Example sentences of "and it [verb] [to-vb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Assertion of the principle served to do away with the monarch 's previously claimed powers to suspend or dispense with acts of Parliament and it served to deny judges the power to strike down measures . |
| 2 | In the years between 300 and 550 there was much work of codification and it began to take shape under Theodosius the Great in the Western Empire in 438 . |
| 3 | ‘ To an extent , but the song always aroused a lot of interest and it seemed to capture people 's imaginations . |
| 4 | The Bank of England has , for many years , sought to make this a continuous operation and it seeks to buy stock approaching maturity rather than waiting for legal redemption dates . |
| 5 | At Comdex in November , SyQuest plans to unveil a version of its flagship 3.5 ’ drive with removable cartridges storing 256Mb , and it plans to add 200Mb and 300Mb capacities for its 5.25 ’ drives . |
| 6 | A bout of exercise of any kind is a wonderful outlet for the frustrations that build up during the day and it helps to release tension and enable us to relax . |
| 7 | It fluctuated , through the manoeuvres of the press groups , and it tended to attract publicity . |
| 8 | The fire had died down to a dull glow and Patrick was just beginning to doze off when there was a soft knock on the door , and it opened to admit Jane , the younger of the two maids , carrying a large tea tray . |
| 9 | Robinson was still giving him the low-down on life in Whitely when the key rattled in the door again and it opened to admit Rod Porter . |
| 10 | But before the other woman could respond , there was a confident rap at the door and it opened to admit Tom himself , looking harried and slightly out of breath . |
| 11 | It is being used in the acute phase of a tendon injury and it seems to reduce inflammation and reduce the detrimental effects of swelling after an injury . |
| 12 | Whatever it is we are doing , we are already doing it , and it seems to make sense . |
| 13 | It has a small head , its arms are upraised and it appears to wear trunks supported by a thick twisted cable round the waist . |
| 14 | She 's obviously examined the animal excreta very closely because she says it 's black and it appears to contain berries . |
| 15 | ICL , now 80% owned by Fujitsu Ltd , says margins on its hardware sales have shrunk as much in the last 18 months as in all the five years preceding , and it aims to drive revenues from its services business even higher as it focuses more on that market , through organic growth , joint ventures , marketing agreements and by acquisition . |
| 16 | Speaking after delivering an emotional tribute to his party workers , he said : ‘ There 's a great deal of serious reflection that has to go on in the opposition parties , but I 've no doubt that most of the reflection has to take place within Labour and it has to take place on the subject of PR . |
| 17 | Speaking after delivering an emotional tribute to his party workers , he said : ‘ There 's a great deal of serious reflection that has to go on in the opposition parties , but I 've no doubt that most of the reflection has to take place within Labour and it has to take place on the subject of PR . |
| 18 | It is staffed by three fulltime teachers , and its aims are similar to the Arbour Project in that it provides continuing education , it takes girls through their pregnancies physically , educationally , emotionally and socially to produce healthy babies and mothers , and it tries to help girls achieve a level of maturity for taking on responsible parenthood . |
| 19 | But Cadbury Schweppes , which last month completed the £141m purchase of Crush International from Procter & Gamble , says the brand values being acquired justified the price and it expects to find synergy benefits with its own extensive bottling operations in Spain and Portugal . |
| 20 | Deciding this was a success , last autumn Marlow announced a £37m investment to expand annual production six-fold at its Stokesley plant in Cleveland from 1,200 to 7,000 tonnes , and it decided to make Quorn au naturel available nationwide . |