Example sentences of "and [verb] it [art] [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the contrary , the miners ' wives seemed desperate to keep the spirit that had seen them through the long months , the solidarity and friendship and , above all , the feeling that together they could do something to change the world and make it a better place , not only for themselves , but for all those suffering injustice . |
| 2 | ‘ And then all this immense expense of art , that seems somehow to lie outside life and make it no better for the world , pains one . ’ |
| 3 | Or her , ’ she would add scrupulously , being among other things a feminist ) , but in practice this does n't seem to affect her behaviour very noticeably — she seems to have ordinary human feelings , ambitions , desires , to suffer anxieties , frustrations , fears , like anyone else in this imperfect world , and to have a natural inclination to try and make it a better place . |
| 4 | Unsuccessful attempts were made in April to broaden Poland 's governing coalition , and to give it a stronger majority in parliament which would enable it to push through its budget proposals and economic reforms . |
| 5 | Golding wrote ‘ Lord of the Flies ’ , which I am comparing to ‘ Coral Island ’ , just after the Second World War and after the Hiroshima Bomb , this gives Golding 's book a more up to date feel and makes it an easier to believe microcosm . |