Example sentences of "it and [vb -s] a " in BNC.

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1 The great benefit to the government of the present system is that the City finances it and receives a large share of the blame when things go wrong .
2 The chairman vacates the chair and a Speaker or Deputy Speaker takes it and receives a purely nominal report .
3 The spiny newt of China goes through the same sort of contortions to warn off those that threaten it and adds a special deterrent all its own .
4 He offloads it and credits a John Doe account by London Wall . ’
5 On the other hand , a shot taken from a high angle to look down on the subject diminishes it and suggests a feeling of superiority .
6 ‘ Snake ’ is an appropriately twisty piece of steel-wire guitar dance music and dead spooky with it and suggests a happier early ACR .
7 If the child plays with it and makes a mess , the parent should not be concerned but just clear up the mess afterwards .
8 We 've a campaign to plan , before the king hears of it and puts a stop to it !
9 It also has a genuinely modern feel to it and boasts a gearbox with a mind-boggling 72 gears ( 36 forward + 36 reverse ) .
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