relation between moral judgement and action . |
14 | The idea of class conflict has been the bane of serious medieval social history ; for it obscures the very powerful forces which unite local communities , whatever their social complexion ; and because it parodies the nature of medieval conflict . |
15 | James Thorne 's discussion of the long-standing debate over the interpretation of Robert Frost 's " stopping by woods " is instructive precisely because , among other things , it recognises the limitations of a stylistics that aims , or claims , to be objective and exhaustive , and because it highlights the need to be selective in description and open to the coexistence of multiple meanings in interpretation . |
16 | Of its kind it was unique because of its importance and because it covered the period from 1906 to 1914 , from Modigliani 's arrival in France until the general call-up in 1914 . |
17 | e.g. The passage on p. 16 argues that monarchy provided the important political people in Europe because of its universality as a form of government and because it embodied the values and aspirations of contemporary society-monarchy led society ( e.g. patronage ) and also fulfilled conservative role by sanctioning the established order- monarchy 's authority and status in large part derived from alliance with the landed aristocracy and army-the rise of industrial and commercial classes challenged this status quo as the new providers of national wealth , though agriculture still important- industrialists absorbed into status quo . |
18 | The dualism is deemed disastrous because it prevents us from having a unified conception of the world built around the natural sciences , and because it leaves the relationship between the mental and the physical an insoluble mystery . |
19 | Fortunately , the classroom located below this block was the smaller of the two , and because it adjoined the kitchen , it made a logical dining-room . |
20 | And since it provides the opportunity of personal contact with the discharger , it is a means of spreading advice or warnings . |
21 | The government had to act swiftly , Mr Balladur argued , before it was obliged to take yet tougher measures — and before it lost the chance of blaming its Socialist predecessors for their legacy . |
22 | Whether the satisfaction occurred , and whether it outweighed the inconvenience of having to have an egg handy , was as hard to substantiate as most other claims for the wonders of depth psychology . |
23 | SCOTVEC will need carefully to consider the validity and ease of operation of the new system , and whether it meets the needs of higher education and employers . |
24 | Water splashes from a faucet into a jerrican , and when it fills the boy sluggishly replaces it from a line of empty ones . |
25 | Erm obviously the er and as Alan 's asked us few weeks ago , permission to explore maybe looking for the finances , if and when it became the situation . |
26 | The series originated from various communities and when it reached the west coast I had to provide the script for a new show every seven days for ten weeks . |
27 | The fear got worse and when it reached the stage where five brandies were required to get me on stage , I had to stop and take stock of myself I had no desire to inflict an alcoholic parent on MY children . |
28 | Each of these industries on the continent of Europe is to a greater or lesser extent owned or controlled by the state , and when it suits the authorities to do so , is heavily subsidised . |
29 | From a boat it can be squeezed enough to get a grip on it , and when it hits the water it sinks in a big brown cloud . |
30 | And when it hits the turbines it 's the diameter 's ten inch . |