Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [pron] [verb] it [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Capitant 's Union Gaulliste apparently intrigued de Gaulle , but not enough for him to lend it active support or even sanction , and de Gaulle 's reluctance to throw his weight behind this initiative doomed it to failure . |
| 2 | He was wearing a navy blue suit Preston had never seen him in before , and his long wispy white hair had been combed back and slicked down with something to make it neat . |
| 3 | Her heart began to thud erratically , and she felt as if a great weight was pressing down on her making it difficult to breathe . |
| 4 | Well it 's up to them put it right ! |
| 5 | As we have so much control in forming a horse 's habits it is up to us to teach it good ones ; and not through our own lack of thought or knowledge , or want of kindness and sensitivity , impair the horse ; or even worse , teach it such bad habits that its life will be a misery to itself or others . |
| 6 | I knew that soon I would have to come to grips with what had happened , to wring some meaning out of it to make it endurable ; but for the moment I simply could n't bear to think about it . |