Example sentences of "and it [verb] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | This particularly devious and invidious form of argument can be endless , and it denies credit to human beings where it is due , and gives an excuse to those who , intending to avoid their obligation to contribute towards the world 's work , cite the doctrine , ‘ god will provide ’ . |
| 2 | and I did something strange to is and it became X to the six , what would I have done to it . |
| 3 | News of a 4.7pc rise in air traffic figures failed to set BAA flying and it dipped 2p to 816p . |
| 4 | So erm what I 'm trying to say here then is that the federal government is important , the federal government tries wherever possible to guide states into , into good practice and it offers rewards to states to comply with , with federal er guidelines so that , you know , if you want federal aid for er a particular project you have to , if you accept federal money , you have to ensure that you meet certain standards or certain conditions , but a very convenient way of enforcing civil rights er policies . |
| 5 | The debtor remains in a sense owner ; he has a new sort of equitable ownership , ‘ an equity of redemption ’ , which he is only to lose after the court has given him ample opportunity to repay , and it becomes plain to the court that he can not or will not pay . |
| 6 | And now it stilled Creggan , and it brought silence to the other eagle . |
| 7 | The East End once boasted the biggest brewery in the world , and it gave birth to some of the most famous names in British brewing history . |
| 8 | This ‘ instinctive revulsion from regulation ’ is the foundation of his libertarian heritage and it gives rise to a particular vision of how broadcasting should develop and what its purposes should be . |
| 9 | And it gives support to the idea that treating the colic is important , because the children in the study all had serious health problems as a result of their sensitivity to milk — problems that might have been avoided if they had been taken off cow 's milk at an earlier age . |
| 10 | This is known as ‘ renunciation ’ , and it gives victory to the opponent . |
| 11 | The newly amended Constitution provided for a " plurality of political parties " as the " foundation of the political system " , and it deleted references to the leading role of the PDPA . |
| 12 | As a member of the European Community Greece has accepted obligations on social and medical welfare , and it has access to EC funds and other assistance , unlike other countries with unsatisfactory mental-health services . |
| 13 | It involved 14 groups of facial muscles and it releases chemicals to the brain that help combat depression . |
| 14 | Yet it was a wonderful pairing , one of the most exciting in the game 's history , and it helped Hampshire to the championship in 1973 and the John Player League in 1975 and 1978 . |
| 15 | The review continued : ‘ The novel positively courts the charge of ‘ too clever by half ’ with a series of condescending footnotes to some of its more arcane vernacular ; and it hugs failure to its chest in the form of Guy Vallender 's motto : ‘ Fireworks thrill because they disappoint . ’ |