Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] [conj] [pron] [verb] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | I unlocked the passenger door of the Transit for them but I thought it best not to open it for them or offer them a hand up and in . |
| 2 | In the end they fell upon Southwell , and the earth has literally moved for them since they purchased it in March . |
| 3 | Watch out for them when you buy it and it opens up a whole world of experimenting . |
| 4 | He followed his robots ( two children as robot nurses ) around , whispering instructions to them and occasionally taking over and doing the tasks for them as he found it difficult to be precise in his instructions . |
| 5 | They might n't have a pound between them but he knew it would be paid . |
| 6 | ‘ It 's possible there could be conflicts between them so we felt it was important to have discussions now . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Sam 's going to a new school , ’ Bella said , and time was oddly foreshortened in Albert 's head so that two or three minutes of silence passed between them and he thought it only a second . |
| 8 | If I 've got to turn out drawers or turn out the airing cupboard or get the kitchen tidy , it 's a relaxation for me and I like it , or just going through some interior decoration books or moving the furniture round — I 'm a great mover of furniture . |
| 9 | My brother-in-law shaved a bit more off for me and I like it . |
| 10 | for me and I think it might be rather than just record an apology for her absence , I think we should just put in something , just to say that we 're that we are very sad |
| 11 | ( This was very strange for me and I found it hard to talk about . |
| 12 | my personal view was that we , we should have some form of , two things , one is communicating the realities of the situation , it 's a fairly new market , there was a lot of competitors in the market , coming into the market , there was a lot of confusion in the market there was a lot of confusion in the market as to exactly what it was that customer could buy , there was also a lot of confusion of as to , cos there are different types of customer , and over sixty five , there are about seven different categories , there was a need for someone and I believe it should therefore have been the market leader at that time to if you want to establish principals , establish what they , this was in the market and establish what the elderly would be , would , should look for when purchasing a retirement apartment . |
| 13 | Lord Kilmuir added that he had no sort of disciplinary jurisdiction over Her Majesty 's judges , each of whom , if asked to broadcast , would have to decide for himself whether he considered it compatible with his office to accept . |
| 14 | He was pleased with the result and wanted to use it for something for himself and he adapted it for designing colour patterns for Sandra to knit on her machine . |
| 15 | I went no you 're not , I thought you were taking the piss out of me when you said it . |
| 16 | In his Life he made William X of Aquitaine protest against Louis 's meddling in the Auvergne , with the words : ‘ If the count of Auvergne has committed any fault , it is my duty to present him at your court on your order , because he holds the Auvergne of me as I hold it of you . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ The bike skidded on past ahead of me and I followed it in to the side of the road . |
| 18 | Walking out of the Ladies , I suddenly saw Mum 's face in front of me like I saw it in the dream — sinking , drowning in bubbling mud — trying to spit the oozing slime out of her lipsticked mouth but the more she spat it out the more slithered in … |
| 19 | It was like a rubbish dump , and yet there 's good old erm , grounds man , as soon as the had gone , they were down there , there was half a dozen of them and they got it cleaned in two days . |
| 20 | Now you 're petrified of being stopped by any of them cos you know it 's |
| 21 | ‘ What is this history of yours that you think it irrecoverable ? |
| 22 | We 've got that techno album of yours and we play it all the time . |
| 23 | The rather pompous periphrasis " the candidate for the honour of taking his education in hand " doubtless represents the boy 's self-centred view of Pemberton , but in language quite above the boy 's apparently limited powers of expression : what it seems to express is Pemberton 's image of himself as he sees it reflected through the mind of the child . |
| 24 | Nothing happens and then the whole bloody thing is on top of you before you know it . |
| 25 | I got a picture of one if you want it Jonny . |
| 26 | I got a picture of one if you want it . |
| 27 | With a slow thoughtful smile he moved it back towards her and she snatched it from his hand . |
| 28 | He turned towards her as he said it . |
| 29 | It was n't until she got within a few yards of him that he realized it was Maisie . |
| 30 | I showed it to a friend of mine and he thought it was splendid — he really did — but he says he ca n't publish it . |