Example sentences of "and it [adv] [vb past] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It said nothing about educational or cultural co-operation , it did not do anything to bring EMU nearer ( that was left to the Delors Plan ) and it effectively left foreign policy co-operation in government hands .
2 Another exception to the proposed pattern , is the 34 acre town at Caister-by-Yarmouth ; this is the only town apart from Brough-on-Humber , which occupied an exposed position on the east coast , vulnerable to sea-raiders and it probably required this protection , but it must also have had a special relationship with the nearby Saxon Shore fort at Burgh Castle .
3 In much work that was to develop within the compass of physical geography , the chronology assumed a greater significance , it required a greater knowledge of existing and recently developed dating techniques , and it thus involved close liaison with other disciplines particularly geology , biology and archaeology amongst the broadening spectrum of the earth and environmental sciences .
4 The Eezit spray was easiest to use and it also neutralised nasty smells .
5 He 's slightly happier about ‘ Fontana ’ , the second album and the one that yielded a hit in the shape of Shine On , but personnel problems were beginning to mar the band 's outlook and it soon became common knowledge that there was wet rot in The House Of Love .
6 Bordeaux was described as a ‘ commune , by John in 1206 and it clearly possessed many rights of self-government .
7 I had witnessed Sam emptying that box many times , and it always contained several pounds , a fortune in those days .
8 The needs policy was generally more concerned with children 's problems than with their potential , and it totally omitted certain kinds of needs and therefore certain kinds of children , despite its claim to be comprehensive .
9 At the time of the First World War the Shorthorn was described as the most widely distributed of all the breeds of cattle , both at home and abroad , and it far exceeded other purebreds in Britain while the great majority of commercial crossbreds also relied on Shorthorn blood .
10 The " fat " was well-spaced work , with less solid text , and it therefore took less time to set a page .
11 She cried fairly easily and it usually had some kind of effect .
12 It was when I was about twelve I broke the front of my tooth so I I had a temporary cap put on , and it only lasted six months and came off !
13 I used to find myself walking the landing bladed up and it only needed one word out of place and I 'd turn them into a Tetley Tea Bag and I 'd never get out .
14 In spite of a lack of er , sort of er , carol sheets for , for some of us , it really was , as you say , a very enjoyable evening , and I was particularly erm , keen on the , the introduction of Saint Nicolas , and it certainly got smaller children , I think it was er , fantastic , and I certainly have n't enjoyed so er , I 'll be back
15 The waterway was called the New River , and it originally ran forty miles to Clerkenwell .
16 Poverty amongst the general populous was still quite common , at that time , and it often meant appalling destitution .
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