Example sentences of "[adv] [to-vb] [noun] [conj] [verb] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | Layers of rock that are porous and permeable enough to store water and let it flow through them easily are called aquifers . |
| 2 | He has also been warned not to increase VAT or extend it to include children 's clothes , domestic fuel , books and newspapers . |
| 3 | Rob the Grinder ‘ ran sniggering off to get change and tossed it away with a pieman ’ , DS 38 . |
| 4 | Half a century ago , youths in Wellington bombers flew out to deal death and have it dealt to them in return ; now the American F-111s roar overhead , and , from time to time , a plume of orange flame and a cloud of smoke appear on the horizon to remind us all that dishing it out and taking it are widely differing talents . |
| 5 | They need to be at their best tomorrow to beat Orrell and make it to the semi-finals . |
| 6 | Do n't let anxiety rule your life — at our special one-day workshop you 'll learn how to control stress and make it work for you |
| 7 | I was about to return fire but saw it came from a Croatian position . ’ |
| 8 | She had been about to say whore but bit it back . |
| 9 | I am afflicted by that ambiguous unease which is produced by the prospect of starting some unwelcome task — a restless desire either to drink water or to pass it . |
| 10 | In any case , it is usually easier to think in concrete terms than abstract ones ; easier to reify knowledge and turn it into a thing . |