Example sentences of "thing [prep] [verb] it " in BNC.
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1 | The other thing about financing it . |
2 | ‘ The nice thing about keeping it small and knowing each other well is that it 's very flexible ; if one of us has an emergency it does n't create problems or ill-feeling . ’ |
3 | Most diet advisers sternly insist that you weigh every single thing before putting it in your mouth ( cigarettes and fingernails , only , excluded ) . |
4 | So what would we multiply this thing by to turn it into just opposite ? |
5 | Yeah I do Stefan , I mean i it 's very vigorous int it , when it gets established and it grows very upright as well and of course it 's deciduous erm some people call it a shrub , some people call it a tree but I , I will think that er Mrs is doing the right thing by cutting it back , especially if it 's a small garden , it would make a better bush in the garden I think if she does that and the these little white flowers really in are nice are n't they ? |
6 | It sticks in my throat that you know we 've had to pay it but , from the point of view of the residents , we 've done the right thing by letting it . |