Example sentences of "it and [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Yet when his campaign train reached McCarthy 's state of Wisconsin , where he planned to speak in defence of his old chief , he thought better of it and let that guy from the gutter stay on the train .
2 Disenchantement with the policy of that union led him to resign from it and to join another union , Association of Professional Executive Clerical and Computer Staff ( ‘ A.P.E.X . ’ )
3 ‘ Take it and try that man at Billingford , ’ he said .
4 Charles Worthington , the Creative Director of Worthington 's hair and beauty salon recommends you wash and condition your hair as normal , towel dry it and apply any styling products like mousse or gel .
5 And here was the bonus : the positive charge of the proton is so effectively shielded that it will now be able to encroach much closer to the nucleus of a neighbouring atom without being repelled ; the chance of bumping into it and undergoing nuclear fusion , ‘ cold fusion ’ , thereby became a real possibility .
6 She held it on her finger and sang to it and made little kissing noises with her lips that he tried to imitate .
7 Despite Hojjatoleslam Rafsanjani 's assurances that the object of Karbala No 5 was not Basrah , Iran had not quite abandoned all hope of taking it and made another attempt in April , again approaching by way of Fish Lake and claiming numerous Iraqi losses .
8 She , Cecilia , though a loving , kind and humble woman , touched no one if she could help it and thought this reserve might be connected with her never having been much for sex .
9 I love aspects of it and hate other aspects of it .
10 It had been sent to an isolated kibbutz with food but the Arabs stopped it and killed forty-seven Jews .
11 But if a solicitor had made it and put three halves we could take an action against that solicitor or the executor could to erm for the costs of going to court to find out what on earth the will meant .
12 She 'd ge nothing everything she did she had to sort of beautify it and put some embroidery on it .
13 You see David bought it and put these people in there .
14 I thought it might have amused X. Ray to see it and hoped one day he would , but not under the hostile circumstances in which I had the misfortune to discover myself .
15 I wanted to forget it and to put that life behind me .
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17 It 's quite normal for a mum to feel like that and they can talk to each other about it and support each other .
18 Among the many ‘ thank-you ’ letters I wrote , I sent one to Alan Shell of the Humanist Association , who replied , ‘ We are very glad our letter was of help to you and you will be interested to know that I propose to send copies of your letter , with your name deleted , to our funeral officiants in the hope that they will take courage from it and help any others who might be in similar difficulties . ’
19 Conversely , chemical weathering along microfractures in a rock will weaken it and help physical processes break it down more rapidly .
20 Moving gingerly , she went over to it and lifted one corner of the cloth , shining her torch on the canvas .
21 But , if an error of judgement or a bad decision has been made , the vital thing is to recognise that , admit it and take immediate action to break the chain of events while a safe course of action is still possible .
22 You wo n't be allowed on Silbury Hill as it 's a Site of Special Scientific Interest but you can walk around it and get good views .
23 That is stored in a database and any Staffs school with the right technical facilities may log into it and get up-to-date details of the farm .
24 ‘ There has clearly been change in South Africa let's take advantage of it and get more work for the town 's companies and more jobs , ’ he said .
25 ‘ There has clearly been change in South Africa let's take advantage of it and get more work for the town 's companies and more jobs , ’ he said .
26 ‘ There has clearly been change in South Africa let's take advantage of it and get more work for the town 's companies and more jobs , ’ he added Coun. John Williams , the Labour group leader , said Coun. Richmond 's invitation was premature : ‘ He is being too hasty .
27 Keep the sail still , balance using hips and knees When the sail is sheeted or moved to retain balance , it spoils the airflow around it and wastes valuable power .
28 It generally uses English words , but has a Celtic feel to it and reminds British churches of an important element in their tradition .
29 Asked why she thought Melmotte had spent such a lot of money , Lady Carbery said , ‘ because he thought he could conquer the world by it and obtain universal credit . ’
30 He forced himself to see it and recall those things which were connected with it .
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