Example sentences of "and it [verb] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Er But it took people busy to get it paid , you know , and in fact there was some people that could n't , er and it became a big worry to people . |
| 32 | The Council 's presidents this time would not hear of it , no doubt after the consternation which had been caused the day before , and it received a favourable vote . |
| 33 | It redefined treason and sedition and severely constrained the freedoms of meeting , speech and writing , and it funded a massive output of loyalist pamphleteering to counteract the Rights of Man . |
| 34 | And it looked a nice pony one . |
| 35 | And it provoked a furious backlash from Labour and union leaders . |
| 36 | And it provoked a furious backlash from Labour and union leaders . |
| 37 | A giant shredding machine will take even the largest tree , AND it produces a useful by-product . |
| 38 | It is the 1919 version which is most often played , and it offers a beautiful synopsis of ‘ The Firebird 's ’ magical music . |
| 39 | It requires an analytical and reasonably numerate mind to develop cost-effective plans ; it requires a rapport with the creative group to achieve the best match of material and medium ; it requires aggressive negotiating skills in order to achieve the best possible positions and discounts , so as to make the maximum use of the client 's money ; and it requires a great attention to detail . |
| 40 | This disciplinary technique is designed to ensure that minor misdemeanours such as whining , pestering and tantrums have no reinforcing consequences , and it requires a great deal of control and consistency on your part . |
| 41 | Seaplane hands call this ‘ glassy water ’ and it requires a particular technique . |
| 42 | That means that we are locked into issuing fire certificates since we rely on the and it imposes a marked official erm , performance target on us , we ca n't afford to let the numbers of inspections of supported defences drop , so that means that we 've got to find money from elsewhere in the budget . |
| 43 | When the size of this transfer is compared with the volume of similar international transfers between rich and poor countries , it can be seen as being a very considerable effort ; and it imposes a heavy burden on the more advanced regions , especially on Serbia , which has an average social product per head below the Yugoslav average . |
| 44 | And it gets a good audience . |
| 45 | Sweet of her , and it brought a reluctant smile to Belinda 's lips . |
| 46 | And it sends a clear message to the heads of the regions that , when Mr Yeltsin talked about sacking opponents of reform at all levels of government , he meant it . |
| 47 | MIND is now a large ‘ direct-care ’ organization , that is , it receives money in grants from NHS and local authorities to provide some of the elements of the total service described in Chapters 7 and 8 , and it employs a large number of staff to support and enhance the work of the volunteers . |
| 48 | And it followed a general election which of course is always a |
| 49 | It turned the attention , and the skills , of those within the company to the younger , singles-buying music audience , and it attracted a different kind of group to the label . |
| 50 | Nevertheless , there is much good stuff , and it represents a fair view of the present state of the phytogenetic art . |
| 51 | Shortly after my return , the Governor was to make a tour of Central Burma and it seemed a great opportunity for me to gauge conditions outside Rangoon , so I was invited to accompany him . |
| 52 | Mister Johnny talked in his gobbly voice all the way and it seemed a friendly noise now , pushing the night back . |
| 53 | In fact , there was no chance of losing her job , but sooner or later she would have to go and it seemed a good idea to lay down a time now . |
| 54 | With difficulty , though , she hid her ire — and it seemed a good idea then to reply to this high and mighty man with what he all too clearly wanted to hear . |
| 55 | And it seemed a good laugh . |
| 56 | You ca n't insure cash , as you know , but who cares , and it seemed a good present . |
| 57 | It 's my job to keep a check on the stock and it seemed a good chance to get something done … ’ |
| 58 | I knew quite a number of people who had gone into the Civil Service and it seemed a good thing to get into . ’ |
| 59 | The most frightening is rainforest destruction , and being a carpenter and joiner by trade anyway I have used many threatened species in my past and it seemed a good thing to start with . |
| 60 | It was only when I was almost in despair that I recalled having seen a letter written by a knitter from overseas , about an easy way to make cables and it seemed a pleasant way to take a break by referring back a few months until I found the letter from — you 've guessed it — June Shaw . |