Example sentences of "and it [vb past] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | And it granted Mr Gorbachev most of the new powers he had requested ( though it rejected his clumsy proposal for a system of local inspectors to help enforce presidential decrees ) . |
2 | His holidays had just begun , and it suited Juliet 's book to let Patrick have him . |
3 | This was carried out by Sachs ( 1967 ) and it compared recall of sentences which had just been heard with recall of sentences which had been heard earlier in a passage . |
4 | It established liaison committees on , for example , matters to do with schools , and it developed liaison arrangements with the Open University and others . |
5 | A radio was turned on and it played music , which I found odd . |
6 | Played me one day and it played Annabel one day . |
7 | 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 . |
8 | Every man in it had fought before , it was freshly equipped , and it sought vengeance against the countries that had humbled France in 1814 . |
9 | Given Khoneinis constant Anti-American rhetoric , this was quite a success for the United States and it led Ambassador with the new regime . |
10 | As Endill ate his breakfast he felt a thousand eyes watch him put his cold piece of toast into his mouth and it sent shivers down his spine . |
11 | Zulei pointed the blade towards her and it sent lances of red and green light into Jezrael 's eyes . |
12 | There was only one way into life , one way through , and one way out , and it made Lydia mad . |
13 | 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 . |
14 | He was man enough to smile , and it made Arthur Marshall laugh , which was always a wonderful sight . |
15 | Spring comes early to the Riviera and it made Modigliani , always sensitive to change , more restless than ever . |
16 | But it projected enthusiasm , delight and knowledge right through the television screen and it made Peter within a few months well-known to millions of people who had never imagined that they had any interest in natural history . |
17 | 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 . |
18 | It was all very deliberate , keeping the interrogators ' faces dark against the bright window , and it made Maxim grin . |
19 | His expression was eager and sly and it made Carrie cautious . |
20 | He looked … he looked wonderful , and it made Robyn feel ten times worse . |
21 | Kevin 's brother , who fancied himself as an amateur psychologist , said you did n't really forget things like that and it meant Lyn must unconsciously want not to wear it — ergo , not to be married . |
22 | But certain individuals clearly played crucial roles and it meant names had to be mentioned . |
23 | It may not be the philosophy of a bright , new dawn , but it fills the bill when the task is to pit a bargain-basement outfit against a multi-million-pound juggernaut , and it served MacDonald well on Saturday . |
24 | EDS subsequently bought out Bedaux 's share of EDS-Bedaux and it became EDS Spain . |
25 | and I did something strange to is and it became X to the six , what would I have done to it . |
26 | Munich-based consumer electronics group Schneider Rundfunkwerke AG , ravaged by personal computer price wars , says it cut its group loss to less than $45m 1992 from $90m the previous year , and it told Reuter it hopes to approach breakeven this year ; 1992 sales were around $310m compared with $377m done in 1991 . |
27 | Something was wrong , terribly wrong , and it concerned Minch . |
28 | News of a 4.7pc rise in air traffic figures failed to set BAA flying and it dipped 2p to 816p . |
29 | Julia noticed that Felicity looked towards her husband with an air of almost maternal concern , as though afraid of the effect of the conversation on him , and it struck Julia that he probably still had many relations in Russia . |
30 | And it struck Shiona , not for the first time , as she looked into those blue , accusing eyes , how easy it would be for her to clear her name . |