Example sentences of "it and [vb mod] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's equally possible , sir , that she knows all about it and may well choose to tell me something . |
| 2 | Some people , for instance , can not sleep if there is traffic noise at night ; others hardly notice it and may even welcome it as a ‘ sign of life ’ ( I have heard this said more than once ! ) |
| 3 | It 's more than likely that I 'll ask them to publish that we know there 's a message but that she has n't delivered it and wo n't talk . |
| 4 | Most would welcome it and would also appreciate an opportunity to meet with other trainers . |
| 5 | For the beings who had created it and would not let it die . |
| 6 | Your parents hate it and would gladly lynch this band rather than let them dabble with your adolescent hormones that ca n't help wanting to shag them senseless in a vat of cold custard . |
| 7 | The trouble is that I ca n't identify it and ca n't find it in my gardening books or in any of the books at my local library . |
| 8 | There 's a number of students who said they started to read it and could n't put it down . |
| 9 | So I went looking for it and could n't find it ! |
| 10 | I think I was expecting it all to be much worse , but I enjoyed it and could honestly say that it was one of the best days of my life . |
| 11 | The man could n't believe it and could only stare as Uncle Mick got up and marched triumphantly up towards Denis and the exit stair . |
| 12 | It hardly suits disabled children who have to learn about life as they experience it and can not recover something that they never possessed . |
| 13 | Thus the double layer moves more slowly than the average and so yet more growth layers pile up behind it and can not pass . |
| 14 | Recognise in time , perhaps only from the despair of repeated failure , that you yourself did not cause the disease , can not control it and can not cure it and that in time you may need to surrender the fight and hand over the care of the sufferer 's addictive disease to his or her own appropriate Anonymous Fellowship . |
| 15 | ‘ I want to think about it and will probably make my mind up in the next day or two . ’ |
| 16 | A major difficulty is likely to be that doctors are usually on the side of giving support rather than receiving it and will probably find it difficult to recognise their own needs . |
| 17 | To get back to the subject of the gas pipeline — I suspect that the Minister has left it and will not return to it — |
| 18 | It is a mistake to put in a clause that you know will not be enforceable in the hope that employees will be afraid of it and will not try to compete when they leave . |
| 19 | She becomes frightened of the foal or aggressive towards it and will not let it suckle . |
| 20 | If the buyer finds that the bill of lading is not in order , i.e. it indicates that the contract has not been complied with , he can refuse to accept it and will therefore refuse to sign the bill of exchange . |
| 21 | However , the mystery remains and I will never forget it and will always puzzle over the mysterious footprints that defied all the obstacles , or did they ? |