Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] it [vb mod] [verb] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A tip regarding the ribber comb : After the zig-zag row , push the comb return up between the two beds as high as it will go and , from the top , fix on two modern style bulldog clips ( 40p each ) to hold the comb firmly in position and leave both hands free to thread the wire through the comb . |
| 2 | Feeding most species of marine fish is not therefore as simple as it may seem and even if a fish feeds eagerly , it does n't necessarily mean that it 's eating the right food . |
| 3 | It was as if his mind had a finite capacity for lines ; put in more than it could hold and they would start to overflow . |
| 4 | There is a danger that a voluntary organisation can take on more than it can handle and consequently overstretch its resources . |
| 5 | Since we know from other evidence that the warrior and mercantile classes of Europe were not being depleted in this period — on the contrary , were steadily rising — we can see here further evidence of the rise in population of this age , a rise all the more striking since it could continue and grow in strength even though so many men and women were following a life of celibacy . |
| 6 | Frighten or surprise one and it will stiffen and keel over in what appears to be a dead faint . |
| 7 | She turned it up as hot as it would go and put them in on a tray . |
| 8 | I was worried that it could dilute or blunt our provision . |
| 9 | Taking the plate gently from him she placed it in the sink , then checked the turkey one last time , turned the gas down as low as it would go and made her way up to bed . |
| 10 | If you do n't have one , turn down your freezer as low as it will go and freeze the mixture in a shallow metal pie pan . |