Example sentences of "and it [vb past] [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And it made better grass . |
| 2 | Its essence stayed the same but now there was something new in its texture , and it became clearer as it approached . |
| 3 | After that many Republican law-makers felt compelled to go along with it — and it became harder for critics to attack the reforms as ‘ socialised medicine ’ . |
| 4 | I spent every last penny of my hoarded misery that night , blew eighteen years ' worth on one split second , and it felt better than anyone who is not a fan can ever be expected to understand . |
| 5 | My foot was giving me murder , and it got worse during the next few days , but I still had to go out and fodder the cattle . |
| 6 | And it got worse when I realised I did n't know where they were going for their lune de miel . |
| 7 | And it got worse as the day wore on , especially since it began to rain . |
| 8 | It happened like this : last Saturday , after the farewell party at Nanking University , I came back to the hotel , and packed my things ready to leave for Shanghai , then about 10.30 I started to feel sick , and it got worse and worse and went on and on until I had to wake up Comrade Wu at about 3.30 and ask her to get a doctor . |
| 9 | Those disciples , they had the storm stilled for them and it got easier sailing . |
| 10 | " You were upset and it seemed simpler to see you both together , but I will now give you information about all the bequests and tell you what I have arranged about probate and death duties . " |
| 11 | Finally , it became clear that no preliminary conference would be possible without widening the discussions unduly , and it seemed best to hold bilateral discussions first . |
| 12 | There were cross-bunkers to get past as well , and it seemed best to hit it in front of them and then take another wedge to the green . |
| 13 | Despite some significant developments by BBC and Marconi engineers , the system still did not give better quality than 78rpm discs ; it only succeeded because it gave longer running-time , and it had lower running-costs because the tape could be magnetically erased and reused . |
| 14 | Nonetheless the principle of retirement pension was accepted from this point onwards , and it enabled older people to maintain their position as active partners in structures of kin support , at least in financial terms . |