Example sentences of "[vb past] [verb] it [prep] [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm and then that person she 'd sold it to she knew their address . |
| 2 | I did n't tell your mum that I 'd got it on you see she said now all that I 've been saying ! |
| 3 | ‘ When I tackled Didi about it she admitted that she 'd taken it upon herself to bribe one of the hotel chambermaids , a girl she knew , to do both . |
| 4 | And if he managed to do it without her noticing , when they got to the pub his father would be waiting there . |
| 5 | Er I did bring it with me to give to but obviously I 'll have to send it now . |
| 6 | you had the cherry , oh well he did share it with you did n't he ? never mind |
| 7 | Full of interest and packed with information and statistics , it was a great performance , but the Dean frankly acknowledged that credit for it was due to Charles Gorham who had prepared the paper and had given it to him to read . |
| 8 | They had left it for me to finish alone on a chill blue , lonely morning five centuries later . |
| 9 | Zoser , as rigid as Andrus and far less intelligent , had taken it upon himself to put right the wrong which had been done to his friend and his church . |
| 10 | The only reason Naylor had removed that hat was that he had ordered her to do it and , unused to not being obeyed , had taken it upon himself to remove it personally — no argument . |
| 11 | In essence , the obsessive Clare Leash had taken it upon herself to make a full account of the volumes in the Society 's possession , and had suffered a stroke while doing so . |
| 12 | Hilary told the teachers she had taken it upon herself to send flowers to Molly on behalf of the Teachers . |
| 13 | On the first occasion , I remembered , I had found a highly personable stray kitten and before the week was up had delivered it to what promised to be a good new home adjacent to that jokey castle . |
| 14 | I 'm sorry I had to spring it on you like that . ’ |