Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [noun] [v-ing] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | First , that he allowed Framework Management Ltd to go into liquidation admitting it owed £21,000 to Higgins ( who claimed he was owed £51,000 ) ; and , second , that he had caused to be issued in 1988 ‘ a press release regarding a tournament to be held in Peking stating , and telling Mr Higgins in order to induce him to take part in the tournament , that the first prize was £35,000 when in fact it was not ’ . |
| 2 | Patricof plans to invest further sums in Neill allowing it to make acquisitions on the Continent . |
| 3 | Each Mechonoid was moulded in fibre-glass on a circular base and , like the Dalek , fitted with castors enabling it to roll along the floor . |
| 4 | THE Princess of Wales 's favourite touring ballet company , The London City Ballet of which she is patron , is to close in July claiming it failed to receive promised Arts Council grants . |
| 5 | The demands for further information follow disclosures that Lord Young wrote to BAe asking it to choose how to hide the £38 million ‘ sweeteners ’ involved in the sale from Parliament and the European Commission . |
| 6 | ‘ It was still tagged with notes saying it had been found round Stephen 's neck . ’ |