Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] it [adv] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | That is to say , the variation is not necessarily patterned in one single linguistic dimension ( for example , it does not necessarily move in a single phonetic direction : it may diverge in two or more directions ) , nor does it necessarily display a unilinear or unidirectional pattern in terms of any independent ‘ social ’ variable : on the contrary , the patterns shown in relation to different social variables may conflict and interact in a variety of ways . |
| 2 | Fill the tray with sieved compost to within about ½ in ( 12 mm ) of the rim and tamp it down to produce a flat surface . |
| 3 | We used to drive it into fields or parking lots and open it up to reveal a complete Conservative campaign stage . |
| 4 | I felt around for a switch and threw it down to reveal a stone staircase with iron handrail . |
| 5 | To get rid of mildew wash your tent in warm water and dry it thoroughly using a proofer with a mildew inhibiter . |
| 6 | Public ownership of development land puts control of our scarcest resource in the hands of the community , and enables it thereby to take an overall perspective . |
| 7 | Kubota has at least half a dozen Alpha chips in the labs , but says it still has a long way to go before there is sufficient software support to bring out the Titan 2.0 . |
| 8 | They do not eat this material but chew it up to form a compost on which they cultivate a fungus . |
| 9 | But does it really take a trained critic to warn viewers of what is so plainly , desperately obvious ? |
| 10 | Not unusual in this industry but does it really take an entire A4 page to say it ? |
| 11 | But does it necessarily make a secondhand diesel a good buy ? |
| 12 | It had been bored or dug or had occurred naturally at an incline of about thirty degrees , so that all the way down into the mine , holding onto the rope , they had had purchase for their feet , had almost been able to walk don , though describing it thus made a dull and orthodox act of what had been the great adventure of their boyhood . |