Example sentences of "[vb infin] the [noun sg] [conj] [subord] it " in BNC.

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1 For example , does an animal recoil from a naked flame because it can feel the heat or because it can ‘ see ’ the heat — or because it has some completely different sense that alerts it to the danger ?
2 My hon. Friend the Member for Taunton talked about the difficulties in the south-west and whether Taunton should become the capital or whether it should be Bristol , Plymouth or Exeter .
3 The three still have to sort out the thorny question of who will run the centre and where it will be .
4 In such conditions you can fish the river as if it were a canal , with very little weight either spread equally down the line , or grouped just below half way with a dropper about twelve inches above the hook .
5 And before calling Amendment Number Five I should remind the Committee that if it should be agreed to , I will be unable to call Amendment Number Six .
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