Example sentences of "and it [vb past] [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The plaintiff , acting under section 222 of the Local Government Act 1972 ‘ to promote or protect the interests of the inhabitants in its area , ’ brought an action for declarations that the dock company and its sublessees operating in the port had created a public nuisance and it sought injunctions restraining them from permitting heavy goods vehicles coming to and from the port between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m . |
| 2 | He was already out there , virtually his spiritual home according to his team-mates back in Taunton , and it made sense to put him on alert . |
| 3 | It did a particularly good job of informing people about the issues — especially if they were tabloid press readers , who could get relatively little information from the press ; and it made electors feel more warmth and commitment to the party system and party leaders generally . |
| 4 | He looked … he looked wonderful , and it made Robyn feel ten times worse . |
| 5 | But certain individuals clearly played crucial roles and it meant names had to be mentioned . |
| 6 | But fortunately the traffic was heavy and it took ages to reach Bethnal Green . |
| 7 | big one and it took ages to dry off , yeah . |
| 8 | And it left Wednesday rattled until veteran campaigner Anderson took charge midway through the first-half . |
| 9 | It would sadden Mr Peniket and the older parishioners and it saddened Quentin to think it would , but he saw no point in sitting in a chair and meditating all day . |
| 10 | Philippa , whose face was normally as radiant and untroubled as a child 's , had not stopped frowning since Lee had started talking to her that afternoon and it annoyed Conrad to see it . |
| 11 | The error was spotted after work began and it cost £70,000 to raise the bridge . |
| 12 | On our first day of trading we took £8.36 , which delighted us , but a local health nut had eaten the geraniums and it cost £6 to replace them . |
| 13 | It made Bella shriek and wave her arms about and it set Joe drumming his fingers on the table with that quiet disapproval that was worse than anything Bella could do . |
| 14 | Entitled ‘ Brilliant Corner ’ , it was held at Café Coste in Robertson 's Close — and it garnered rave reviews in The Scotsman , The List , Festival Times and Review 90 . |