Example sentences of "and it [verb] [to-vb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Between 1613 and 1622 the Zemsky sobor , in which the pomeshchiks predominated , was generally summoned at least once a year and it continued to play an important consultative role until 1653 . |
| 2 | The bicycle was a powerful symbol of social change in this era , summing up so easily the fears brewing around popular freedoms and popular amusements , and it seemed to touch a brittle nerve of the process of democratisation . |
| 3 | The new Government needed strength , for without Austen Chamberlain , Balfour , Birkenhead or Horne it looked weak on paper , and it had to face an immediate general election . |
| 4 | You can use petrol , but that 's not particularly safe or healthy and it tends to leave an oily film . |
| 5 | There has been discussion with the Commission on the issue and it seems to adopt a similar approach . |
| 6 | and it started to drizzle a little bit did n't it ? |