Example sentences of "[v-ing] it [adv prt] [subord] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had a strand of her hair in his fingers ; he played with it , twisting it round until it curled . |
| 2 | I puzzled over this little problem for years , right into old age in fact , picking it up when it happened to float into my mind , and putting it down again unsolved . |
| 3 | She hurriedly tidied her hair , pulling it back until it hurt and securing the tight knot with pins . |
| 4 | But it can affect the way the rig interacts and I 'm pointing it out as it relates to all rack systems , not just those based upon a JMP-1 . |
| 5 | The extension of VAT was ‘ fairly predictable and he is phasing it in so it does not look quite so bad ’ . |
| 6 | Okay now she 's off really quickly on a reach but she 's oversheeted , she 's got too much power there , she 's sheeting the sail in instead of easing it out until it flaps and then just pulling it in a little . |
| 7 | That 's alright , open it up and then what do you do keep puffing along and sweeping it up whether it 's put |